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27964 results for: Keyword - Mrs William Mills
We found 23725 matches on Performance Comments, 11039 matches on Author, 4681 matches on Event Comments, 4471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4951
15 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

4952
30 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690929, but Giles-Reinhold, first appearance that stage; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

4953
28 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17691030, but Patty-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Pinto.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Other characters Actor: C. Smith, Mrs Pitt, Barnshaw, Banks, Reyner, Holtom

4954
09 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17691128, but Patty-Mrs Mattocks; Giles-Barnshaw; Aimworth-DuBellamy; Mervin-Fox; Dance-_ incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Holtom, Mrs White.
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

4955
19 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17700925, but Sir Harry-Hartry; Theodosia-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710416

4956
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740207, but Aimworth-DuBellamy; Mervin-Owenson; Ralph-Quick, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

4957
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17741207, but Fanny-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville. Helme, Daguville.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Daguville

4958
23 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17801018, but Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt (of cg).
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Cargill
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: William Actor: Du-Bellamy
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: The other Characters Actor: Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Simson, Miss Collett.
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

4959
26 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth (1st time)-Barrymore; Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles (1st time)-Chapman; Fanny-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Brown]); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Mervin Actor: Williames
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Wright; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: As17821017

4960
18 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17821026, but Fanny-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mervin Actor: Williames
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17820917

4961
28 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Morning Herald, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 8, Henriettastreet, Covent Garden. Receipts: #312 5s. 6d. (131/4/0; 13/10/6; 0/17/0; tickets: 166/14/0) (charge: #106 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Jordan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c

4962
14 January 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17950102, but Lord Aimworth-Davies; Theodosia-Mrs Arnold; Mervin-_.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Arnold
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Mago and Dago

Cast
Role: A new Roundelay Actor: Townsend, Street, Mrs Henley, Miss Kirton omitted from III: The Drift of Snow
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bernard, Gray, Street, Linton, Mrs Martyr
Role: Seraphil Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: The Magic Concerto Actor: the Phantom of Harlequin-the escape of Columbine. III. A Mountainous Snow Scenev. The Drift of Snow-the Preservation of Columbine, and the Re-animation of the frozen Harlequin. Song by Seraphil-Mrs Martyr
Role: the Phantom of Harlequin Actor: the escape of Columbine. III. A Mountainous Snow Scenev. The Drift of Snow-the Preservation of Columbine, and the Re-animation of the frozen Harlequin. Song by Seraphil-Mrs Martyr
Role: The Drift of Snow Actor: the Preservation of Columbine, and the Re-animation of the frozen Harlequin. Song by Seraphil-Mrs Martyr
Role: and the Re Actor: animation of the frozen Harlequin. Song by Seraphil-Mrs Martyr
Role: Song by Seraphil Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: Mago and Dago; or, Harlequin the Hero Author(s): William Shield

4963
04 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Shotter, Atkins, Wall, Hall (box-keeper), Haseler, Paskin, Larkman, Furkins, Rye, Smart, Pitt, Noble, Mrs Finley will be admitted. Receipts: #420 13s. (40.2.6; 5.2.6; tickets: 375.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As18000510, but Conolly-Waddy; added: Mrs Tempest-Mrs Dibdin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tempest Actor: Mrs Dibdin.
Role: Mrs Belville Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Lady Rachael Mildew Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Glover, late Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Atkins.
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

4964
23 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Stageldoir, Dale, Daglish, Gibson, Blandy, Mrs Lewis, Miss Hale will be admitted. Receipts: #229 13s. (28/12/0; 13/13/6; 1/1/6; tickets: 186/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17841227, but omitted: Sir William Meadows .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin
Role: Eustace Actor: Williames
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; In afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17850111

4965
13 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Carmelite [announced on playbill of 11 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the airs composed by Linley [Sen.]. Receipts: #75 16s. (53/12; 21/4; 0/0; tickets not come in: 1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Mrs Crouch. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Williames
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Wrighten; Lieutenant Bumper-Chapman; Sir Toby Treacle-Parsons; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Nancy-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Crouch

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Provencalle, as17850922; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills

4966
28 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplisd Fools

Performance Comment: Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Humphrey-Penkethman; Clerimont-Mills; Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Tipkin-Norris; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bicknell; Fainlove-Mrs Porter; Aunt-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Wade, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; French Peasant-Wade, Mrs Santlow

4967
04 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Will. Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17231003, but Story-Will Mills; Mrs Day-_.
Cast
Role: Story Actor: Will Mills
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Blunt Actor: Mills
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: Swedish Dale Carle-Shaw, Mrs Tenoe; Venetians-Topham, Mrs Bullock; Whitson Holiday-Boval, Mrs Younger

4968
31 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Song: Carey

Music: A New Concerto for the Flute-Paisable

Dance: Myrtillo's Grand Dance, The Country Lads and Lasses, The Striping Dance-Dupre, Prince, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

4969
26 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Wiaely Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17390405 but King-Mills; Kate-Miss Chetwood; Attendants-_; Foresters-_.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: SSaraband-Miss Scott; Serious Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: OOh Happy Pair-Beard

4970
02 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: All the original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Cross, the Boy

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans

4971
27 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills' Son and Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: Country Lad and Lass-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess, Harlequin-Miss Lindar, a Scholar of Shirley's; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell

4972
02 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wm. Mills and Chetwood, the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Boomar, it being the first Time of his performing on the Stage

Dance: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell; The Peasants-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess-Miss Lindar

4973
05 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Benefit Mills. Daily Post, 5 March: Colley Cibber...is so ill of a Cold he is not able to Act. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Monday Night last a great Disorder happen'd amongst the Footmen at [dl], occasion'd by one of the Orange Women, who meeting with some Affront, as she was passing from the Theatre to the Coffeehouse, drew out her Penknife, and stabb'd a Chairman and two Gentlemen's Servants therewith, before it could be wrench'd from her, and then took Sanctuary in the Coffee-house; but the same was immediately beset, and the People refusing either to produce the Woman, or acquaint the Footmen who she was, they forc'd themselves into the Room, broke all the Glasses and China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber Jr; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wm. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Booth; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton;Edging-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

4974
24 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Mills
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

4975
16 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Mainpiece: Not Acted these 6 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Performance Comment: Young Coquet-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Young Coquet Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Madam Bernard-Mrs Mountfort, which was originally acted by Mrs Verbruggen, her mother.
Cast
Role: Madam Bernard Actor: Mrs Mountfort, which was originally acted by Mrs Verbruggen, her mother.

Song: Henry Purcell's Frost Music from King Arthur-Leveridge, the new Boy, others; Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts