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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.

5126
06 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Mrs Scott. Receipts: #125 13s. 6d. Charges: #37 12s. 6d. Profits to Champness & Mrs Scott: #88 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17711005, but Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morland
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Morland
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies.

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

5127
15 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Pitt. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to the ladies #9 18s. 9d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent, #64 16s. (Box 86; Pit 208; Gallery 121); Mrs Pitt; #55 16s. (Box 22; Pit 218; Gallery 176). Receipts: #44 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.

Song: II: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: IV: Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; End: A Tambourine, as17720501

5128
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Paid Master Thomson 11 nights (23rd Inst. incl.) #2 15s.; Black Lyon Bill #3 19s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for Benefit of Follett, Mas. Cape, Costin and Miss Berkly will be taken. Receipts: #233 18s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millage: #159 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Griffith
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Millidge.
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington,
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Davies

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

5129
20 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sutton. Receipts: #192 6s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Mrs Sutton: #117 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918; II: New Grand Pastoral Dance-a Gentleman (his first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton; End: Louvre, Minuet (by Particular Desire)-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his scholar)

5130
11 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Doyle, Prosser, Rowson, Rd. Ledger, Real, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Hamilton, Eves will be admitted. Receipts: #262 9s. 6d. (135/13/0; 3/8/6; tickets: 123/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Thompson; Simon-Helme; Coachman-Stevens; Young Loveit-Davies; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford, to conclude with a Caledonian Reel by Eves and Mr and Mrs Ratchford

5131
28 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Public Advertiser, 23 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #267 12s. (178.4.6; 3.13.6; tickets: 85.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Lewis; General Savage-Ryder; Conolly-Aickin; Torrington-Quick; Leeson-Farren; Captain Savage-Davies; Leech-Fearon; Ghastly-Wewitzer; Spruce-Bernard; Crow-Thompson; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Rachael Mildew-Mrs Webb; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Bernard; Miss Leeson-Miss Tweedale; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Rachael Mildew Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Tempest Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Mrs Belville Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Edwin; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

Performance Comment: End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Occasional Address Actor: Mrs Pope.

5132
23 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Marianne Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Betty Blackberry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Entertainment: Vocal Imitations, as17890515, but Mrs Wrighten (+World, 24 May); End: Imitation [of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" speech, Act II. ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells

Performance Comment: ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: from Isabella] Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Vocal Imitations Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: ] Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: ] Actor: Mrs Wells.

5133
11 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars

Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars Author(s): William Bates

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe, as17931116; End of mainpiece Dermot and Kathlane, as17931022

Opera: As17931012, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Henley. Also THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. As17931102, but Cecily-Mrs Leicester

Performance Comment: Also THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. As17931102, but Cecily-Mrs Leicester .
Cast
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Leicester

5134
09 February 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Yates, and her Infant Children. [Mr and Mrs Litchfield, with Mrs Litchfield as Little Pickle, are identified in Morning Chronicle, 10 Feb. Address by Thomas Roberts (European Magazine. Feb. 1797, p. 121).] Tickets to be had of Mrs Yates, No. 26, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: King Edward (for that night only)-A Gentleman [Litchfield]; Earl of Warwick-Faulkner (who performed Orestes at Drury-Lane Theatre [on 21 Dec. 1796]); Lady Eliz. Gray (for that night only)-A Lady [Mrs Litchfield]; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Litchfield.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Address (written for the Occasion)-Mrs Yates

5135
05 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs H. Johnston, Morning Chronicle, 21 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs H. Johnston, No. 47, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #401 15s. (255.14.6; 15.7.0; tickets: 130.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Christopher Curry-Munden; Campley-Hill; Mate-Clarke; Medium-Waddy; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski (1st time)-Mrs Chapman; Narcissa-Mrs Iliff; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Iliff
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Related Works
Related Work: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Female Domesticks Actor: Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Scotch Lad Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Scotch Lassie Actor: Mrs Atkins.
Related Works
Related Work: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal Author(s): William Shield

Dance: II: Negro Dance-Blurton, Platt, Jackson

Song: In 3rd piece: As17990304but O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Iliff

5136
29 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #439 12s. 6d. (228.14.6; 40.6.0; 0.16.0; tickets: 169.16.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17981129, but Frolick-_; Beaumont-_; Mrs Meddle-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990524, but Mrs _Illingworth, Mrs _Coates

5137
13 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for The General Lying-In-Hospital, Bayswater. Under the Patronage of Her Majesty. N.B. 51765 Women have been Delivered since the first Institution of this Charity in 1752, & the humane Purposes are now extended to the Infant Poor, the two first Years after Birth, & to the Distressed Wives of Sailors & Soldiers in their Country's cause. "The house exhibited a deplorable appearance of empty seats" (Dramatic Censor, II, 281). Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1798]. Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. [Mrs Baster is identified in Thespian Dictionary, 1805. This was the second successive evening on which Mrs Jordan appeared at both dl and cg.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac Mendoza-Quick; Ferdinand-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Don Jerome-Baynes (1st appearance on this stage); Antonio-Hill; Father Paul-Thompson; Lopez-Wilde; Don Carlos-A Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Baster]); The Duenna-Mrs Whitmore; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Atkins

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osman-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Ismene-Miss Wheatley; (with a) song-Miss Wheatley; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert; Elmira-Mrs Follett; Roxalana (with The Blue Bell of Scotland)-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Miss Rogers (2nd appearance on any stage see18000611); In course Evening: by Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus, a new Anacreontic Pantomimical Ballet, composed by Byrne, The Animated Statue Principal Characters-Byrne, Mrs Byrne, Platt, Mrs Watts, the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne

Song: End: Laughing Song-Dighton

Entertainment: After Singing: Imitations-Rees (positively his last appearance on any stage)

5138
20 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

5139
23 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

5140
09 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evenings Love

Performance Comment: Jacinta-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Cross.

Song: Henry Purcell's Eunuch's Dialogue-Mrs Cross, the new Boy; Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss; A new dance-Mrs Cross, others

5141
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp, Mrs Baker, Mynns. All which will be perform'd without any Omission at common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

5142
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elizabeth Hemmings. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and for the Entertainment of the Mohocks and the 3 Indian Kings (Being the last Time of their Appearance in Publick). At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

5143
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

5144
19 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass Or The Nest Of Fools

Song: As17151028

Dance: As17151122; particularly Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bicknell's Sister

5145
26 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Performance Comment: Epilogue [as17160305-Mrs Oldfield.

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger

5146
31 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mrs Behn. Receipts: #19 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Courtizans Or The Nest Of Fools

Song: As17161019

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding; Spanish Entry-Salle, Mlle Salle

5147
07 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mrs Behn. Receipts: #22 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feignd Courtezans Or A Nights Intrigue

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

5148
06 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fitzgerald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton

Song: As17170102

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis

5149
14 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17171204, but Sir Harry-Wilks; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Epilogue-Penkethman Riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

5150
16 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17181210, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Smith, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar