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27847 results for: Keyword - Mrs Williams
We found 23596 matches on Performance Comments, 11039 matches on Author, 4586 matches on Event Comments, 4237 matches on Performance Title, and 137 matches on Roles/Actors.

24001
20 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17750112, but Lucy-Miss Mattocks; Polly-a Young Lady; first appearance any stage. Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.

24002
21 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Smith; Capt. Brazen-King; Worthy-DuBellamy (from Covent Garden); Bullock-Moody; Recruits-Parsons, Weston; Justice Balance-Jefferson; Kite-Palmer; Melinda-Mrs Greville, first time; Rose-Miss Jarratt, first time; Lucy-Mrs Davies, first time; Sylvia-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Greville, first time
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Davies, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17750406 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

24003
28 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17750313 but Rosetta-Mrs Hunt, 3rd time of appearing on that stage.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Hunt, 3rd time of appearing on that stage.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The What dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Sir Roger-Dunstall; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Thompson; Steward-Booth; Ghosts, Soldiers, Countrymen-the Comedians; Dorcas-Miss Dayes; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Mattocks; in which will be introduc'd the favourite song Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17741209

24004
02 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Melmoth, first time
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day or The Scheming Lieutenant

Performance Comment: The Characters by: Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Fearon, Fox, Thompson, Cushing, Bates, Chaplin, Hollingsworth, Wewitzer; Mrs Pitt and Miss Brown, in whose character will be introduced a Song; With a Prologue-; Lieut. O'Connor-Clinch; Dr Rosey-Quick; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Serjant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown (Genest, V, 467).
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

24005
08 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signr and Signa Crespi. Tickets deliver'd by Everard, Walker, Harwood, Miss Berkley, Mrs Hartle and Mrs Ling will be tataken Receipts: #166 7s. 6d. Charges: #65 7s. Profits to Como and Sga Crespi #101 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: first time Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: A Grand New Spanish Dance-Como, Sga Como, Sga Crespi; II: A New Dance called The School Master-Como, Sga Como; End: A Grand Dance-Como, Sga Crespi; End I Farce: A Hornpipe-Walker

24006
16 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17750421 but Lucy-Miss Dayes; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; Macheath-Young.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The What DYe Call It

Performance Comment: As17750428 but the Song for Mrs Mattocks Twas when the seas were roaring-_.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: I: The Country Macaroni Assembly, as17750512; With Minuet, as17750512; End Opera: The British Bacchanalian, as17750512; with Wooden Shoe Dance, as17750512

Ballet: II: Boadicea Queen of Britain. As17750512, but in addition are Twenty@three Combatants-, dressed after the manner of the ancient Britons and Romans

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Daguville

24007
19 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17750306 but Varland-Waldron; Louisa-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Mrs Millidge; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks from Covent Garden.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mattocks from Covent Garden.
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

24008
23 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Mrs Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17750513, but Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: II: (By Desire) Kate of Aberdeen-DuBellamy

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750503

24009
24 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741130, but Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Enchantress, as17750201

24010
07 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred Or The British Freeholder

Performance Comment: Parts-Jackson (from Dublin), Dimond, first time on that stage; Whitefield, Lane, Davis, Chaplin, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Jackson (from Dublin); Prologue-Jackson; Epilogue-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Leander-Lane; Hellebore-Jones; Davy-Jacobs; James-Everard; Hartry-Castevens; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: The Medley-

24011
09 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Lyar-Whitefield; Papillion-Everard; Old Wilding-Fearon; Elliot-Lane; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Palmer; Miss Grantham-Mrs Whitefield.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

24012
12 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusingnan-Barry; Osman-Aickin, first time; Nerestan-Wroughton; Orasmin-L'Estrange; Chatillion-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Zara-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End Tragedy: The Gamesters-Sg and Sga Zuchelli

24013
14 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pylades-Packer; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Phoenix-Usher; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Mrs Johnston; Cephissa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: others Actor: Grimaldi, Davies, Messink, Burton, Wrighten, Waldron, Lamash, Cubitt, Everard, Griffiths, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Norris, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge
Role: The Dances Actor: Giorgi, Mrs Sutton.

24014
21 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Sheridian, first appearance on that stage in 16 years; Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Lewis; Juba-Wroughton; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Hull; Lucius-L'Estrange; Decius-Fearon; Lucia-Mrs Jackson; Marcia-Mrs Hartly.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Hartly.

Afterpiece Title: The Weathercock

Performance Comment: As17751017, but Young_; Mrs Masters_.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Mahon,Young, Quick, Miss Brown, Mrs Masters Mrs Mattocks
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks

24015
24 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Lewis; Granger-Mahon; Witling-Lee Lewes; Cook-Dunstall; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Green, first time; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Maid-Miss Ambrose; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; in Act IV, a Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Green, first time
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Lawr

24016
14 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward And Eleonora

Performance Comment: Selim-Barry; Edward-Lewis; Gloster-Hull; Theald-Clarke; Assassin-L'Estrange; Officer-Thompson; Daraxa-Mrs Mattocks; Eleonora-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Daraxa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Eleonora Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End Tragedy: The Pilgrim, as17750927

24017
14 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Messenger-Everard; Officer-Norris; Earl of Warwick-Smith; Suffolk-Packer; Pembroke-Aickin; Buckingham-Fawcett; King Edward-Palmer; Lady Elizabeth Gray-Miss P. Hopkins, first time; Lady Clifford-Miss Platt; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates, By Particular Desire.
Cast
Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Yates, By Particular Desire.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Parts Actor: King, Dodd, Parsons, Brereton, Lamash, Burton, Mrs King, first appearance in that character, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs King, first time

24018
17 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid half year's land tax to Mich. last #27 4s. 6d.; Ditto Window lights #13 18s. 1d.; Hopkins, Prompter's bill for last season #7 19s.; Mrs Whitlock, sundry bills #26 8s. 9d. Receipts: #98 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

24019
25 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Bransby; Kastril-Burton; Tribulation-Waldron; Ananias-Parsons; Dapper-Lamash; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Aickin; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Mob-Griffiths, Carpenter, Wright, Wrighten, Blanchard, etc.; Dame Plaint-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Dame Plaint Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-King; Mr Stocks-Parsons; Lovemore-Davies; Irishman-Wright; Whisk-Burton; Coachman-Griffiths; Jenny-Mrs Millidge; Chloe-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Davies.

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

24020
02 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector-Wilson; Brownlow-Wroughton; first time for both actors; Ormsby-Clarke; Buffora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; Lady Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley (playbill).
Cast
Role: Lady Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

24021
09 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid salary list #623 6s. 6d.; Mrs Cooper #1. (Treasurer's Book). [Mrs Cooper received this payment weekly hereafter in the same account with Heath and his wife. Her total #20. No further itemization will be made of the ammount.] Receipts: #124 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: III: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

24022
09 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Young; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davies; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Quick; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Willems

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

24023
16 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Clarke; Sir Charles-Dunstall; Young Clackit-Lee Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

24024
23 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Quick; Young Mask-Lee Lewes; Freeman-Thompson; Rosin-Wewitzer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Poussin; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; The Musical Lady-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

24025
29 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet as Written By shakespeare

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Sheridan; King-Clarke; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Wroughton; Ostrick-Booth; Polonius-Quick; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Jones; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks; Queen-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hunter.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters