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19873 results for: Keyword - Sir Charles Williams
We found 14335 matches on Author, 7193 matches on Performance Comments, 1573 matches on Event Comments, 598 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1301
16 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17391122, but Valentine-Milward; Tattle-Chapman; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Marshall; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Fortune Teller Author(s): Charles Johnson

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

1302
25 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Hale; Tattle-Cibber; Ben-Hippisley; Scandal-Delane; Sir Sampson-Rosco; Foresight-Arthur; Trapland-Smith; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Frail-Mrs Ware; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Prue-Miss Brunette; Jenny-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Rosco

Dance: PPeasants-French Boy and Girl; Ballet-Glover, Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Ozanne; Pastor Fido (a Grand Dance)-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Maria (Ball Dance), a Minuet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

1303
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Hippisley's House in the Playhouse Passage, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Slender-Neale; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Fenton-A. Ryan; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Sir Hugh Evans-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

1304
28 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17391006, but Sir Jasper-Macklin; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Thynne; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: La Pieraite-Lalauze, Liviez; IV: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1305
30 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17391220, but Surrey-Mills; Sands-_; Sir Thomas-_; Norfolk-_; Suffolk-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Campeius-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Les Characteres de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

1306
09 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Milward; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Chapman; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Egerton; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

1307
25 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Bellmour-Mills; Bluff-Johnson; Fondlewife-Macklin; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Wright; Setter-Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Pritchard; Laetitia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: In III: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

1308
29 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Touchwood-Bridgwater; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Lady Plyant-Mrs James; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Maskwell-Rosco; Mellefont-Hale; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Arthur; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Brisk-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover

1309
15 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Milward; Shallow-Johnson; Caius-Taswell; Page-Winstone; Sir Hugh-Macklin; Slender-Woodward; Host-Turbutt; Bardolph-Ray; Simple-Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Fenton-Ridout; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Stevens; Rugby-Leigh; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler; Ann Page-Mrs Wright; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Nivelon, as17401013

1310
21 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Pagett; Bellmour-Giffard; Vainlove-Crofts; Sharper-Blakes; Bluff-Dunstall; Fondlewife-Julian; Setter-Lowder; Sir Joseph-Yates; Belinda-Mrs Middleton; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

1311
28 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-W. Giffard; Scandal-Blakes; Tattle-Linnet; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Miss Jones; Prue-Miss Hippisley; Ben (With a Hornpipe)-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17401024

1312
01 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Horner-Mills; Harcourt-Wright; Dorilant-Ridout; Quack-Shepard; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Mrs Dainty-Miss Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Ballet: V: Grand Ballet. As17401031

1313
10 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Surrey-Chapman; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Marten; Sir Thomas-Ray; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Raftor; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cashell; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Anna Bullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Malter, Mlle Maltere; V: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

1314
15 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Paget; Ford-Giffard; Shallow-Julian; Caius-Blakes; Page-Naylor; Sir Hugh-Yates; Slender-Vaughan; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Pave-Mrs Middleton; Ann Page-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17401113

1315
11 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17410310 but Heartwell-Bridgwater; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Bellmour-Ryan; Vainlove-Gibson; Sharper-Hale; Setter-Oates; Barnaby-Clarke; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Mullart; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; With a proper Prologue-Brother Hallam; And an Epilogue-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Mechel; The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: With the Songs in Masonry-as usual; And, by particular Desire, a Duette in the Characters of Punch and Colombine-Bencraft, Mrs Lampe

1316
17 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: See17401115, but Falstaff-Paget; Ford-Giffard; Sir Hugh-Yates; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Yates (hn Daily Advertiser, 16 April).
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

1317
04 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Clarke; Simple-Bencraft; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Fenton-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Song: III: Roberts

1318
25 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17410428 but Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Milward; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Tattle-Chapman; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: 7410428 but Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Scots Dance-Master Morris, the first time of his appearance on this stage; IV: French Peasant-Master Morris; V: La Tambourine Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe

1319
05 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Play to begin exactly at Six. Places for Boxes to be taken at Mr Bradshaw's, Box-Keeper, at the King's Arms in Russell Street, near the Playhouse. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [This customary notice about time, tickets, and prices will hereafter be silently omitted.] Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepherd; Valentine-Milward; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Prue-Mrs Clive; Nurse-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Miss Woodman; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

1320
25 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Vainlove-Gibson; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Woodward, 1st appearance; Bluff-Mullart; Setter-Chapman; Barnaby-Clarke; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard; Araminta-Mrs James; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Woodward, 1st appearance

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Sir Jasper-Rosco; Leander-Stevens; Harry-Bencraft; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Lassels; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Miss Short; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Rosco

1321
10 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Shallow-Chapman; Slender-Woodward; Page-Cashel; Fenton-Gibson; Dr Caius-Mullart; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Sir Hugh-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1322
15 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Giffard; Falstaff-Paget; Sir Hugh-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with The Triumphs of Love

1323
31 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridgwater; Horner-Ryan; Sparkish-Chapman; Harcourt-Hale; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Alithea-Mrs Stevens; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Hale; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Hillyard; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Country Wife-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1324
23 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Rosco; Lord Touchwood-Bridgwater; Sir Paul Plyant-Hippisley; Brisk-Woodward; Mellefont-Hale; Careless-Ryan; Saygrace-Lascells; Lord Froth-Mullart; Lady Pliant-Mrs James; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Lady Touch-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1325
05 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Giffard; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Fondlewife-Garrick; Vainlove-Blakes; Sharper-Marshall; Bluff-Paget; Sir Joseph-Yates; Setter-Peterson; Barnaby-Clough; Pace-Pattenden; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Bambridge; Araminta-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lethe