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8064 results for: Keyword - Sir Wil. D'Avenant
We found 6041 matches on Performance Comments, 1605 matches on Author, 948 matches on Event Comments, 462 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3776
06 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Saturday next will be performed a new dramatic entertainment call'd Taste, written by Mr Foote. Mr Woodward takes this opportunity of informing those Gentlemen and ladies who have honour'd him with Memorandums for his Night of the Entertainment, that it is fix'd for Thursday next, the 19th instant. Places may be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre, or at Mr Woodward's Lodgings in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Olivia-Mrs Clive; Sebastian-Havard; Orsino-Sowdon; Sir Toby-Berry; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Clown-Shuter; Maria-Miss Minors; Viola-Mrs Pritchard; Malvolio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Berry
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

3777
04 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17511231, but Young Fashion-Mozeen; Worthy-Blakes; Sir John-_; Page-_; Tailor-_; Bull-_; Shoemaker-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Scrase

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: IV: Master Vernon

3778
02 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: Wits Led by the Nose; or, A Poet's Revenge Author(s): William Chamberlayne
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Bransby; Statue-Redman; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Constable-Dunstall; Corporal-Paddick; Stave-Stoppelaer; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Bransby

3779
14 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Sir Francis-Macklin; Squire Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Basset-Dyer; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Miss Pitt; Lady Townly-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

3780
21 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. On Monday Next, Hamlet, On Tuesday will be reviv'd The Silent Woman-dress'd in the Habits of the time. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Cross; Lory-Shuter; Sirringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Varole-Blakes; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Taswell
Role: Sirringe Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: LLes Bucherons, as17521017; Les Tonneliers de Stratsburgh, as17521017

3781
26 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene Or The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Palmer; Morose-Yates; Sir Amorous la Foole-Shuter; Sir John Daw-Woodward; Otter-Berry; Cutbeard-Davies; Dauphine-Havard; Clerimont-Scrase; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Cross; Lady Haughty-Mrs Clive; Lady Centaure-Mrs Bennett; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Price.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous la Foole Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Woodward

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

3782
08 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: As17521024, but Sir Roger-_; Sir Humphrey-_; Statue-_; Peter-_; Steward-_; Constable-_; Corporal-_; Stave-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Bransby

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

3783
18 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Garrick first time; Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Burton; Younger Worthy-Palmer; Sir William Wisewoud-Taswell; Snap-Yates; Sly-Shuter; Amanda-Miss Haughton [being her first appearance on this stage [she was at cg the early pa t of the season]; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewoud Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

3784
08 January 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Orsino-Dexter; Sebastian-Palmer; Sir Toby-Berry; Antonio-Burton; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Malvolio-Yates; Clown-Shuter; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Olivia-Mrs Clive; Maria-Miss Minors; Viola-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Berry
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3785
07 February 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Gallant-Dyer; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Usher; Sir Harry Atall-Dunstall; Wilful-Marten; Sir Solomon-Collins; Bolus-Redman; Rhubarb-White; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Holtom; Lady Dainty-Mrs Dyer; Strut-Stoppelaer; India Man-Bennet; Wishwell-Miss Pitt; Situp-Miss Ferguson; Clarinda-Mrs Ridout; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Dunstall
Role: Wilful Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

3786
10 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Sir Francis-Arthur; Squire Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Wronghead-Miss Pitt; Bassett-Dyer; Miss Jenny-Miss Morrison; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Townly-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

3787
05 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Gallant-Dyer; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Usher; Sir Harry-Redman; Wilful-Dunstall; Sir Solomon-Collins; Bolus-Wignel; Rhubarb-White; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Holtom; Lady Dainty-Mrs Dyer; Capt. Strut-Stoppelaer; India Man-Bennet; Wishwell-Mrs Pitt; Situp-Mrs Dunstall; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Barrington; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Redman
Role: Wilful Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

3788
08 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Blakes; Worthy-Palmer; Lory-Yates; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Philips; Coupler-Taswell; Varole-Lacey; Nurse-Mrs James; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsy Actor: Philips

Dance: LeFevre, Mlle Prud'homme, the French Children, Mlle Auguste, others

3789
14 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Cowper; Atall-Woodward; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Taswell; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Palmer; Strut-Vernon; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Atall-Phillips; Supple-Clough; Finder-Blakes; Sir Willful-Burton; Wishwell-Miss Minors; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Willful Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3790
07 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Clown-Blakes; Orsino-Havard; Sebastian-Palmer; Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Sir Toby-Berry; Viola-Mrs Cowper; Olivia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

3791
12 February 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Smith, 1st time; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Martin; Coupler-Arthur; Worthy-Ridout; Seringe-Shuter; Lory-Stevens; Varole-Bencraft; Shoemaker-Paddick; Bull-Stoppelaer; Amanda-Mrs Barrington; Hoyden-Miss Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Berinthia-Mrs Bland; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Collins

Dance: Granier, Mlle Camargo

3792
23 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. A new Operetta. Farce dull & hiss'd at ye End (Cross). Music by D'Fesch. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. N.B. Tis hoped Gentlemen won't take it ill that they can't be admitted into the Orchestra, as it will be impossible to perform the Entertainment without the whole band of Music. Tickets to be had of Mrs Clive at her Lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #240 [Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Garrick; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Amanda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewood Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. [Emperor-Wilder; Vizir-Vernon; London Prentice-Beard; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Princess Theoraze-Mrs Clive (MacMillan).]
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive.
Role: Emperor Actor: Wilder

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

3793
30 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignell; Statute-Redman; Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignell

3794
18 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Blakes; Worthy-Palmer; Lory-Yates; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Nurse-Mrs James; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Mad Mariet; To Conclude by Desire, with the last new Dance, The Shepherd's Holiday- [See17541008].See17541008].

3795
06 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Coupler-Arthur; Worthy-Ridout; Seringe-Shuter; Lory-Stevens; Varole-Bennet; Shoemaker-Paddick; Bull-Stoppelaer; Amanda-Mrs Elmy; Hoyden-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

3796
06 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Viola-Mrs Davies, first time; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Havard; Sir Toby Belch-Berry; Clown-Blakes; Olivia-Mrs Clive; Malvolio-Yates; Sebastian-Palmer; Maria-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

3797
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant Or The Modern Wife

Performance Comment: Gallant-Hughes; Sir Barnaby Brittle-Allen; Sir Anthony Laycock-Harper; Clodpole-Moore; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Harper; Damaris-Mrs Fell; Lady Laycock-Mrs Midnight.
Cast
Role: Sir Barnaby Brittle Actor: Allen
Role: Sir Anthony Laycock Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy or Harlequin in the Shades

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-

3798
06 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Anderson; Hardy-Ridout; Camply-Dyer; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Collins; Cabinet-White; Gravedigger-Wignel; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Arthur; Trim-Shuter; In which, by desire, will be introduc'd the Cries of London-Shuter; Swagger-Barrington; Tatter-Bencraft; Rag-Bennet; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Mademoiselle-Miss Mullart; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton; Matchlock-Redman.
Cast
Role: will be introduc'd the Cries of London Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Statute-Redman; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignel

3799
21 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Basset-Dyer; Moody-Dunstall; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

3800
22 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Blakes; Lory-Yates; Coupler-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews