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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.

5001
24 September 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Aspin-Penkethman; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Bardin; Vulture-Lyon; Butler-Hamilton; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Miss Hughes; Necessary-Miss Tollet; Betty-Mrs M. Giffard .
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Bardin

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward. French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

5002
25 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Fondlewife-Griffin; Sir Joseph-Miller; Belmour-W. Mills; Vainlove-Salway; Sharper-Milward; Setter-Oates; Bluff-Johnson; Lac tit ia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Holliday; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. The new Comic Dance called Fye! nay prithee John; or, Handel's Jig by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

5003
26 September 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Atall-Chapman; Clerimont-Walker; Careless-A. Hallam; Bolus-Aston; Rhubarb-Neale; Wilful-Mullart; Strut-Wignell; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bullock; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Mrs Kilby; China Woman-Mrs Martin; Sir Solomon-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Wilful Actor: Mullart
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Related Works
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Author(s): William Mountfort
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Made into a Farce Author(s): William Mountfort

5004
11 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Touchwood-Winstone; Froth-Berry; Sir Paul-Griffin; Maskwell-Quin; Mellefont-Milward; Careless-W. Mills; Brisk-Cibber; Lady Pliant-Mrs Cantrell; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Butler; Cynthia-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restored

5005
17 October 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh. Receipts: #89 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

5006
03 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco; Lady Grace-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Norris; Poundage-Dove; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Haughton; Myrtilla-Miss Tollet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Wetherilt; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Jenny-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. IV: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock

Song: V: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

5007
07 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Marshall; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Mullart; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Templer; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5008
10 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Penkethman; Ben-Ray; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Lyon; Jeremy-Rosco; Trapland-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

5009
11 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-W. Giffard; Ford-Giffard; Caius-Bardin; Page-Rosco; Shallow-Norris; Fenton-Havard; Host-Lyon; Slender-Woodward; Simple-Hamilton; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs M. Giffard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Sir Hugh Evans-Lowder, the first time of his appearing on the stage .
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Lowder, the first time of his appearing on the stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

5010
17 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Voltore-Milward; Corvino-Mills; Mosca-W. Mills; Sir Politick-Griffin; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Clive; Caelia-Mrs Butler; Corbaccio-Johnson .
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: A Grand New Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

5011
21 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-W. Giffard; Belmour-Giffard; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Lyon; Vainlove-Rosco; Sharper-Havard; Setter-Hamilton; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Hamilton; Araminta-Mrs Haughton; Sylvia-Miss Tollett; Lucy-Mrs Woodward .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Ray
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Related Works
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Author(s): William Mountfort
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Made into a Farce Author(s): William Mountfort

5012
26 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth Or The Conquest Of France By The English

Performance Comment: King Henry-Johnson; Dauphin-Giffard; King of France-W. Giffard; Bourbon-Richardson; Orleans-Woodward; Exeter-Rosco; York-Lyon; Scroop-Havard; Cambridge-Hamilton; Sir Thomas-Ray; Princess Catherine-Mrs Giffard; Harriet-Mrs Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Tollett. With a New Prologue, addressed to the City .
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Ray
Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Pat1e and Peggy or The Fair Foundling

5013
02 December 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17350916, but Sir Charles-Stoppelaer; Dorinda-Mrs Templer .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Stoppelaer

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Dance of Sailors (Orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

5014
06 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-W. Mills; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Harcourt-Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Dorilant-Este; Quack-Shepard; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace; Mrs Dainty-Miss Mann; Lucy-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

5015
08 December 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sauny The Scot Or The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: Sauny-Lyon; Beaufoy-W. Giffard; Sir Lyonel-Norris; Young Winlove-Richardson; Tranio-Woodward; Woodall-Ray; Geraldo-Hamilton; Jemmy-Rosco; Curtis-Dove; Biancha-Mrs Hamilton; Widow-Miss Gerrard; Petruchio-Havard; Snatchpenny-Penkethman; Shrew-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Sir Lyonel Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

5016
15 December 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #36 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5017
27 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh. Receipts: #109 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

5018
02 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #87 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

5019
05 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-W. Mills; Witwoud-Cibber Jr; Sir Wilful-Harper; Petulant-Mechlin; Waitwell-Shepard; Millamant-Miss Holliday; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Butler; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Harper
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. In IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland

5020
05 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #147 1s. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

5021
10 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Atall-Chapman; Clerimont-Walker; Careless-A. Hallam; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bullock; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; but see17351118 . but see17351118 .
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

5022
16 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Reading, Wife of Mr Thomas Reading, Attorney at Law, of New Inn. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce (never perform'd before). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Stage Half a Guinea. N.B. Mrs Reading is credibly informed, that a Hackney Writer, who has lately turn'd Author, and Player in his own Farce, has maliciously spread a Report about the Town, that she does not intend to have any Play perform'd: this is to assure the Publick, that she has taken a great deal of Pains to have the Play and Farce perform'd with all the Decency possible

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Pulling; Morelove-Machen; Sir Charles-Barton; Lady Easy-Mrs Reading; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Stewart; Lady Betty-Mrs Thompson; Edging-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Barton

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

5023
03 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

5024
05 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Great Mogul's Company of English Comedians, Newly Imported. [By Henry Fielding.] N.B. Mr Pasquin intending to lay about him with great Impartiality, hopes the Town will all attend, and very civilly give their Neighbours what they find belong to 'em. N.B. The Cloaths are old, but the Jokes intirely new. N.B. All Ladies that intend to be present during the first Run, cannot take Places too early. To prevent any Interruption in the Movement of the Persons in the Drama (some of whom are Machines) no Person whatever can possibly be admitted behind the Scenes. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Fox Chase Actor: Topham
Related Works
Related Work: The Life and Death of Common Sense Author(s): Richard Wilson

5025
11 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #65 15s.; tickets #51 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: Love in a Wood; or, St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A Ballet by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Livier, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. Scot's Dance, as17360226