SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Will Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Will Mills")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Venus, Cupid, and Hymen

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol, and Others

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Cast
Role: Phathusa Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: As17331115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: W. Mills

Music: Second and Third Musick, as17331201 I as IV on 1 Dec

Dance: I: La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. III: Les Polichinelles by Janno and F. Tench. V: Watteau by Miss Robinson

Song: II: A Thousand Fairy Scenes (from Rosamond) by Master Arne. IV: An Air in Porus by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: By Nivelon, Miss Robinson, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, Miss Mann, particularly Le Watteau, La Bagatelle, and La Follette s'cest Ravisee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Elder Loveless Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Dutch Woman by Miss Robinson. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Song: II: Bella Sorge L'esperanza by Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Music: A Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Quanto Dolce, Quanto Care by Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: As17341010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17341028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris: With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: By Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office Author(s): William Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: By Denoyer and Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: W. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Related Works
Related Work: Birth of Merlin; or, The Childe hath found his Father Author(s): William Rowley

Dance: As17341214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Grand Polish Ballet by Essex and Mrs Walter. Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Polonese, as17341221

Event Comment: By particular Desire. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: The kind Reception which Mr Poitier met with in his Performance on Wednesday last . . . lays him under the greatest Obligation to the Publick; and if he has lost the good Opinion of anyone, by the late unhappy Disturbance [see 7 Dec. 1734], he hopes his future constant Endeavours to oblige, will both be accepted, and regain their Favour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan