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5729 results for: Keyword - Will. Mills
We found 7128 matches on Roles/Actors, 2382 matches on Performance Comments, 270 matches on Performance Title, 161 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1826
03 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Mills; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Margarita-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Mrs Yates; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Duke-Havard; Don Juan-Winstone; Alonzo-Ray; Sancho-Blakes; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Goodwill</a> Actor: Taswell.

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

1827
16 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Ghost-Delane; Laertes-Hallam; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Osric-Neale; Guildenstern-Green; Lucianus-Yates; 1st Gravedigger-Macklin; 2nd Gravedigger-Ray; King-Mills; Rosencraus-Woodburn; Player King-Turbutt; Player Queen-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: Concerto-Piantinada

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

1828
19 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George Airy-Mills; Sir Francis Gripe-Taswell; Sir Jealous Traffic-Turbutt; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Neale; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Goodwill</a> Actor: Taswell.

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; V: Harlequin Dance, as17421117

Song: III: Beard

1829
09 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17421018, but Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Hallam.
Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: Beard; III: Lowe

Music: V: Concerto-Piantanida

1830
11 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17421022, but Page-Miss Wright; Polydore-Mills.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Mills.

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; IV: A New Comic Dance call'd La Recrue des Houssars-Checo, Chiaretta, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Song:

1831
17 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17421021, but Daniel-Leigh; Myrtle-Mills; In Act II singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mills

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; V: La Recrue des Houssars, as17421211

1832
11 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Gomez-Macklin; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Bertran-Havard; Lorenzo-Mills; Raymond-Winstone; Alphonso-Turbutt; Fryar-Berry; Pedro-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Teresa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Mills

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd Neopolitan Punch, as17421231; IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Music: III: A Concerto-Piantinida

1833
18 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17421119, but Miranda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Mills

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe

Dance: II: Neopolitan Punch, as17430114; IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

1834
03 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. [Winston MS. from Dyer MS.: A prodigious audience] Farce never acted there. Seven rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Stage to be form'd into side boxes where servants may keep places. Tickets of Mr Valliant, Bookseller, Strand; or at Garrick's, Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick, 1st time; Dumont-Delane; Belmour-Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Woffington (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Roberts (London Daily Post and General Advertiser); Duke of Gloster-Macklin; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: IV: Beard

1835
14 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Garrick; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Mills; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Woodburn; Officer-Ray.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Goodwill</a> Actor: Taswell

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

1836
21 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. N.B. As Mr Macklin has reason to believe that several of his tickets are counterfeited, and will be offer'd for sale in the streets and passages leading to the theatre, he begs leave to give this publick caution of the fraud; and humbly desires that Gentlemen and Ladies who have taken places, to send for tickets to the Theatre, or to Mr Macklin at his House in Bow Street.--Daily Advertiser. Winston MS.: In 1743 Macklin, Mrs Woffington, and Garrick took house No. 6 Bow St.--a joint establishment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick, 1st time; Face-Macklin; Subtle-Mills; Sir Epicure Mammon-Berry; Dol Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Morgan; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Cross; Dapper-Leigh; Lovewit-Turbutt; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Song: III: Beard

1837
07 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-a Gentleman from Theatre Royal Dublin; Sir Jasper Fidget-Macklin; Sparkish-Neale; Harcourt-Blakes; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Horner-Mills; Dorilant-Cross; Quack-Turbutt; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Horner Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: II: Stella and Flavia-Beard; IV: (By Particular Desire) Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Music: IV: a Concerto-Piantanida

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

1838
11 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Mills
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Goodwill</a> Actor: Taswell

Music: I: Concerto-Piantinida; IV: A New Concerto (never perform'd before) on the German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: II: Neopolitan Punch, as17430324

Song: III: Distracted I Turn-Beard

1839
12 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17430409 but Bellmour-Mills.
Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Mills.
Role: Belmour Actor: Mills

Song: As17430120

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: IV: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

1840
03 June 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Stevens, Waters, Brook, Hussey. As we could not have our Benefit on Saturday Last, the Company are so kind to pay for us at us at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields; we humbly hope that our friends will excuse the Disappointment (it not being in our power to avoid it) and favour us on Friday, 3 June, when tickets deliver'd out for the 28th of May for Drury-Lane will be taken this night at Lincolns Inn Fields..-London Daily Post and General Advertiser. This was not acted at dl. Fleetwood refused and they acted at lif, Friday 3 June. Yates, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Hale of cg and Havard Played. N.B. there was an execution on dl at the time.-Winston MS. from Dyer MS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Turbutt; Charles-Havard; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Mrs Horsington; Whisper-Woodburn; Patch-Mrs Macklin; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Beard, Lowe

1841
06 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

1842
12 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Cibber; Sealand-Bridges; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Green; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

Song: II: Song-Morland (his 1st appearance)

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

1843
13 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17431025, but Lear-Garrick; Bastard-Mills; Albany-Turbutt; Old Man-_; Arante-_.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

1844
15 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Mills; Ghost-Delane; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Laertes-Blakes; Horatio-Havard; Ostrick-Neale; Polonius-Taswell; Marcellus-Turbutt; Rosencraus-Woodburn; Guildenstern-Green; Player King-W. Giffard; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Grave Diggers-Yates, Ray; Ophelia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: II: Song-Morland

Dance: IV: As17431123

1845
16 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Morgan; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Miss Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Abel Drugger-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

1846
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

1847
03 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17431018, but Juba-Mills; Marcus-Blakes; Decius-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

1848
21 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Performance Comment: Corvus-Delane; Decius-Havard; Metullus-Mills; Mutius-Bridges; Manlius-Berry; Quintus-Blakes; First Cartheginian Ambassador-Turbutt; 2nd Ambassador-Usher; Attilus Regulus-Taswell; Scaurus-Green; Emilius-Woodburn; Mantia-Mrs Giffard; Clelia-Miss Budgell; Regulus-Garrick; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Miss Woffington. [From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]
Cast
Role: Metullus Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Regulus Author(s): William Havard

1849
03 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Astrologer; Or, The Pretended Transformation

Performance Comment: Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [W. Giffard (General Advertiser)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by Garrick-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Stargaze Actor: Mills

1850
17 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Neale; Bellguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Curly-Berry; Hothead-Morgan; Testimony-Taswell; Merchant-Woodburn; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Farewell Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Song: II: Morland

Dance: IV: Mlle Auguste