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15839 results for: Keyword - William King
We found 10811 matches on Author, 4080 matches on Performance Comments, 2683 matches on Performance Title, 1977 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3026
09 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: As17421108

Music: A Concerto-Piantinada

Song: Beard

3027
13 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: As17441117

3028
12 March 1746 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3029
01 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

3030
30 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3031
23 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

3032
03 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

3033
24 October 1748 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Music: solo on the violin called Ellen@a@Roon-Santhilla first Time of performing in Public

Song: V: Roratorio@or a Medley of the Cries of Dublin-Morgan

Dance: A Hornpipe-a Gentleman for his diversion

3034
26 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare

3035
03 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

3036
16 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

3037
19 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

3038
24 February 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

3039
07 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv; Or, The Lives Of Robin Hood And Little John, With The Comical Humours Of The Pindar Of Wakefield

Entertainment: EEquilibres on a small wire-Cooke

3040
09 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv

3041
10 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv

3042
11 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv

3043
18 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

3044
26 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 17 Oct. 1752. Review of this cast, if not of this particular performance, appeared in The Old Maid, 13 March. Favorable comment on Barry and Ryan. The reviewer disliked the Tate version, and the stage habit of making the Gentleman Usher a Fribble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

3045
15 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

3046
28 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

3047
28 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

3048
13 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

3049
26 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The afterpiece at the desire of several persons of quality. A New drama in 2 acts of a particular species. Part of Pit made into Amphitheatre on Stage. Benefit for Mrs Clive. [Angry dispute in the magazines between Shuter and Mrs Clive, since her benefit fell on his night at cg. The Larpent MS lists characters for the afterpiece: Iphicrates-Austin; Dromio-King; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive?; Cleanthe-; Philo-Bransby (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Performance Comment: Parts by Havard, King, Mrs Clive (with a Comic Opera Song in Character), Packer, Mrs Johnson.

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

3050
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222