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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.

2176
19 April 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: [Altered by Sir William Davenant.] See16641105.
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2177
16 October 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's house, thinking as we appointed, to meet my wife there, but she was not; and more, I was vexed to see Young (who is but a bad actor at best) act Macbeth in the room of Betterton, who, poor man! is sick: but, Lord! what a prejudice it wrought in me against the whole play, and everybody else agreed in disliking this fellow. Thence home, and there find my wife gone home; because of this fellow's acting of the part, she went out of the house again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: [Altered by Sir William Davenant.] Macbeth-Young. But see16641105.
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2178
06 November 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: [Adapted by Sir William Davenant.] See16671016.
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2179
06 January 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: [Altered by Sir William Davenant and John Dryden.] See16671107.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2180
30 November 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list at Harvard. See William VanLennep, "Plays on the English Stage", p. 13. The edition of 1668 states: As it was Acted (with great Applause) by the Servants of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, at the Theatre in Lincolns-Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling

Related Works
Related Work: The Changeling Author(s): William Rowley

2181
January 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Burnaby. Date of premiere unkown. Published 27 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies Visiting Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Ladies Visiting-Day Author(s): William Burnaby

2182
01 October 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the most Ingenious William Wycherly Esq. And for the Reputation of the most Judicious Author, care is taken to have each part performed to the best advantage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

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

2183
January 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By William Burnaby. Date of premiere unknown. Published 5 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Modish Husband Author(s): William Burnaby

2184
February 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Burnaby. Date of premiere unknown. Published 11 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Betrayed; Or, The Agreeable Disappointment

Related Works
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

2185
May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By William Taverner. Date of premiere unknown. Published in June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Faithful Bride Of Granada

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Bride of Granada Author(s): William Taverner

2186
17 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr William Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus

Related Works
Related Work: Titus Andronicus; or, The Rape of Lavinia Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Titus Andronicus Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song:

Dance:

2187
06 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By William Taverner.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Advocates

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Advocates: or, The Frantick Stock-Jobber Author(s): William Taverner

2188
11 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Taverner.] Never Acted before. The Dresses for all the Characters being entirely new. Receipts: #58 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Artful Husband Author(s): William Taverner

2189
12 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith, Kellom's Scholar, Buck, Cross, Williams. Receipts: money #9 8s.; tickets #61 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Catherine and Petruchio Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Smith; particularly a new Swedish Dale Karle-

2190
03 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Taverner.] Never Acted before. All the Characters being new Drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Artful Wife Author(s): William Taverner
Related Work: The Female Chevalier Author(s): William Taverner

2191
01 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepherd, Williams, and Oates. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2192
11 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd (from Shakespear) by the late Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2193
22 August 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'avenant and Mr Dryden. With all Decorations and Dances proper to the Play. Being the last Time of Acting this Summer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2194
03 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2195
13 February 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Phillips.] Never Acted before. The Characters all new Dress'd. Receipts: #57 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hibernia Freed

Related Works
Related Work: Hibernia Freed Author(s): William Philips

2196
07 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2197
07 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2198
18 February 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marplot

Performance Comment: Marplot-Williams.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus

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

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

2199
14 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Philips.] Receipts: #26 19s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 18 April: But how contemptible an Opinion must the next Generation have of this Age, if it should be known amongst them; that the first Night this Tragedy appear'd upon the Stage, it did not Bring half a House, because it happen'd to be upon a Masquerade Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belisarius

Related Works
Related Work: Belisarius Author(s): William Philips

2200
30 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding