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13051 results for: Keyword - William Lane
We found 11030 matches on Author, 1736 matches on Performance Comments, 1111 matches on Event Comments, 62 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11276
03 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

11277
14 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Stage Boxes half a guinea. To be admitted on the Stage One Guinea. N.B. The Communication from the Stage to tne Side Boxes on Market-Lane Side being taken off, the Admittance to them will be through the Passage that leads to the Pit on the Left Hand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

11278
02 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 7 Jan.: Last Monday Night the Celebrated Mrs Oldfield performed at the Theatre in Drury Lane, for the first Time since her Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

11279
04 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Eliza Haywood.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #37 12s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 4 March: Since the late Riot at the New Playhouse, his Majesty has been pleased to order that Company the same Number of Guards they have at Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Captive

11280
20 September 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 23 Sept.: Last Wednesday died the Celebrated Comedian, Mr Tho Dogget, formerly one of the Masters of the Play-House in Drury-Lane

Performances

11281
06 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #63 16s. 6d.; tickets #81 4s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 April: The Report of Mr Boheme of the New Play-House leaving that Theatre to go to Drury-Lane is entirely groundless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

11282
24 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Penkethman

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

11283
31 December 1723 @ Anchor and Vine Tavern

Event Comment: At the earnest Desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. At the Anchor and Vine Tavern in Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Song:

11284
05 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Davies (Dramatic Miscellanies, I, 103-4): Upon Mrs Younger's quitting Drury-lane for a more advantageous income at Lincoln's-inn-fields, [Mrs Horton] was called upon by Wilks to act the part of Phillis in the Conscious Lovers. Younger had given the public so much entertainment in that part, that Mrs Horton met with very uncandid treatment from the audience; who so far forgot what was due to merit and the handsomest woman on the stage, that they endeavoured to discourage her by frequent hissing. She bore this treatment with patience for some time. At last, she advanced to the front of the stage, and boldly addressed the pit: "Gentlemen, what do you mean?What displeases you; my acting or my person?' This shew of spirit recovered the spectators into good humor, and they cried out, as with one voice, No, no, Mrs Horton; we are not displeased; go on, go on.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Williams

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Mrs Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

11285
08 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Daily Post, 11 Nov.: On Monday last died...Mrs Weekley, a famous Singer in Drury-Lane Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

11286
07 June 1727 @ Marlborough House

Event Comment: A few days before 7 June the Drury Lane comedians presented Tamerlane at the Dutchess Dowager of Marlborugh's House in St. James's. See St. James's Evening Post, 10 June

Performances

11287
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Miller-Hall-Milward Great Theatrical Booth, at Hosier Lane End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv The Penance Of Jane Shore And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle His Man Weazle and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life or Harlequins Death

11288
23 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth in Smithfield Rounds, facing Cow Lane End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Princess Elizabeth Or The Rise Of Judge Punch

11289
06 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 6 Jan.. We hear that in a certain Alley in Wapping during the Holidays the Coronation of Anna Bullenv has been represented by Punch's Company of Actors with very great Applause; and that all that have seen it agree, that they have far excell'd their Brethren of Drury-Lane in the Conduct of that Farce; and, it is the common Opinion, that the wooden Actors have much the best Heads for Theatrical Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

11290
08 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #153 7s.; tickets #12 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 184 by money and 49 by tickets; stage, 58 by money; balcony, 3 by money; pit, 281 by money; slips, 39 by money; first gallery, 381 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. Daily Journal, 8 Feb.: The Beggars Opera...meets with that universal Applause, that no one third Part of the Company that crowd thither to see it, can get Admittance: Which occasions a new Run to the Provok'd Husband at Drury-Lane; and so proves an equal Advantage to both Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

11291
11 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present. Universal Spectator, 14 Dec.: On Wednesday in the Afternoon there was a Riot at Drury-Lane Playhouse. The Mob hearing that their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family were to be at the Play in the Evening, several disorderly People forced into the House pretending to keep Places, broke and did a good deal of Damage before they could be dislodg'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

11292
30 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the Free Masons] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...Drury-Lane, this Evening, where the Play of Henry IV. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a Prologue and Epilogue will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

11293
08 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Wednesday his Highness the Prince went to...Drury-Lane, to see Mr Cibber's new Pastoral....The Actors were for a while prevented from performing, by the great Disturbance some of the Audience made. But on a Speech from Mr Cibber, with a Promise it should not be acted again, the Catcalls, &c. ceased, and they were suffered to go on and end the same. See also Applebee's, 11 Jan.; Egmont, Diary, III, 325; Whincop, p. 198

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Riddle

11294
07 July 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: WWeekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 11 July: On Tuesday Night last, some Rogues broke into the Wardrobe...in Drury-Lane, and stript Gold and Silver Lace off the Cloaths, to the Value of between 20 and 30 Pounds

Performances

11295
16 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17300923, but Jenny-Miss Smith, from Drury Lane, being the first Time of her Appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Smith, from Drury Lane, being the first Time of her Appearing on this Stage.

Song:

Dance:

11296
23 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17300930, but Angelica-Mrs Fitzgerald, from Drury Lane, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Fitzgerald, from Drury Lane, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Role: Vizard Actor: W. Williams
Role: Tom Actor: R. Williams

Dance: new %Highland Dance-Eaton, Miss Sandham

11297
03 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: We are assured that a Patent for the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is order'd to pass the Seals in Favour of Mr Wilks, Mr Booth, and Mr Cibber, The Patent for the said Theatre was granted to Mrs Oldfield, deceas'd, upon the Death of the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Their Followers Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

11298
09 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Roberts, from Drury Lane; Cholerick-Morgan, from Lincoln's Inn Fields; Clodio-Woodward, from Goodman's Fields; Angelina-Mrs Morgan, her first on this Stage; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, her first on this Stage; Antonio-Jones; Charino-Ayres; Governor-Mullart; Duart-Lacy; Manuel-Haverd; Sancho-Reynolds; Elvira-Mrs Mullart; Honoria-Mrs Lacy; With a new Prologue on the Occasion-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Roberts, from Drury Lane

11299
21 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 21 Nov.: It is generally reported about Town, that Interest is making for a new Patent relating to the Goverment of...Drury-lane, exclusive of Mr Booth; but this wants Confirmation: Mr Booth, by all Reports, is much advanced in his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Dance: Mrs Booth

11300
14 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 14 June: The Managers of...Drury-Lane, have Orders to get Things in Readiness for the Royal Theatre at Hampton-Court, where Plays are to be acted for the Diversion of the Royal Family

Performances