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12304 results for: Keyword - William Lightfoot
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1664 matches on Performance Comments, 435 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8901
25 May 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Browne; Claudio-Williamson; Don Pedro-Johnson; Don John-Usher; Balthasar (with a song)-Meadows; Antonio-Chapman; Dogberry-Moss; Borachio-Baker; Conrade-Lyons; Verges-Barrett; Leonato-Kemble; Hero-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character); Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Margaret-Mrs Gaudry; Beatrice-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Claudio Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-

8902
28 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

8903
29 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

8904
30 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Midas

8905
31 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

8906
01 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Williames
Role: Henry Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

8907
01 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

8908
02 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Ross Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: Singing, as17870419, but Miss Collett, Miss +Romanzini

8909
02 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

8910
04 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: Williames

Dance: As17861205; End: Minuet and Cotillion-Master Warburton, Miss Taylor, others

Song: As17861205

8911
06 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

8912
08 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

8913
09 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17870515

8914
12 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

8915
16 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: End I: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

8916
20 June 1787 @ Royalty Theatre, Well (now Ensign) Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: Between acts: The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-a little boy [Master Braham]

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Occasional Address-Palmer

8917
23 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Browne; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Baddeley; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Lawrence; Varnish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Miss Woollery; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Two Connoisseurs Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

8918
19 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): William Shield

Entertainment: Monologue End: a monody, The Shadows of Shakespeare; or, Shakespeare's Characters doing Homage to Garrick (written by Samuel Jackson? Pratt)-Browne

8919
25 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Woollery. Mainpiece: Never acted here. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Clifford to Browne, but he "declined playing the pathetic part of Clifford, although the bills contained his name: Williamson therefore supplied his place" (unidentified clipping in Enthoven Collection).] Public Advertiser, 19 July: Tickets to be had of Miss Woollery, No. 5, Delahay-street, Westminster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Clifford-Williamson; Abbot-Kemble; Salisbury-Gardner; Verulam-Johnson; Leicester-Usher; Prince of Wales-Bannister Jun.; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Ethelinda-Mrs Poussin; Rosamond-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clifford Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): William Hawkins

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

8920
27 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Williamson. World, 23 July: Tickets to be had of Williamson, No. 37, Goodge-street, Rathbone-place

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Williamson; Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-Bannister Jun.; Old Gobbo-Barret; Tubal-Chapman; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnson; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Salanio-Lawrence; Solarino-Swords; Bassanio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson

Dance: End III: Love for Love, as17870625 End IV: Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

8921
17 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Claudio Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Test of Love

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Dance-Byrn, the two Simonets, young D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

8922
21 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Ladies Visiting-Day Author(s): William Burnaby
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Valentine's Day Author(s): William Heard

Entertainment: Imitations End 2nd piece: As17870807

8923
08 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

8924
17 September 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

8925
19 September 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve
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