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We found 11031 matches on Author, 1679 matches on Performance Comments, 493 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life an Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: As17461126, but Hornpipe-Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Captain Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williams; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Lamash; Binnacle (1st time)-Holcroft; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Belinda-Mrs Sharp; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope.
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Role: Cribbage Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Related Works
Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [see17810927] by Williams [who, on 31 Jan. 1782 and thereafter spelled his name "Williames"]

Performance Comment: 1782 and thereafter spelled his name "Williames"] .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

Event Comment: Lady Morley attended this performance. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley in the Box at the Relapse. 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and ffower in the Box at Loves last Shift #1

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the box at Esop. 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this Performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one att the Prophetesse 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two at the Indian Queen 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the Box at the Libertine 12s. [This play was reprinted in 1697, but the edition has no actors' names.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and Three in the Box at Cinthia and Endimion 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cinthia And Endimion

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the Box at Psyche 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Psyche

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Box at Oroonoko 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Box at Plott and noe Plott 8s. [There is no certainty that this performance is the premiere; since the play was advertised in the Post Man, 25-27 May 1697, the first performance may have been late April or very early May.] Preface, Edition of 1697: As for the Spectators, tho, by reason of the advanc'd Season, and the extremity of the heat, which when the Play was first acted was intolerable, we have not had such numerous assemblies as might have been expected in Winter; yet as long as I have known the Play-house I never saw the Company there in better humour. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), pp. 18-19: Ramble: Oh, that's Dennis's; and a very regular Farce, tho' he calls it a Comedy. Sullen: I think it did pretty well; 'tis laboriously Writ, as everything of his is: There's an Air of Formality in the Play agreeable to the slovenly Air in his Behaviour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Plot And No Plot

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the Box at Esopp 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and ffour in the Box att Don Sebastian #1

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Pitt at Lancashire Witches 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Box att Sham Lawyer 8s. [There is no certainty that this performance was the premiere, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Boy, 26-28 June 1697 (Luttrell's copy, Huntington Library, bears his acquisition date of 24 June 1697) suggests that its premiere occured in late May.] Title Page, Edition of 1697: As it was Damnably Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sham Lawyer Or The Lucky Extravagant

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and three in the Box att Indian Queen #1

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and three in the Box att Oroonoko 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the Box att Marryage Alamode 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and two in the Box at Scornefull Lady 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke
Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Box at Prophetesse 10s. [See also 18 Dec. 1697.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance. Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377: Lady Morley and one in the Box at Esop 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop