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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Wilks"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Wilks")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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13396 results for: Keyword - William Wilks
We found 11030 matches on Author, 2700 matches on Performance Comments, 497 matches on Event Comments, 52 matches on Performance Title, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

12001
14 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton; Mrs Edging-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks

Dance:

12002
17 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-Wm. Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Music: Between the Acts: Music-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

12003
19 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Clerimont-Mills; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Fainlove-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Wilks

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Mrs Booth, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

12004
09 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cibber; Lady Brute-Mrs Oldfield; Constant-Wilks; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Rake-Bridgwater; Bully-Harper; Justice-Shepard; Taylor-Griffin; Heartfree-Booth; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cibber; Razor-Miller; Mademoiselle-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mr Lally's young son, a little Girl (who have never appear'd upon any Stage before)

12005
18 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Shoemaker-Miller; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler; Pert-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks

Dance: Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally's Son, Little Girl

12006
22 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayd Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-Wm. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Piercy Actor: Wilks

12007
28 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Widow-Mrs Oldfield; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Francisco-Mills; Lance-Miller; Shorthose-Norris; with the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Wilks

12008
04 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Scornful Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Heron; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

12009
02 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Mills; Plume-Wilks; Brazen-Cibber; Kite-Harper; Worthy-Watson; Bullock-Miller; Appletree-Ray; Pearmain-Norris; Silvia-Mrs Thurmond; Melinda-Mrs Horton; Rose-Mrs Mills; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Wilks

12010
05 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Careless-Wilks; Atall-Cibber; Cerimont-Watson; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Silvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Mills; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks

Dance: Miss Robinson Jr, a Scholar of Mr Essex's, being the first Time of her performing in that Capacity; particularly The Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

12011
11 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierot Married

12012
02 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Wilks; Clerimont-Mills; Morose-Johnson; Dauphine-Bridgwater; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Miller; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Norris; Lady Haughty-Mrs Moor; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Heron; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Otter-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Truewit Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

12013
29 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: King-Bridgwater; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; Lysimachus-Watson; Selecus-Boman; Ptolemy-Cory; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Bawd-Harper; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Demetrius Actor: Wilks

Dance: DDrunken Man-Harper

12014
20 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Antonio-Miller; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; Landlady-Mrs Willis; Mother-Mrs Moore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: by Dby Desire The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

12015
07 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Oldfield; Townly-Wilks; Manly-Mills; Sir Francis-Cibber; Basset-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Porter; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Jenny-Mrs Cibber; Trusty-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Wilks

12016
10 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Elrington, lately arriv'd from Ireland; King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Falstaff-Harper; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Kate-Mrs Booth; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

12017
03 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-W. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Mrs Chat-Mrs Shireburn; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks

Dance: As17280917

12018
10 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Miss Lindar; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Wilks

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Le Badinage Champetre-; A new Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Miss Robinson

12019
17 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-W. Mills; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Moore; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

12020
21 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Lory-Norris; Coupler-Johnson; Shoemaker-Miller; Surgeon-Norris; Berinthia-Miss Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Jr, Miss Brett; particularly Myrtillo-; Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

12021
24 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Performance Comment: Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Fainlove-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Wilks

Dance: Lally, Essex, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

12022
25 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Atall-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Watson; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks

Dance:

12023
31 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Sullen-Harper; Foigard-Miller; Bonniface-Shepard; Gibbet-Cibber; Scrub-Norris; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield; Dorinda-Mrs Porter; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Moore; Cherry-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Wilks

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Lally, Essex, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

12024
02 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Elrington; Amintor-Wilks; Evadne-Mrs Porter; Aspatia-Mrs Thurmond; King-W. Mills; Lysippus-Bridgwater; Diphilus-Watson; Calianax-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Amintor Actor: Wilks

12025
08 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Lady Brute-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Horton; Sir John-Cibber; Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-W. Mills; Rake-Bridgwater; Bully-Harper; Justice-Shepard; Razor-Miller; Taylor-Griffin; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle-Miss Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Wilks

Dance: Roger, Mrs Mills, Essex, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Miss Brett; particularly The Pieraite-