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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Wm Whitehead"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Wm Whitehead")') 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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340 results for: Keyword - Wm. Whitehead
We found 170 matches on Author, 118 matches on Performance Comments, 58 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
08 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Father; Or, The Death Of Achilles

Cast
Role: Alcimes Actor: Wm. Hallam

227
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Cast
Role: Mad Tom Actor: Wm. Giffard

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

228
12 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills

229
15 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills

Dance: PPieraites-Roger, Mlle Delorme; Little Dutch Woman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

230
24 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Cast
Role: Bonario Actor: Wm. Mills

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Pierete-Roger, Mlle Delorme

231
29 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv, Part Ii: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Cast
Role: Lancaster Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: [The Strollers

232
08 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Bellamore Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

233
01 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

234
02 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

235
11 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Wilks, Wm. Mills, Mrs Porter, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Horton

236
30 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Song: Afterpiece: A Song proper-

237
27 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Cast
Role: Maiden Actor: Wm. Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

238
04 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Rural Love; or, The Merry Shepherd

Dance: d'V'Vallois, Mrs Walter

239
21 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance:

240
19 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

241
23 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Dance: Grand Ballet: Les Bergeries, Composed in the Taste of Monsieur Dumoulin and Mademoiselle Camargo, of the Opera at Paris-Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, being the first Time of their Dancing since their Arrival from Paris; Thurmond, Mrs Walter, Tench, Miss Williams, Davenport, Miss Mears

242
05 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Sempronius Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

243
17 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: new Piece proper to the Occasion by Seedo-

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

244
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

245
26 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; IV: Scot's Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; End of Farce: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson

246
07 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: DDutchwoman-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter

247
09 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

248
11 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills

249
13 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth Viii

Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: [Damon and Phillida

Song: [Miss Raftor

Dance: [LLes Bergeries, as17321019

250
14 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Cast
Role: Hardy Actor: Wm. Mills

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Countrywoman-Miss Brett; III: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; IV: Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; V: Flute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Song: II: Song In Italian and English-Ellis Roberts