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18170 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11787 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

826
04 December 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Bullock; Warner-Powell; Old Moody-Johnson; Mrs Millisent-Mrs Porter; Mrs Christian-Miss Willis; Rose-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

827
26 November 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Keene; Belguard-Mills; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Violante-Mrs Bicknell; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Bullock Sr

828
12 December 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Keene; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Bullock Sr

829
23 October 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Keene; Hothead-Bullock; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Bullock

830
29 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Music: A New Concerto-Paisible

Dance: As17161103

831
01 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Hothead-Miller; Surly-Thurmond Jr; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller

Music: A new Concerto-Paisable

Dance: As17170219

832
07 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Crack-Penkethman; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Surly-Thurmond; Farewell-Booth; Belguard-Mills; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller

Dance: The Entertainments of Dancing that were perform'd Yesterday before His Majesty at Hampton-Court-Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

833
15 August 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marr all

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Miller.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Miller.

Dance: Miss Lindar, Mrs Rogeir

834
07 November 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Thurmond; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller

Dance:

835
24 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

836
07 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Triumph

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife and Daughter Actor: Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe

837
21 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Harper; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Anut-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; particularly Fawns-; Cobler's Jealous Wife-; Dance-Lally's Son, Miss Brett

838
29 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

839
23 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Surly-Harper; Crack-Miller; Hothead-Shepard; Testimony-Johnson; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

840
18 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Bullock; Belguard-Havard; Farewell-Bardin; Surly-W. Giffard; Hothead-Huddy; Testimony-Collett; Crack-Morgan; Violante-Mrs Haughton; Leonora-Mrs Morgan; Aunt-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Bullock
Role: Hothead Actor: Huddy

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

841
01 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: Mainpiece: With the Original Dialogue-Charke, Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

842
08 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

843
09 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-Wm. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Miss Raftor; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: E. Roberts, Jones, Tench, Wright, Miss Mears, Miss Atherton.

844
09 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly (New Dress'd)-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: The Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others

845
29 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Dance: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

846
17 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Turbutt. Mainpiece not acted these 7 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Neale; Bellguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Curly-Berry; Hothead-Morgan; Testimony-Taswell; Merchant-Woodburn; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Neale
Role: Hothead Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Jobson-Turbutt; Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Sir John Loverule-Morland; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II: Morland

Dance: IV: Mlle Auguste

847
25 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy reviv'd. Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Cashell; Farewell-Hale; Surly-Bridgwater; Crack-Chapman; Hothead-Woodward; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains a Trio from Acis and Galatea by Handel-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17451109

848
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Foote. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Foote
Role: Hothead Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

849
27 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Cibber Jun; Crack-Yates; Farewel-Mills; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Bellguard-Bridges; Hothead-Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Surley-Berry; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Leigh; John-Simpson; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Clive. In Act III, Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Cibber Jun
Role: Hothead Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Berry; Butler-Raftor; Loverule (in which will be introduced The Early Horn)-Lowe; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

850
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd by sundry charges made to Mr Theophilus? Cibber more than paid him last season...#58 8s. 5d. Paid Mr Finch for Mr Cibber's creditors the moneys stopp'd out of his sallary for their use #58 8s. 5d. Rec'd of Mr Finch a Bill paid to Forest June 1745 for a Habeus &c for Mr Cibber. Receipts: #91 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Bellguard-Cashell; Farewell-Havard; Crack-Chapman; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Marten; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: With an additional Comic Scene-; Harlequin-Lun; the other parts as usual. the other parts as usual.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald