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18160 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11784 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

1101
02 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Songs and Dances, and several new Decorations. [Prince Frederick and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

1102
31 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: As17280930, but Vocal Parts-_Leveridge

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyan, Dupre Jr

1103
25 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: As17290131

Dance: As17290131

1104
28 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1105
06 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

1106
03 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: With the Vocal and Instrumental Musick Incident to the Play-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Harrison, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

1107
20 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #75. [The Rival Queens was advertised for this night, but Rich's Register lists Macbeth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17291104, but Gods of the Woods-St.Luce, _Poitier; Fire-_; Females-Mrs _Bullock.
Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: St.Luce, _Poitier
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1108
01 January 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: Vocal Parts, as17291003, but Mrs Cantrel

Dance: As17291003

1109
14 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and the Prompter. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #21 6s. 6d.; tickets #122 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the Play: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Music: H$Handel's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

1110
21 September 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespeare. And all the Flyings, Sinkings, and usual Decorations. Receipts: #56 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: With the Musick, both Incident to the Play: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Papillon, Thompson, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

1111
30 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: Leveridge, Legar, Rochetti, Mrs Seedo, but see17300921

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, but see17300921

1112
06 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet

1113
17 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones (Numberer) and Little (Gallery Boxkeeper). At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17301124, but Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Cibber Jr; Malcolm-A. Hallam; Seyton-Corey; Witches-Griffin, Shepard, R. Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Griffin, Shepard, R. Wetherilt.
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Hob-Cibber Jr; Sir Thomas-Shepard; Friendly-Oates; Flora-Mrs Grace; Betty-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Shepard

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: As17310427

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

1114
20 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

1115
27 September 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespeare. And all the Flyings, Sinkings, and Decorations. Receipts: #61 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Rochetti, Salway, Papillion, Thompson, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr

1116
01 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Bridgwater; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Griffin, Wetherilt, Hallam; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Griffin, Wetherilt, Hallam
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

1117
29 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Song: Vocal Parts, as17310927, but _Rochetti

Dance: Dancing, as17310927, but Salle

1118
04 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For an amusing account of the performance, see Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 69. Hervey's letter is dated 4 April 1731 by the editor, but 4 January 1732 must almost certainly be the correct date

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

1119
03 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Music: As17310927

Dance: As17310927, but see also 29 Dec. 1731

1120
05 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowman and Paget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: See17311201, but King-Bowman; Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Paget; Lenox-Cibber Jr; Malcolm-A. Hallam; Seyton-Corey; Seyward-Watson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Butler; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Griffin, Wetherilt, Hallam.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Griffin, Wetherilt, Hallam.
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

1121
12 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: As17310927

Dance: As17310927

1122
28 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play and the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances. Afterpiece: With the Additional Scene representing the Drawing of the Lottery in Guild-Hall. [For a discussion of Wilks as actor-manager and a brief comment on the defects of T. Cibber as Macduff, see Grub St. Journal, 5 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; King-Boman; Macduff-Cibber Jr; Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Roberts; Malcolm-A. Hallam; Seyton-Corey; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Butler; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Griffin, Shepard, R. Wetherilt; Murderers-Harper, Jones.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Griffin, Shepard, R. Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: The Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, E. Roberts, Charke

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Davenport

1123
30 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespeare. And all the usual Flyings, Sinkings, and Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: #92

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Rochetti, Salway, Papillion, Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Sanderson

Dance: Poitier, Nivelon, Dupre Sr, Pelling, Newhouse, LeSac, Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr

1124
13 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

1125
15 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
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