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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.

15151
18 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #64 11s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 15 orders; Pit, 216 paid and 13 orders; slips, 8 paid and 1 orders; first gallery, 179 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 58 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

15152
27 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #125 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 227 paid and 2 orders; pit, 274 paid and 5 orders; slips, 25 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 262 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 126 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

15153
01 December 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #54. Probable attendance: boxes, 44 paid and 7 orders; pit, 148 paid and 15 orders; slips, 15 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 116 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

15154
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: Sir Roger Actor: Cibber
Role: With the Coronation Scene Actor: .

15155
11 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 19 paid and 9 orders; pit, 105 paid and 18 orders; slips, 2 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 115 paid and 28 orders; second gallery, 57 paid and 8 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

15156
13 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 14 paid and 4 orders; pit, 110 paid and 8 orders; slips, 5 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 120 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

15157
09 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Cibber; Face-Mills; Sir Epicure-Harper; Surly-W. Mills; Dapper-Cibber Jr; Abel Drugger-Miller; Lovewit-Shepard; Tribulation-Griffin; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Bridgwater; Doll-Mrs Wetherilt; Dame Pliant-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

15158
21 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lord Wiseman-Milward; Springtly-Ryan; Sir Captious-Hippisley; Pander-Chapman; Frippon-Walker; Sharper-Boheme; Lady Ambsace-Mrs Egleton; Liberia-Mrs Bullock; Cleora-Mrs Berriman; Honoria-Mrs Vincent; Miss Whiffle-Mrs Legar; Tippet-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Captious Actor: Hippisley

Song: TTamo Tanto-Mrs Barbier; French Horn Song in Admetus , properly accompanied-Mrs Barbier; as also the Four Ballads perform'd in her own Benefit-Mrs Barbier

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

15159
22 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Tickets given out in Fielding's name taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feignd Innocence

Performance Comment: See17271101, but Sir Martin-Miller.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

15160
23 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Milward and Mrs Berriman. Not Acted these Ten Years. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #34 9s.; tickets #163 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 26 by money and 290 by tickets; stage, 11 by money; pit, 32 by money and 429 by tickets; slips, 3 by money; first gallery, 73 by money and 271 by tickets; second gallery, 145 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Milward; Obadiah Prim-Hippisley; Perriwinkle-Spiller; Tradelove-Bullock; Sir Philip-Chapman; Freeman-Ogden; Sackbut-Hall; Simon Pure-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Fenton; Anne Lovely-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Chapman

Dance: End II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: I: Hey Ho Who's Above?-Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

Performance Comment: -Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: In the Pleasant Month of May Actor: Miss Warren
Role: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last Actor: Leveridge.

15161
30 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Mrs Pelling. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #41 3s.; tickets #97 1s. Probable attendance: boxes, 30 by money and 193 by tickets; stage, 9 by money; pit, 73 by money and 220 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 116 by money and 158 by tickets; second gallery, 98 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: End I: Miss Latour; III: A new Grand Serious Dance by Dupre-Dupre, others; IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon; V: Peasant-LaLoge; End Farce: A new Grand Comic Dance-Dupre, others

Song: II: The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; End Farce: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End-Leveridge

15162
12 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6:30 p.m. Receipts: #21 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 paid and 41 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 51 paid and 69 orders; slips, 5 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 78 paid and 61 orders; second gallery, 35 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17280423 but Obadiah-Berriman; Lovely-Mrs Berriman; Perriwinkle-_; Sir Philip-_; Sackbut-_; Simon Pure-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Chapman

Song: Several English and Scotch Ballads-Miss Warren

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

15163
19 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Receipts: #19 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 paid and 46 orders; pit, 63 paid and 65 orders; slips, 8 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 40 paid and 89 orders; second gallery, 31 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Performance Comment: Volatil-Milward; Riot-Ogden; Sir Tristram-Bullock; Horatio-Houghton; Valentine-Berriman; Bob Cash-Lacy; Spitfire-Smith; Slur-Pit; Hazard-Giffard; Cynthia-Mrs Berriman; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Teraminta-Miss Palin; Aurelia-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Bullock

Dance:

15164
02 August 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [No receipts extant.] Being the last Time of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Ogden; Fumble-Smith; Sir Roger-Morgan; Sneak-H. Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Vincent; Maria-Mrs Berriman; Cordelia-Mrs Rice; Betty-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Morgan

Song: Miss Warren

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karle-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

15165
18 September 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Walker; Archer-Ryan; Sullen-Quin; Foigard-Spiller; Sir Charles-Milward; Bonniface-Bullock; Scrub-Hippisley; Gibbet-Chapman; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Milward

Dance:

15166
21 October 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Boheme; Corvino-Walker; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Sir Politick-Spiller; Bonario-Milward; Peregrine-Chapman; Caelia-Mrs Bullock; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Spiller

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Les Vandageurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

15167
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: Sir Harry Actor: Harper

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

15168
02 November 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #47 5s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 43 paid and 9 orders; pit, 103 paid and 14 orders; slips, 4 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 119 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

15169
12 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17281017, but Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

15170
12 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #14 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 5 paid and 7 orders; pit, 45 paid and 17 orders; slips, 2 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 40 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 66 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling

15171
16 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #34 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 24 paid and 16 orders; pit, 86 paid and 27 orders; slips, 6 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 100 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 60 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

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

15172
22 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17281202, but Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Grace; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

15173
31 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Norris; Peregrine-Watson; Caelia-Mrs Booth; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Norris

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

15174
01 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Morelove-Mills; Foppington-Cibber; 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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

15175
03 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Cibber; Face-Mills; Sir Epicure-Harper; Surly-Wm. Mills; Dapper-Cibber Jr; Abel-Miller; Lovewit-Shepard; Tribulation-Griffin; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Bridgwater; Doll-Mrs Wetherilt; Dame Pliant-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald