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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.

15901
15 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Singing, a Musical Interlude by G. A. Stevens, comprising a song and dance of sailors. Popular on Declaration of war with Spain (Biographia Dramatica).] Mainpiece: Not performed in two years. [See 29 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-O'Brien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Mrs Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Mrs Bennet; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

15902
21 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17611217, but Sir Brilliant-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Palmer.
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

15903
02 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610909, but Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Clarke; Gibbet-Bennet; Sir Charles-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith.

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

15904
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Afterpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Ross in the Little Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Ross; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Clarke; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Sir Harry Beagle-Bennet; Capt. O'Cutter-Barrington; Russet-Dunstall; Paris-Holtom; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Freelove-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel (with new songs in character)-Mattocks; Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Hull; Shepherd-Gibson; Perdita (with new songs in character)-Miss Brent; The Music composed by Dr Arne, with a Dances incident to the Pastoral-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: with a Dances incident to the Pastoral Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

15905
30 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610919, but Archer-King; Aimwell-Packer; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Charles-Blakes; Gibbet-_; Lady Bountiful-_; Gipsey-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: I: King (for this night only) will present the Public with a Serio-Comic, Satiric, Prophetic, Poetic Oration, call'd The Brass Prophecy or News Ten Years Hence-King; End Farce, By Particular Desire: The Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-King

Dance: IV: A New Hornpipe-Miss Baker. *uöfidl After: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Performance Comment: *uöfidl After: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.

15906
26 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. Tickets deliver'd for The Mistake will be taken. Last Time of Garrick's Performing Scrub this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17620330 but Aimwell-Kennedy; Sir Charles-Packer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Packer.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: IV: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker

15907
01 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Maguire and Tindal. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17620320 but Charles-Maguire; Sir Harry Beagle-Tindal; Harriet-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Tindal
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

15908
06 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennett and Legg. No Building on Stage; Tickets sold at Doors not admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Mr Bennett at the Antigallican Coffee-House behind the Change; of Mr Legg, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17611024, but Myrtle-Hull; Sealand-Gibson; Sir John Bevil-Anderson; Indiana-Mrs Vincent; Singing-Legg; Humphry-Tindal; Daniel-Collins; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phyllis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

15909
08 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17620104, but Sir John-Bransby; Sealand-Burton; in Act II.Singing-Master Leoni.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: End: a Young Gentlewoman, first time of her appearing in public

15910
10 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene acted but once these 9 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle Or The Way To Win A Widow

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Col. Manly-Holland; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Vulture-Philips; Butler-Bransby; Necessary-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Outside-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Vainwit Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: II: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker; IV: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

15911
15 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17620419 but Sir Harry-Ackman; Harriet-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ackman
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Vincent

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17611215

15912
18 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Admittance behind Scenes. No Money to be returned after Curtain is drawn up. Places to be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. To Begin precisely at half an hour after Six. [Customary information at foot of each bill, will not be further noted.] [Announcement of improvements in the physical plant appeared in the newspapers in August 1762. Aug. 2. "A great number of workmen are now employed in getting ready Drury Lane Theatre for the ensuing season. The stage has been greatly lengthened, and the Pit and Boxes considerably enlarged, having taken in one of the lobbies for that purpose; the two galleries are also entirely rebuilt, and rendered much larger and more commodious, and the slips on each side are formed into green boxes. It is computed from the several alterations made that the house will contain #90 more than heretofore." Aug. 11: "We hear that the greatest improvements are making in Drury Lane Theatre against the ensuing season ever known, particularly a fine artificial cascade which will be exhibited in an entertainment the grandest and most beautiful ever seen in this or in any Kingdom."-Theatrical Miscellanies, Boston Public Library, Cuttings, G 60.23.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Palmer; Lord Foppington-Obrien; Sir Charles-Havard; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennett; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Vincent

15913
20 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door of the Theatre. No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. Nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. To begin exactly at six o'clock. [Usual note unless otherwise stated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Scrub-Shuter; Bonniface-Marten; Gibbet-Bennet; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Dorinda-Miss Hallam, 1st time; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward; Cherry-Miss Elliot, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

15914
25 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love, 1st appearance there; Hotspur-Holland; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Lady Percy-Mrs Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Sir Richard Vernon-Blakes; Glendower-Stevens; Worcester-Bransby; Mortimer-Castle; Blunt-Mozeen; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Parsons; Northumberland-Scrase; Westmoreland-Ackman; Sheriff-Fox; Bardolph-Clough; Carrier-Moody; Francis-Vaughan [who probably doubled as 2nd Carrier].who probably doubled as 2nd Carrier].
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Love, 1st appearance there
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak-Vincent, Miss Baker

15915
30 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with Song in character)-Dyer; Humphry-Anderson; Daniel-Collins; Phillis-Miss Elliot, 1st time; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Indiana-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: Miss Polly Young (from theatre Royal Dublin) her 1st appearance on the English Stage

15916
08 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-OBrien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Russett-Burton; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Blakes; Tom-Clough; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Baker, Settree, Lowe

15917
13 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Yates; Boniface-Love, 1st time; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles-Packer; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: TThe Sabotiers-Mas. Rogier, Miss Capitani

15918
19 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Ross; Morelove-White; Lady Easy-Mrs Baker, 2nd appearance that stage; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Miss Elliot; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck (by Desire)-Woodward; Sir John-Gibson; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Gamut-Baker; Marquis-Holtom; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd-Sg and Sga Maranesi

15919
08 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Ross; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Clarke; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Sir Harry Beagle-Bennet; O'Cutter-Barrington; Russet-Dunstall; Paris-Holtom; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Freelove-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: The Dances Actor: Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.

15920
10 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Moody, Clough, Parsons, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearse, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; Songs-; Dances-; and an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Moody, Clough, Parsons, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearse, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Obrien; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Sir Harry's Serv't-King; Philip-Yates; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs Bennet; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Hippisley; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Serv't Actor: King

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17620925

15921
15 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Characters New Dress'd. Afterpiece never perform'd there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be Introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set by Purcell,-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Young; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; New Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

15922
16 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or The Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ross; Manly-Clarke, 1st time; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Davies; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Mrs Younger; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: The Dances Actor: Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.

15923
18 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love, 1st time; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Philips; Tribulation-Clough; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Sga Giorgi.

15924
26 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: I Went With Mallet to breakfast with Garrick; and from thence to Drury-Lane house, where I assisted at a very Private rehearsal, in the Green-room, of a new tragedy of Mallet's, called Elvira. As I have since seen it acted, I shall defer my opinion of it till then; but I can't help mentioning here the surprising versatility of Mrs Pritchard's talents, who rehearsed, almost at the same time, the part of a furious Queen in the Green-room, and that of a Coquette on the stage; and passed several times from one to the other with the utmost ease and happiness. I dined with Darrel, saw The Way of the World afterward (Edward Gibbon's Journal, ed. D. M. Lowe (New York, n.d.) pp. 185-86). [Apparently Mrs Pritchard rehearsed Millamant in the morning.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of Ye World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Wilful-Yates; Witwood-OBrien; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Waitwell-Bransby; Petulant-Blakes; Foible-Mrs Bennet; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

15925
10 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-OBrien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Packer; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Grimaldi.
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers