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17963 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11545 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

17226
22 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [C+Chorus last performed 28 Dec. 1759.] Nightly expenses for the Coronation #5 3s. 6d. as follows: Extra Music #2 12s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #2 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #189 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Morris; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Burgundy-Perry; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks; The CHORUS, restored-Powell.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performance Comment: To which will be added the Procession from the Abbey-; at the Coronation with the representation of Westminster Hall-; the Ceremony of the Champion-.
Cast
Role: To which will be added the Procession from the Abb Actor:
Role: at the Coronation with the representation of Westm Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

17227
25 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17671112, but Williams-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman.

17228
16 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

17229
28 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, Never Perform'd before, a COMEDY call'd The Good Natured Man. Receipts: #199 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 2nd time ; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

17230
03 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Lewes. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the actors #5 1s 6d. Morris 40 346 #93 7s. Lewes 79 303 236 #88 16s. Money #59 8s. 6d.@Total House Value #241 11s. 6d.@ Reciv'd from Proprieters of the Gazetter for this season #50 for exclusive rights to publishing Play Notices (Account Book). Receipts: #59 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Ballet: III: Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

17231
09 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Dodd.
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir John Elliot Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

17232
04 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Tamerlane intended for this day and Saturday cannot be acted, on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #157 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Gower-DuBellamy; MacMorris-Barrington; Bardolph-Morgan; Boy-Miss Valois; French Soldier-Holtom; Westmorland-Lewis; Gloucester-Lewes; Bedford-R. Smith; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Hamilton[, 1st appearance that stage]; Williams-Morris; Jamy-Dunstall; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Burgundy-Perry; Isabel-Mrs Vincent [Mrs Stephens, Public Advertiser]; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation with the Representation of Westminster Hall
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

17233
22 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17681104, but MacMorris-Fox; Williams-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Barrington.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation with the Representation of Westminster Hall
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

17234
22 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Gower-DuBellamy; MacMorris-Barrington; Bardolph-Barnshaw; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Morris; Jamy-Dunstall; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Burgundy-Perry; Isabel-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performance Comment: The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation-; With the Representation of Westminster Hall-; the Ceremony of the Champion-.
Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation Actor:
Role: With the Representation of Westminster Hall Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

17235
16 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Charges #69 8s. Deficit to the beneficiaries: Legg #23 9s.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #23 9s. Covered by income from tickets: Legg #68 7s. (Box 92; Pit 175; Gallery 191); The Actresses #52 15s. (Box 91; Pit 124; Gallery 114) (Account Book). Receipts: #22 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17690922, but MacMorris-_; Bardolph-_; Williams-_; Burgundy-_; Isabel-_; Hostess-_.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

17236
21 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant and his Son (Book and Box-keeper). Charges #81 5s. plus extras #3 5s., total #84 10s. Deficit to Sarjant #20 18s., covered by income from tickets #166 14s. (Box 272; Pit 252; Gallery 109), half value of tickets paid up by Ansell, Symonds, Abbott, Furkins, Mrs Trott, Pilfold, Doe and Claridge. Paid half year's Paving tax for theatre #18 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Bensley
Role: Sir Bashful Actor: Yates

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

17237
20 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: LeBrush-King; Brilliant-Fawcett; Irishman (with original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Williams-Ackman; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

17238
04 March 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Fleetwood; Aboan-Williams; Blandford-Simonds; Governor-a Gentleman, first time; Stanmore-Jones; Hotman-Lloyd; Driver-Wooler; Imoinda-a young Lady (being her first appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: King-Lloyd; Miller-Williames; Dick-Simmonds; Lord Lurewell-Jones; Joe (with a Song)-Wooler; Peggy-Mrs Simmons; Kate-Miss Fairlamb; Madge-Miss Vincent; The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last in his Chariot-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last Actor: Miss Rose.

17239
15 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission for one Night only. Benefit for Johnson. This Play will not be repeated at the Haymarket this Season, as it is a particular Act of Indulgence that it is suffered to be performed there this Evening (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Collins; Stockwell-Vaughan; Capt. Dudley-Lockhart; Young Dudley-Hudson; Major O'Flaherty-Johnson; Stukely-Edwards; Fulmer-Williams; Lawyer-Roberts; Servant-Pierce; Lady Rusport-Miss Fairlamb; Miss Dudley-Mrs Hudson; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Simmonds; Chambermaid-Miss Atkinson; Miss Rusport-Mrs Collins.
Cast
Role: Fulmer Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

17240
15 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Polydore-Cautherly; Chamont-Brereton; Acasto-Packer; Ernesto-Wrighten; Chaplain-Love; Servant-Wheeler; Page-Miss Collett; Monimia-Mrs Barry; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

17241
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

17242
13 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid a tow bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This charge occurs about once a month throughout the season for wicks and will not be noted further, total payments this season #4 10s.] Receipts: #265 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

17243
06 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 11 April 1771.] Paid Mrs Rich the balance of the Benefit for the Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., and paid Garton the balance due the Theatrical Fund #143 3s. (Account Book). [The Westminster Magazine this month comments upon the revival of the pantomime and the new scene of the Pantheonv: "This thought evidently was borrowed from the ludicrous situations of the Macaroni in the pantomime of the Pigmy Revels at the other theatre; but no one in the world borrows with less ceremony than Mr Colman, especially from Mr Garrick."] Receipts: #126 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Jamy-Dunstall; Dauphin-Lewes; Gower-DuBellamy; Williams-Morris; King of France-Kniveton; Constable-Clarke; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17721226, but to conclude with additional scenes of action, a representation of the Pantheon-; Dances-_.
Cast
Role: a representation of the Pantheon Actor:
Role: The Witches Actor: Mattocks, Miss Wewitzer, Legg, Baker, Owenson, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

17244
14 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Parts-Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Moss

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: A new dance The Italian Peasants-Giorgi's scholars

17245
02 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Hutton; Simon-Moss; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Lloyd; La Fleur-Bolton; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams; Mrs Loveit-Moody; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17730630

17246
16 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17730607 but Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: As17730712

17247
06 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Sir Robert Riscounter Actor: Foote
Role: Sir James Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17730728 but Harwood-_; Lord Brilliant-_; Frankly-_; Trickit-_; Williams-_; Maria-_; Melpomene-_.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Osborne
Role: new Character Actor: Mrs Williams

Dance: As17730804

17248
27 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Riscounter Actor: Foote
Role: Sir James Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Sir Flimsey Actor: Castle

17249
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

17250
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Aikin and Mrs Fearon. Being Positively the last time of performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-[Fearon]; Ralph-Dibdin; Merwin-J. Aickin; Fairfield-Aickin; Patty-Mrs Hunt; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten (from Drury Lane); first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Williams[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Follett.

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug