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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.

176
04 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: As altered by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Ferdinand-Kennedy; Hippolita-Mrs Phillips; Ariel (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Kennedy; Stephano-Morgan; Trincalo-L. Hallam; Alonzo-Lee; Caliban-Paget; Antonio-Dove; Gonzalo-Blakey; Ventoso-Cushing; Mustacho-Julian; Sycorax-Hallam Sen; Miranda-Mrs Hallam; Dorinda (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Cushing; Setebos-Granier; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Baker, Jackson, Toole; With all the Dances- proper to the Play; Concluding with a Grand Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-.
Cast
Role: With all the Dances Actor: proper to the Play
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

177
03 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy [in 5 Acts by Sir William Davenant, slightly altered for the stage by Henry Woodward] never acted there. [The lady identified by Hopkins MS Notes and named in the Edition of 1775. The Westminster Magazine for Nov. suggests Shuter instead of Quick for Sancho. The review thought it an indifferent Comedy which "yet could be made a most excellent farce....The dialogue has all the rust of antiquity about it, and the modernizing scenes are left to the discretion of the performers. However, in representation, this piece cannot fail of entertaining....Miss Leeson, who appeared in the character of Isabella, has an agreeable plaasing figure, a good face and a marking eye; her voice is weak, but after she got rid of her fright was sufficiently articulate; there was an ease and nature in her deportment and dialogue that entitles her to encouragement."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans The Master

Related Works
Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

178
11 March 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81: At the Man of Mode. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. Nell Gwyn also attended this performance. See VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing, p. 407. It is uncertain whether this is the premiere, but the licensing date of 3 June 1676 suggests that the first production may have occurred at this time. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 36): This Comedy being well Cloath'd and well Acted, got a great deal of Money. One song, As Amoret with Phyllis sat, the words by Sir Car Scroope and the music by Nicholas Staggins, is in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679; another, When first Amintas charmed my heart, the music by Staggins, is in the same collection, Fifth Book, 1684. John Dennis: I remember very well that upon the first acting this Comedy, it was generally believed to be an agreeable Representation of the Persons of Condition of both both Sexes, both in Court and Town; and that all the World was charm'd with Dorimont (A Defence of Sir Fopling Flutter, 1722, p. 18). For the full text of Dennis' discussion of this play, see The Critical Works of John Dennis, ed. E. N. Hooker (Baltimore, 1943), II, 241-50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Prologue [by Sir Car Scroope Baronet-; Epilogue [by Mr Dryden-; [Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 36): Dorimant-Betterton; Medly-Harris; Sir Fopling-Smith; Old Bellair-Leigh; Young Bellair-Jevon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Barry [possibly she did not play this role at the premiere but succeeded another actress, such as Mrs Mary Lee]; Bellinda-Mrs Betterton; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Leigh; Emilia-Mrs Twiford.
Cast
Role: Sir Car Scroope Baronet Actor:
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

179
21 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Mills; Medley-Milward; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Wright; Shoemaker-Miller; Handy-Cross; Belinda-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Pert-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Bennet; Busy-Miss Tollet; Orange@woman-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Turbutt

Dance: I: A new Punch Dance-Master Ferg; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: (BBy Desire) Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Instead of an Overture to the Farce, will be performed a Grand Piece of Musick with Trumpets (being the Chorus...by Mr Handel)-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Performance Comment: ..by Mr Handel)-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Master Ferg.

180
20 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman
Role: Sir William Actor: Bowen

181
29 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Cushing
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17561217

182
01 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Cushing
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17561023

183
08 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Cushing
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier

184
10 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Cushing
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: As17561023

185
22 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Read their parts before ye play began....When the curtain was drawn up, ye Gods and even some in the pit (where I was) called for ye occasional prologue, which was not advertised. A fellow who played Gregory answered insolently The Prologue will not be played tonight." This provoked them more and an excuse sent by Davis not being admitted, Mr Foote was obliged to appear and promised that if they would wait till between ye play and ye farce, ye Prologue should be given....All this was not over till past 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Palmer; Paris-Smith; Montague-Keen; Capulet-Newton; Benvolio-Davis; Tibalt-Bannister; Old Capulet-Pierce; Fryar Lawrence-Gardner; Mercutio-Shuter; Balthazar-Strange; Sampson-Mendez; Abram-Quick; Peter-Weston; Apothecary-Castle; Page-Master Palmer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Burden; Nurse-Mrs Gardner; Juliet-Mrs Dancer; Occasional Prologue (given between the Acts)-as17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Castle
Role: The Minor Actor: Davis
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner
Role: Scaffold the Builder Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

186
07 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Ratcliff Actor: Phillimore
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Benson
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Bland
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

187
23 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

188
27 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill. In mainpiece the playbill retains King, but "Mr King being ill I acted his Part to-night" (Kemble Mem.).]. Account-Book, 12 May: Author's Charge 3rd night of Fugitive enter'd short by error #12 16s. Receipts: #408 5s. (365.1; 41.0; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Whitfield

189
02 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

190
04 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

191
07 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Paid Wrighten, prompter, from beginning of season to 29th April #43 16s. 2d. Receipts: #350 8s. (308.19; 39.9; 2.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #168 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett
Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

192
09 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

193
11 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

194
12 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #299 6s. (253.7; 42.18; 3.1; tickets: none listed) (charge: #168 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Phillimore

195
14 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Doctor and the Apothecary, but "On Acct. of the sudden Indisposition of Miss Hagley [it] was put off and the Virgin Unmask'd substituted in its stead" (MS annotation on Kemble playbill). Kemble Mem. notes the same change.] Receipts: #218 14s. 6d. (181.6.6; 34.14.0; 2.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

196
16 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

197
18 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Whitfield

198
21 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Sir William Wingrove Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

199
22 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Ratcliff Actor: Maddocks
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Trueman
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Wentworth
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

200
19 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Ratcliff Actor: Maddocks
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Trueman
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Wentworth
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Officers of the Emperor's Guards Actor: Maddocks, Trueman

Dance: As17981114