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9099 results for: Keyword - Mr Walker and Wife
We found 4652 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Title, 2578 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1901
08 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the last Grand Scene of the Sorcerer, of the Flight of the Stage. See17311015.

1902
15 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17311211

1903
18 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1904
31 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: W. Mills
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1905
21 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard

Dance: SSailor and his Wife-; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

1906
25 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: SSailor and his Wife-Burney, Mrs Tollet; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

1907
28 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance:

1908
02 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer; or, The Amours of Harlequin and Miss Cadiere

1909
12 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger concluding with Grand Dance of Momus.

1910
04 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLes Amants-Burney, Mrs Wherrit

1911
23 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: II: Dutch Sailor-; III: Running Footman-; IV: Pierrot-

1912
04 April 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

1913
12 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers, both Scholars to Salle; IV: A new Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Grand Dance of Momus-; Sailors-Salle, on account of Nivelon's Indisposition

1914
18 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

1915
22 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

1916
01 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Song in Character of a Butcher's Wife-Mrs Palmer; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

1917
04 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Mrs Cantrel. Receipts: money #25 5s.; tickets #100 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Medley ; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man, attempted-Salway; with several Drunken Songs-; After Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: III: Fond Echo Forbear, Thomasand Henry-Mrs Cantrel

1918
12 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Song in Character of a Butcher's Wife-Mrs Palmer; III: Bacchanalian Song-Excel; IV: The Wheedler-Excel

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

1919
05 September 1732 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Female Innocence; Or, A School For A Wife

1920
06 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage

1921
30 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: The Prologue is in Daily Advertiser and Daily Post, 31 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Norris; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Christian; And a new Prologue-Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.
Cast
Role: And a new Prologue Actor: Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.

Dance: I: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; II: Sailor's Dance-Jones; IV: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: French Peasant-D'Valois, Mlle D'Valois

1922
21 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Cast
Role: First Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: First Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Second Yeoman's Wife Actor: Miss Mears

1923
23 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: SSaraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock

1924
28 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Sanderson
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: with the Grand Dance of Momus Actor: .

1925
30 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Done from the French of Moliere. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer