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2661 results for: Keyword - Widow Burton
We found 2087 matches on Performance Comments, 437 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
13 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Katharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Music@master-Banks; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Phillimore; Taylor-Burton; Peter-Evans; Gabriel-Cooke; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Hollingsworth; Nephew-Caulfield; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Dodd; Thomas-Burton; Widow Brady-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Caulfield

27
12 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Harwood, prompter. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, author unknown. MS: Larpent 702, not published]. Receipts: #180 15s. 6d. (21/4/0; 13/16/6; 1/0/0; tickets: 144/15/0) (charge: #105 17s. 1d.}

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: New Readings, by Johnny Bulcalf, With his Journey to London

Performance Comment: Freeman-Waldron; Johnny Bulcalf-Burton .
Cast
Role: Johnny Bulcalf Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17850505

Song: End of Act IV of 1st piece Stand to your Guns by Bannister

28
September 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Counterfeit Bridegroom; Or, The Defeated Widow

Performance Comment: Possibly by Mrs Aphra Behn or ThomasBetterton. Edition of 1677: Prologue-Mrs Currar; Sir Oliver Santloe-A. Leigh; Peter Santloe-Bowman; Sanders-Gilloe; Noble-Crosby; Hadland-Williams; Sir Gregory Lovemuch-Persivall; Gazer-Norris; Noddy-John Lee; Sam-Richards; Lady Santloe-Mrs Norris; Clarina-Mrs Gibbs; Widow Laudwell-Mrs Osborne; Eugenia-Mrs LeGrand; Mrs Hadland-Mrs Currar.
Cast
Role: Widow Laudwell Actor: Mrs Osborne

29
20 November 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Ranter; Or, The History Of Bacon In Virginia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1690: Prologue [By Mr Dryden-a Woman; Cavarnio-Bowman; Bacon-Williams; Col. Wellman-Freeman; Col. Downright-Harris; Hazard-Alexander [Verbruggen (?)]; Friendly-Powell; Dareing-Sandford; Fearless-Cudworth; Dullman-Bright; Timerous Cornet-Underhill; Whimsey-Trefuse; Whiff-Bowen; Boozer-Barns; Semernia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Madame Surelove-Mrs Knight; Mrs Crisante-Mrs Jordon; Widow Ranter-Mrs Currer; Mrs Flirt-Mrs Cory; Petitioner-Blunt; Parson Dunce-Baker; The Epilogue-a Woman.
Cast
Role: Widow Ranter Actor: Mrs Currer

30
November 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Different Widows; Or, Intrigue A La Mode

Performance Comment: Edition of 1703 lists: Sir James Bellmont-Powell; Lord Courtall-Lloyd; Careless-Corey; Sir Anthony Loveman-Pack; Dandle-Leigh; Valentine-Booth; Gaylove-Wellar; Draul-Knap; Hearty-Trout; Widow Bellmont-Mrs Leigh; Lady Gaylove-Mrs Lawton; Angelica-Mrs Prince; Lady Courtall-Mrs Willis; Mrs Draul-Mrs Allison; Lady Loveman-Mrs Porter; Mariana-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Parsons; Harriet-Mrs Fieldhouse; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmont Actor: Mrs Leigh

31
22 September 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wilks; Wanton Wife-Mrs Oldfield; Barnaby-Dogget; Sir Peter-Johnson; Cunningham-Mills; Merryman-Pinkethman; Clodpole-Bullock; Jeffery-Pack; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Amorous Widow-Mrs Powell; Philadelphia-Mrs Porter; Damaris-Mrs Bicknell; Prudence-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Amorous Widow Actor: Mrs Powell

32
26 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17130116, but Jeffrey-Pack; Damaris-Mrs Bicknell; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Powell.

33
25 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Puritan; Or, Widow Of Walting Street

Performance Comment: cnl, but in Daily Courant, 19 June, this cast was listed: George Pyeboard-Mills; Captain Idle-Keen; NicholasSt. Antlings-Bullock; Sir Godfrey Plus-Johnson; Skirmish-Bickerstaff; Frailty-Norris; Corporal Oath-Bowen; Edmond-Pack; Sir Oliver Muckhill-Leigh; Sir John Pennyclub-Bullock Jr; Sir Andrew Tipstaff-Ryan; Puttock-Cross; Widow Plus-Mrs Willis; Molly-Miss Younger; Frances-Miss Willis; With a New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Widow Plus Actor: Mrs Willis

34
14 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17321128, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Miller; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Roberts; Jeffery-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Holliday; Prudence-Mrs Grace; Widow-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Irish Trot-a Youth of Ten, scholar to Davenport; III: Dutchman and his Wife-Davenport, Miss Price; IV: Long Whitson Holiday-Davenport, Miss Price; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

35
17 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Hippisley; Widow-Mrs Horton; Lovemore-Hale; Cunnignham-Gibson; Merryman-Woodward; Sir Peter-Rosco; Jeffrey-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Jeremy-Vaughan; Lady Laycock-Mrs James; Lady Pride-Mrs Bland; Philadelphia-Mrs Hale; Damaris-Miss Hippisley; Prudence-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

36
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd stopages #20 8s. 6d. N.B. The [authors] charges should have been put #73 10s. [this night] instead of #84, vide. 27 Nov. next; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Messrs Clinch and Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s. as per order; Miss Mansell per order #3 3s.; Mr French on acct #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #168 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to Author of Irish Widow: #84 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

37
14 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Irish Widow to be laid aside after this night on account of Mrs Barry's playing some principal characters. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #20 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

38
18 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife; Or, Love In A Puzzle

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from York), Follett, Davies, Fearon, Lloyd, Burton, Williams, Mrs Greville (from Theatre Royal in Richmond), a Young Lady, first time; Mrs Roche, Miss Atkins, Mrs Williams; With a Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Creswick; Old Whittle-Follett; Nephew-Farren; Old Kecksy-Courtney; Bates-Lloyd; Thomas-Williams; Irish Widow (with Epilogue song in character)-Mrs Greville (from Richmond).
Cast
Role: Irish Widow Actor: Mrs Greville

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

39
06 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr G. very fine in Hastings Miss Young's first appearance in Alicia pretty well She was a little too Mad Mrs Canning a Widow made her first appearance upon the Stage in Jane Shore a Small mean figure very little power (very So, So.) great applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Rec'd Stopages #30 5s. 6d.; Paid Salary list #522 18s.; Mr King 6 nights extra salary #3; Mr Johnston's Music Bill for Alfred, &c. #19 16s. 9d.; Mr Baddeley on note per Mr. G G #21. Receipts: #267 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: A Gentlewoman, first appearance on that stage.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as 18 Sept

40
12 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Burgundy-Norris; Captain of Guards-Ackman; Regan-Mrs Jefferson; Cordelia-Mrs S. Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloster-J. Aickin; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Palmer; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Arante-Miss Platt; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Curran-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17740108, but Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (By Desire and for that night only).
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930; End I Farce: The Irish Fair, as17730918

41
16 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17740312 but Widow Brady-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

42
17 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksey-Dodd; Sir Patrick-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Newphew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow (With an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

43
03 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Davies; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I Farce: The Irish Fair-Blurton (first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton

44
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas(to be imitated after the manner of Weston)-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Whittle-Wilson; Kecksey-Lee Lewes; Sir Patrick-Mahon; Bates-Fearon; Nephew-Young; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

45
09 February 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Whittle-Shepherd; Kecksy-Benson; Bates-Wallace; Thomas-Massey; Widow Brady (with the original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Massey.

Song: Entertainments of singing-Mrs Mapples;, particularly the favourite song of The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Mapples

46
09 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Benson; Kecksey-Shepherd; Nephew-Nelson; Bates-Bowles; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Thomas-Massey; The Widow (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: The Widow Actor: Mrs Massey.

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

47
22 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Carleton Sen. & Woollams. Tickets delivered by Page, Whittey, Barthrope, Finney and the Widow Eddleston will be taken. Receipts: #278 16s. (26.17.0; 4.7.6; 0.8.6; tickets: 247.3.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole

Dance: As17780512

48
24 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Everard; Kecksey-Russell; Nephew-Lear; Thomas-West; Bates-Massey; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Bailey; The Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: The Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Bailey.

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Cries of London (in Imitation of the late Mr Shuter)-Jackson

49
08 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Jackson; Kecksey-Blissett; The Irish Widow-Mrs Lloyd (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Irish Widow Actor: Mrs Lloyd

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790818

50
05 April 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Leach; Kecksey-Parsloe; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Price; Thomas-The Gentleman that plays Boniface; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue song)-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Kingham.

Dance: A Hornpipe-Gentleman [unidentified]

Song: End IV: Tally O-Mrs Kingham

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Snip's Humorous Description of the Camp-Gardner