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4925 results for: Keyword - Widow Cross
We found 2974 matches on Event Comments, 1625 matches on Performance Comments, 665 matches on Performance Title, 110 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3251
07 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Captain O'Donnel-Johnstone; Welford-Incledon; Fairlop (1st time)-Richardson; Medley (1st time)-Townsend; Bob-Cross; Filbert-Wilde; Thomas-Linton//Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Henley; Polly-Miss Barnett; Emily-Miss Poole (1st appearance in that character). Rest of the Vocal Parts by Miss Stuart, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve, Mrs Mountain .
Cast
Role: Bob Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Dance: As17931015

3252
11 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Fennell; Governor-Powel; Sprightly-Davies; Poet-Bernard; Printer's Devil-Cross; Robin-Thompson; Arabella-Miss Chapman; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Printer's Devil Actor: Cross

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17931020

3253
20 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.
Cast
Role: Jacobine Actor: Cross

3254
14 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey; Or, The Russian Slaves

Performance Comment: Ibrahim-Holman; Orloff- Farren; Mustapha-Munden; A La Greque-Fawcett; Azim-Cubitt; Muley-Macready; Selim-Townsend; Old Man-Thompson; Peter-Cross; Turks-Evatt, Farley, Rees//Paulina-Mrs Esten; Lauretta-Mrs Mattocks; Fatima-Mrs Martyr; Alexina-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Jacobine Actor: Cross

3255
28 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Cast
Role: Jacobine Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE; or, The Apparition of the Cliffs

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Townsend, Munden, Powel, Thompson, Campbell, Abbot, Middleton//Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Standen, Miss Morris. [Cast from text Q. Barker, 1794): Gerbin-Quick; Lindor-Townsend; Martin-Munden; Don Lope-Powel; Prior of the Convent-Thompson; Vincent-Campbell; Jaques-Abbot [in text: Farley]; Sancho-Cross; Ferrand, Marquis of Atranto-Middleton//Clara-Mrs Martyr; Alinda-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Standen; The Lady-Miss Morris.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Cross

3256
09 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: THE SUIC IDE

Performance Comment: Tobine-Palmer (1st appearance on that stage these 2 years); Tabby-Aickin; Wingrave-Suctt; Catchpenny-Baddeley; Squib-Bland; Bounce-Benson; Juggins-Burton; John-Waldron Jun.; Bolus-Ledger; Waiters-Cross, Abbot, Lyons, Fisher; Ranter-Bannister//Mrs Grogram-Mrs Hopkins; Kitty [rule Peggy)-Mrs Hale; Nancy Lovell-Mrs Goodall .
Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Cross, Abbot, Lyons, Fisher

Afterpiece Title: A L L THE WORLD'S A STAGE

3257
17 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Pindar; John d'Aire-Benson; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Cross; Citizens-Baddeley, Barrett, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serieant-Suett; La Gloire-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance this season); Carpenters-Parsons, Burton. [For female parts see17940822].For female parts see17940822].
Cast
Role: Crier Actor: Cross

Song: In 2nd piece, by Sedgwick, Cooke, Kenrick, Walker, Linton, Willoughby, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Lyons, Saunders, Dibble//Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Mrs Harvey, Miss M. Wrighten, Miss C. Wrighten, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage

3258
21 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: THE MOUNTAINEERS

Performance Comment: Octavian-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Virolet-Barrymore; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Bland, Ledger; Lope Tocho-Parsons; Goatherds-Palmer Jun., Barrett, Cross, Waldron Jun., Burton; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-C. Kemble; Pacha-Benson; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Cooke, Usher; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Moors, Muleteers, and Goatherds-Linton, Willoughby, Dorion Jun., Kenrick, Walker, Little, Brown, Saunders, Dibble, Lyons//Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Norton, Miss M. and C. Wrighten, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Hale, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage .
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Palmer Jun., Barrett, Cross, Waldron Jun., Burton

3259
16 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT

Performance Comment: As17940708 but Barebones-Cross; Toby Thatch (1st time)-Barrett .
Cast
Role: Barebones Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

3260
23 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Afterpiece Title: THE FARMER

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Fawcett; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-C. Kemble; Col. Dormant-Pindar; Fairly-Barrett; Farmer Stubble-Cross; Counsellor Flummery-Ledger; Farmer Blackberry-Bannister//Molly Maybush-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Leak; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Kemble .
Cast
Role: Farmer Stubble Actor: Cross

Song: In the course of the evening Dr Grigsby's Tippety Witchet by Fawcett [sec CG, 16 May]

Monologue: 1794 08 23 A new Occarimlal Address in the Character of Trudge [in INKLE AND YARICO] by Fawcett

3261
15 September 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Drury-lane And Covent-garden

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester (1st time [i.e. 1st appearance])-Burton; Buckle-Farley; Ranger's Servant-Cross; Chairmen-Rock, Ledger; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Chapman; Jacintha-Miss Cornelys (1st appearance on this stage); Lucetta-Mrs Mattocks; Milliner-Mrs Lloyd; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Ranger's Servant Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

3262
20 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Farren; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Richardson; Tibalt-Macready; Paris-Claremont; Balthazar-Cross; Montague-Davenport; Peter-Burton; Friar John-Thompson; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Miss Morris; Nurse-Mrs Davenport; Juliet-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play, in which a favorite Pas de Deux-Byrne, Mme Rossi

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession; with a favourite Elegy- (composed by Dr Arne); the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Gray, Linton, Rock, Blurton, Abbot, Miss Poole, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stuart, Mrs Arnold, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Master, Mrs Martyr

3263
30 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Cross, Ledger

3264
06 December 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Before You

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Bernard, Hull, Powel, Miss Wallis, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Martyr, Miss Chapman, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Platt, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and London Chronicle, 9 Dec.: Tippy-Lewis; Sir Robert Floyer-Quick; Conway-Holman; Asgill-Pope; Humphrey-Munden; Fancourt-Fawcett; Acid-Bernard; Perkins-Hull; Sir Simon Asgill-Powel; Slopseller-Thompson; Buckram-Williamson; Holdfast-Cross; Sir Robert's Servant-Simmons; Georgina-Miss Wallis; Mrs Fancourt-Mrs Mattocks; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Lady Charlotte-Miss Chapman; Lady Elizabeth-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Clement-Mrs Platt; Lady Horatia Horton-Mrs Pope; Mrs Bullrush-Miss Stuart; Lady Horatia's Servant-Miss Leserve; Prologue-Mrs Mattocks; Epilogue-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Holdfast Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

3265
28 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop (1st time)-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob (1st time)-Haymes; Filbert-Cross; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket (1st time)-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Standen; Emily (with an additional song; for that night only)-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Filbert Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Volunteers; or, Britain's Bulwark

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: In 2nd piece: Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: a Representation of a Ship in Distress, in which The Storm-Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Old Towler [both]-Incledon

3266
09 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mayor Of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Lint-Cross; Heeltap-Burton; Bruin-Cooke; Roger-Waldron Jun.; Snuffle-Lyons; Mob-Ledger, Abbot; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Performance Comment: Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Duke of Somerset-Bland; Egbert-Palmer Jun.; La Varenne-Benson; Prince of Wales-Miss Menage; Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; Gregory Gubbins-Bannister Jun.; Fool-Suett; Corporal-Cross; Drummer-Cooke; Fifer-Waldron Jun.; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Cooke [i.e. doubled Drummer]; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp; Queen Margaret-Mrs Kemble; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

3267
11 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Davies; Barleycorn-Benson; Apathy-Bland; Barebones-Cross; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Burton; Poz-Caulfield; Bite-Cooke; Skip-Waldron Jun.; Coachman-Ledger; John-Lyons; Grum-Usher; Toby Thatch-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Barebones Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

3268
13 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d' Aire-Benson; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Cross; Citizens-Waldron Jun., Cooke, Abbot; O'Carrol-Caulfield (1st appearance in that character); Serjeant-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; 1st Carpenter-Suett (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Carpenter-Burton; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Crier Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

Song: 2nd piece: Vocal Parts-Cooke, Lyons, Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Dorion, Kenrick, Linton, Little, Walker, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Miss Granger

3269
15 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Benson (1st appearance in that character); Campley-Davies; Mate-Cooke; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Cross; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss DeCamp; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Planters Actor: Usher, Abbot, Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

3270
22 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Barrymore; Captain Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Ballance-Aickin; Worthy-Caulfield; Serjeant Kite-Benson; Welch Collier-Waldron Jun.; Constable-Ledger; Scale-Cooke; Steward-Cross; Scruple-Usher; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Suett, Wathen (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character); Melinda-Miss Heard; Mob Women-Mrs Booth, Mrs Gaudry; Sylvia-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

3271
31 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Bland, Ledger; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Palmer Jun., Burton, Cross, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-Caulfield; Pacha-Benson; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Cooke, Usher; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Moors Muleteers and Goatherds-Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Dorion Jun., Kenrick, Linton, Little, Lyons, Walker, Willoughby; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Norton, Miss Granger, Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Palmer Jun., Burton, Cross, Waldron Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

3272
03 August 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Cross; Quildrive-Waldron Jun.; Corinna-Mrs Jones; Maria-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Cross

3273
19 August 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: As17950701 but Simon Pure-Cross.
Cast
Role: Simon Pure Actor: Cross.
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Crier Actor: Cross
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

3274
20 August 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Crier Actor: Cross
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17950811, but added: Squire Robert-Cooke; James-Bland; Harry-Waldron Jun.; Davy-Cross; Doctor Hellebore-Burton.
Cast
Role: Davy Actor: Cross
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross

3275
27 August 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17950821, but added: Goliah-Master Menage; Twig-Waldron Jun.; Lounge-Lyons; Malachi-Cross; Coachman-Ledger; Waiters-Abbot, Cooke; There was a little woman I've heard tell-_.
Cast
Role: Malachi Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Cross