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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Cross"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Cross")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

3901
19 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Quin did Falstaff for Ryan (Cross). The Nobility and Gentry at Bath gave Quin 100 guineas, and desir'd him to send them down so many tickets for this benefit (Gentleman's Magazine, 1753, p. 147). Pit and Boxes together at 5s. [with an Amphitheatre on stage]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Falstaff

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

3902
24 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy. Afterpiece: By Desire. No part of the pit will be laid into the boxes, nor any building on the stage. Tickets of Miss Bellamy at her House in Thrift St., Soho; and at stage door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122, but Janeton Auretti seems to replace Mrs Preston

3903
24 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Afterpiece: A Comedy in 2 acts written by Foote, with Prologue and Epilogue by him. Miss Macklin did Calista and a part in the farce,-all went well (Cross). A Comedy in answer to the French Farce A Frenchman in London, with a Dialogue Prologue, spoken by Macklin & his wife. Epilogue spoken by Miss Macklin. All by Foote. Part of Pit laid into the boxes, with an amphitheatre on stage, all at 5s. Full Prices (Winston MS 8). The Englishman at Paris has been better recev'd that I expected. Garrick, &c., &c....say kinder things of it than modesty will permit me to repeat. Upon the whole it was damnably acted, Macklin miserably imperfect in the words and in the character (a stain to Comedy). You might have seen what I meant,--an English Buck, by the power of dulness instantaneously transformed into an Irish chairman. Miss Roach, accompany'd by some frippery French woman occupy'd, to the no small scandal of the whole house, the Prince's box, whilst the duchess of Bedford &c., &c. were oblig'd to take up with seats upon the stage. The piece will be printed the 25th instant, which I will enclose to you (Samuel Foote to Mr Delaval, MS in Folger Shakespeare Library, written either 24 March, or, perhaps more likely, 24 April, since Foote states later in the letter he is leaving for foreign parts the first of May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3904
26 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons Devisse & Mad Auguste. Tickets of Devisse at Mrs Jones's, Hoop-petticoat Maker in Bow St., Covent Garden; at Turk's Head Tavern, in Grig-St., Soho; of Mad Auguste at Mr Harris's, Hosier, in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: A New Dance-Mlle Auguste; II: A Masquerade Dance-M Gerard first appearance from Paris, never appeared in England; III: A New Pierrot Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; IV: The Matelot Basque-Ferrere; after the Country Dance-; The Louvre and Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

3905
27 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Tickets of Beard in Russel-St, Covent Garden; and at Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Cymon and Iphigenia a Cantata by Mr Arne-Beard; II: The School of Anacreon a New Cantata by Arne-Beard; IV: (By Desire) The Lass of the Mill-Beard; accompany'd on the Harp-Mr Parry

Music: III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Parry

3906
27 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Cross suggests The Country Wife this night, but the Public Advertiser indicates The Miser. The Country Wife had been advertised on the advance notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Sabotiers Tyrolese, as17521028

3907
29 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: II: By Particular Desire, the Lass of the Mill-Beard; accompany'd on the Harp-Parry, and a piece by him on the same instrument

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

3908
02 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mossop. Part of Pit laid into Boxes to form Amphitheatre. Tickets to be had of Mossop, at his lodgings at Newton's Warehouse in Tavistock St., and at Stage Door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; End: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324

3909
05 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted this season. [Cross lists no Receipts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17530402 V: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324

Song: III: Beard

3910
09 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Part of pit laid into boxes. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324

3911
10 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benfit for Berry. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets at stage door, and of Berry at Mr Pope's, a Peruke Maker in Russel St., Covent Garden. Berry's figure was well adapted to Sciolto, Acasto and characters of that cast; No man had more feeling than he, and it generally had its proper effect, but by being too fond of aiming at tenderness, he grated upon the ear of an auditor (Genest, IV, p. 363, from State of the Stage). Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

3912
23 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3913
24 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Miss Macklin did Monimia (Cross). Afterpiece: For last time this season. With a New Prologue. To prevent mistakes, those Gentlemen and Ladies who send for Places, are desired to send for Tickets; which may be had of Miss Macklin, in Bow St.; and of Mr Crudge at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

3914
28 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills and Miss Minors. Tickets deliver'd by Taswell will be taken. [The Present State of the Stage commends Miss Minors in characters of awkward country girls.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

3915
02 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Winstone and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by Palmer and Miss Batcheldor will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: MMinuet-Piettro, Miss Batcheldor

3916
08 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular desire. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: MMinuet-Devisse, Mlle Janeton Auretti

3917
10 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnson and Sanderson. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

3918
11 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sturt, Bulbrick, Harrison and Rooker. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; End: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Song-Wilder

3919
18 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Varney (Housekeeper). Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Sir Hugh-Cross">Clough; Rugby-$Marr; Bardolph-$Johnson (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #210 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Hornpipe-a child five years old; V: Scots Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston; Rural Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston

Song: III: Lass of the Mill-Vernon

3920
23 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Lear and Duke and No Duke advertised but not given (Cross)

Performances

3921
25 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For Mrs Horton (a Gift Day). So ended ye Season. [185th performance.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery [The Chaplet]

3922
13 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss

3923
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 8 years. [See 24 April 1753, and 15 Feb. 1746.] Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

3924
17 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: SShuter play'd the Miser for his 1st appearance at this theatre. Great Applause (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

3925
18 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet