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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.

3926
20 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Mlle Auguste; particularly The Dutch Dance-Mlle Auguste

3927
25 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Favorable comment on Mossop's Acting appeared in Grays Inn Journal for 29 Sept.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

3928
27 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

3929
03 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: A Comic Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

3930
04 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3931
05 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

3932
10 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Gibson; Benvolio-Usher; Paris-Anderson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennett; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-aYoung Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage before); [With a Masquerade Dance- [proper to the play; [and an Additional Scene introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; [which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers; [With an Occasional Prologue-Barry.*c1753 10 10 cg A Prologue by Barry to introduce a young gentlewoman in Juliet (Miss Nossiter) who never appear'd upon any stage. Great Applause. The Prologue about Mrs Cibber's Leaving Rich (Cross). Romeo was perform'd by Barry and Juliet by Miss Nossiter, being the first time of her appearing on any theatre. The delicacy of her figure, and her gracefull distress, obtained for her the warmest applause; and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.] and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.]

3933
11 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

3934
12 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: JJuliet is now the talk of ye Town, & tho' there are critics, in general meets with approbation (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

3935
13 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters of the play will be new-dressed. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd the Gipsey Tambourine-Mlle Auguste, Gerard, Christian

3936
13 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The House not Good (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

3937
15 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular desire. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: A New Dance, Gipsey Tambourine, as17531012

3938
15 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMiser & Harl. Sorcerer at ye bottom [of the bill, i.e., was announced for next play] (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

3939
16 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

3940
17 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [None to be admitted behind scenes. No money returned after curtain is drawn up.] Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

3941
18 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: Gipsey Tambourine, as17531012

3942
19 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3943
20 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [C$Cross suggested Harlequin Sorcerer as afterpiece.] Maranesi was to have danc'd, but broke his arm in ye practise, ye night before (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: Cooke, Miss Hilliard

3944
22 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3945
23 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

3946
23 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMiss Nossiter's name first appeared in the Bills (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: As17531018

3947
24 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 28 Jan. 1746.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3948
24 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 'TTis said Miss Bellamy, who engag'd lately with Mr Rich is off again. Mr Colthorp who kept her, swears to kick Rich &c. Great noise about it in ye Bedford Coffee House (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

3949
26 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

3950
29 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Performance of mainpiece highly praised in Gray's Inn Journal 3 Nov. It is no wonder that in some scenes the Emotions of the Audien ce run so extremely high, as they were acted upon by the two best Tragedians in the world." Garrick and Mossop. Also praises Foote's Fondlewife in previous performances of the Old Batchelor.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery