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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.

1001
13 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Lally, Lally Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock; particularly Myrtillo-

1002
19 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Lally, Lally Jr, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross

1003
07 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; French Peasant-Nivelon Jr

1004
13 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

1005
16 November 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Conolly-Burtt; Captain Savage-Diamond; Belville-A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Spruce-Nugent; Ghastly-Jones; Wolf-Dannell; Crow-Nicholes; Leeson-Powell; Leach-Cross; Torrington-Lloyd; Mrs Belville-Mrs Sydney; Mrs Tempest-Miss Marshall; Miss Leeson-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Thomson; Betty-Miss Carleton; Miss Walsingham-Miss Bird .
Cast
Role: Leach Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways-The Gentleman who performs General Savage; Colonel Ormsby-Hall; Brownlow-Powell; Pillage-Nugent; Orson-Cross; Bassore-The Gentleman who performs Belville; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Sydney; Jenny-Miss Barrett; Zelida-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Orson Actor: Cross

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Affrighted Dwarf, with a whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll (performers not listed)

Monologue: 1784 11 16 End of Act IV of mainpiece Bucks have at ye all by Cross

1006
06 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff-Aickin; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Macready; Ross-Davies; Donalbaine-Cross; Seyward-Cubitt; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Powel; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Blanchard, Bernard, Reeve; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

Song: In: Johnstone, Incledon, Marshall, Rock, Blurton, Letteney, Lee, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Cross, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr

1007
10 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff-Aickin; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Macready; Ross-Davies; Donalbaine-Cross; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Powel; Hecate-Darley; Witches-Blanchard, Munden, Cubitt; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Female Prisoners Actor: Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Miss Francis, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Gray, Mrs Cross, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Marshall, Rock, Williamson, Blurton, Letteney, Lee, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Francis, Miss Leserve, Mrs Cross, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr

1008
12 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Cast
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Cross

Song: II: Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Marshall, Gray, Rock, Rowson, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Miss Taylor, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr; End: Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure-Johnstone, Incledon; with new Accompaniments by Shield-

1009
08 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard or The Flight of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Blue Beard-Darley; Harlequin-Bayzand; Clown-Follett; Brothers to Colombine-Farley, Letteney; Assassins-Rowson, Powers; Haggard-Gray; Waiter-Cross; Little Old Man-Master Webb; Sailor-Rees; Footboy-Simmons; Tippy Bob-Munden; Sister Ann-Miss Leserve; Miss Common-Mrs Rock; Mrs Hoplove-Mrs Cross; Widow Giggle-Mrs Gray; Colombine-Mrs Watts; Daemons of Revenge-Mt Ratchford, Mt Platt, Mt Rayner, Mt Jackson, Mt Wilde; Aerial Spirits-Mrs Arnold, Mrs Masters, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Cross
Role: Mrs Hoplove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Widow Giggle Actor: Mrs Gray

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrn, Platt, Ratchford

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Darley, Gray, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Miss Leserve, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Miss Broadhurst

1010
29 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff-Aickin; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Macready; Ross-Davies; Donalbaine-Cross; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Powel; Hecate-Darley; Witches-Blanchard, Munden, Cubitt; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Marshall, Rock, Gray, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Rowson, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Davis, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve, Mrs Martyr

Music: As17921025

1011
23 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

1012
26 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

1013
28 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

1014
30 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

1015
31 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

1016
06 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

1017
14 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Sorrento

Afterpiece Title: The Red Cross Knights

1018
20 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

1019
June 1697 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In The Moon

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Girl; Frank Wildblood-Powel; Ned Stanmore-Mills; Palmerin Worthy-Williams; Sir Dottrel Fondlove-Johnson; Old Stanmore-Disney; Tom Dawkins-Pinkethman; Jacintha-Mrs Verbruggen; Widow Dawkins-Mrs Powel; Mrs Susan-Mrs Andrews; Prologue- Set to Musick by Mr Jeremy Clark. I:; Within this happy World above- set by Mr Jeremy Clark. II:; Joe Haynes meets 'em-; II: The Entertainment Composed by Mr Daniel Purcel Come all you Nymphs of Cynthia's Train-; II: A Dialogue In all our Cynthia's shining sphere-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross; III: The Musick set by Mr Daniel Purcel Look round and here behold-; A Dialogue Oh dear sweet sir you look so gay-Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas; IV: A Song set by Mr Purcel Young Strephon met me t'other Day-Miss Anon; IV: The Ceremony of a Nuptial Entertainment perform'd. Bride-Mrs Cross; Bridegroom-Mr Leveridge; The Musick set by Mr D. Purcel, The Nymphs of the Plain-; V: Set by Mr D. Purcel, Come Strephon Phyllis come let's troth-; Epilogue-Miss Denny Chalk; Dress'd with a great Wig like a Beau. In The Single Songs in the New Opera call'd The World in the Moon (1697), in addition to some of the pieces listed above, are the following ones: A Song Sett by Mr Daniel Purcell: Then come kind Damon-Mrs Lindsey; A Song Sett by Mr J. Clark: Smile then with a beam divine-Mrs Cross; A Song Sett by Mr J. Clark: Divine Astrea hither flew to Cynthia's brighter Throne-; A Song Sett by Mr Daniel Purcell: Young Strephon hee has woo'd me long-; A New Song: Let those Youths who freedom prize-.
Cast
Role: Widow Dawkins Actor: Mrs Powel
Role: A Dialogue In all our Cynthia's shining sphere Actor: Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross
Role: A Dialogue Oh dear sweet sir you look so gay Actor: Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas
Role: Bride Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Smile then with a beam divine Actor: Mrs Cross

1020
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke Or The Conjurors Bastard With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Performance Comment: Conjuror's Bastard-Chapman; Duke Lavinio-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Prince Brunetto-Ware; Barberino-Bembridge; Alberto-Richards; Captain-Spackman; Clout-Gray; Flout-Clough; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Prudentia-Miss Ferguson; Flametta-Miss Dodson; 1st Widow-Mrs Taylor; 2d Widow-Mrs Powel; Miss Sol@Fa-Mrs Booth; Drunken Captain-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mago Actor: Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: 1st Widow Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: 2d Widow Actor: Mrs Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble or A Cure for Jealousy

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

1021
11 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Delane; Aboan-Giffard; Blandford-Bridges; Driver-Taswell; Governor-Cross; Daniel-Neale; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Blakes; Widow-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Horsington; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Cross
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

1022
18 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye widow of Capt. James Spencer, an Officer &c., and her small Children (Cross). An Old Officer who had been in His Majesty's Service 46 years, but dying when upon half-pay has left the Widow without pension and with several small children in greatest distress. N.B. Part of the Pit will be rail'd into the boxes and servants will be allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tickets to be had of Mrs Spencer, the uppermost house in Prince's Court, by Storey's Gate; the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden; the Tiltyard Coffee House; St James Coffee House; Sweet's Coffee House, Bukingham Court; Bridge Street Coffee House; The Rainbow Coffee House, Ludgate Hill; the Temple Exchange, Fleet St.; the Rainbow, Cornhill; and at the Stage Door of the theatre where places may be taken. Mr Norton Amber, humbly hopes this general acknowledgment of the favour which his friends were pleas'd to confer on him by their generous appearance last Night at Drury Lane, will be accepted, instead of a more particular application, which his constant employment prevents; and begs leave to assure them, that he shall ever retain a most grateful sense of their indulgent assistance. Receipts: #252 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1023
01 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17350103, but Oroonoko-a Gentleman (at the Request of several Friends), a Citizen of London, the first and only time of his appearance on any stage; Driver-Johnson; Widow-Mrs Cross; Stanmore, Jack, Hottman omitted . Stanmore, Jack, Hottman omitted .
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

1024
07 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Governor-Berry; Blandford-W. Mills; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Miss Mann; Daniel-Cibber .
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: French Company Actor: Davenport, Raftor, Cole, Mrs Cross, Miss Bennet

Music: As17351018

1025
12 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Driver-Johnson; Governor-Berry; Blandford-W. Mills; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Daniel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Grand Polonese Ballet-Essex, Mrs Walter, Livier, Villeneuve, Dukes, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Miss Brett