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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.

1601
19 July 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Rogers. At 6:30 p.m. Receipts: #2114s. 6d.; tickets #20 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

1602
18 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pelling, Giles, and Widow Rackstraw. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #9; tickets #58 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

1603
18 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walford and Widow White. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #6 19s. 6d.; tickets #99 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Wooden Shoe Dance, French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

1604
25 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Leigh. Mainpiece: As 7 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

1605
28 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Widow of Keene, Mrs Orfeur, Mrs Taylor. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #11 16s. 6d.; tickets #92 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; IV: Entry-Glover; V: Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

1606
07 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leonard, Maine, and Widow Atkins. Receipts: money #5 2s.; tickets #135 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: DDutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; The last new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Pastoral Dance-Lally, Mrs Wall

1607
19 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Laurence, Boxkeeper, and Widow White. Receipts: money #18 6s. 6d.; tickets #113 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Saraband, Pierot-Mlle Harve

1608
24 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Shaftoe, Widow of Keene, and Mrs Hanson. Receipts: money #13 3s. 6d.; tickets #110 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Song: Salway

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1609
16 March 1726 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Linike

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Solo, Concerto Grosso on Hautbois-Mr Keitch

1610
17 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Fielding, and Widow Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

1611
19 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman's Widow. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1612
03 June 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Widow Bowen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Miss Robinson

1613
28 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Diggs' Widow. Receipts: money #19 12s.; tickets #94 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 7 by money and 163 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; pit, 43 by money and 211 by tickets; first gallery, 37 by money and 182 by tickets; second gallery, 57 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

1614
15 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Penkethman's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: MMatlose-Lally, Miss Tenoe; La Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Turkish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a Trumpet Sonata on the Stage-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

1615
18 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rowland and Widow Atkins. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #9 9s.; tickets #108 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 by money and 200 by tickets; stage, 2 by money; pit, 8 by money and 256 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 200 by tickets; second gallery, 19 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: LL'Amor Che Parte Sento, Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre-Miss Warren; two part Song-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dutch Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1616
29 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and the Widow Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: DDrunken Man-Harper

1617
29 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #8 19s.; tickets #111 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 1 by money and 158 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 17 by money and 317 by tickets; first gallery, 12 by money and 248 by Tickets; second gallery, 32 oy money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: End I: The Milk Maid's Song-Miss Warren; II: In the Pleasant Month of May, Si Caro-Miss Warren; IV: The Cobler-Leveridge

Dance: I: Milk Maid's Dance-; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1618
15 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #33 8s. 6d.; tickets #125 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1619
19 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Maine, and Keene's Widow. Second Piece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 14s.; tickets #120 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Dutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Young Tench, Lilliputian Filch

1620
13 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets for The Amorous Widow taken at this play. Receipts: money #26 17s.; tickets #143 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivalon, Poitier

1621
28 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #19 13s.; tickets #126 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Song: As17300527

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Chacone-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

1622
13 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Cooper, Beaw, Widow Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance:

1623
25 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Mines, and Widow Gardiner. Receipts: money #6 6s., tickets #103 11s. Daily Post, 25 May: We hear, that when His Majesty removes to Hampton-Court, the Theatre in that Palace will be open'd, and Plays acted by the King's Company of Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Last new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit

1624
28 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson, Aston, Widow Atkins. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 12s.; tickets #94 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: I: Peggy O-Tony Aston; III: The Medley Hodge@Podge-Aston; V: Hold John-Aston; I afterpiece: Mrs Wright

Dance: II: French Clown-Nivelon; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Drunken Man-Aston

1625
31 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #7 12s.; tickets #100 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit