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1711 results for: Keyword - Widow Harper
We found 1008 matches on Performance Comments, 501 matches on Performance Title, 378 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

551
15 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Harper was taken ill; The Irish Widow was thereupon substituted and begun, but the audience was clamorous, and insisted on The Son-in-Law. A long delay ensued until the proper acters had been brought back to the theatre and until they were dressed. Mrs Jewell read Miss Harper's part. While trying to find out what the audience wanted, Bannister retorted sharply from the stage to one of the noisiest of the objectors. This action caused several letters to be written to various newspapers debating the right of a "servant of the public" to reprimand a member of the audience even when that member might be in the wrong (Morning Chronicle, 16 Sept., et seq.).] The last Night of the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

552
27 January 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Modes

Performance Comment: Principle Parts by Cibber, Cibber Jr, Wilks, Mills, Harper, Miller, Norris, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, but edition of 1727 lists: Earl of Late Airs-Cibber; Lord Toupet-Cibber Jr; Sir Oliver Bruin-Harper; Ballamine-Wilks; Sagely-Mills; Henry-Norris; George-Miller; Amoret-Mrs Oldfield; Melissa-Mrs Porter; Clary-Mrs Horton; Prologue by Theobald-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Bruin Actor: Harper

553
22 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Harper, Norris, Shepard, W. Mills, Cibber, Miss Teno, Miss Lindar; The Dance of the Winds-Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval; The Grand Devils Dance: Chief Fury-Houghton; The Dance of Watermen-Harper, others; With a Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Miller, Harper, Norris, Shepard, W. Mills, Cibber, Miss Teno, Miss Lindar
Role: The Dance of Watermen Actor: Harper, others

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Harper

Dance: End I: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Miss Tenoe

Ballet: End Farce: The Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

554
13 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth; but edition of 1728 lists: Duke Angelo-Corey; Roderick-Mills; Henriquez-Wilks; Don Bernard-Harper; Camillo-Griffin; Julio-Booth; Citizen-Oates; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Norris; 2d Shepherd-Ray; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Booth; Prologue by Phillip Frowde-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth
Role: Don Bernard Actor: Harper

555
16 February 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Several Masques

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Wilks, Mills, Cibber, Bridgwater, Griffin, Harper, Miller, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Moor, Mrs Mills; but edition of 1728 lists: Wisemore-Mills; Mertial-Wilks; Malvil-Bridgwater; Lord Formal-Griffin; Rattle-Cibber; Sir Postive Trap-Harper; Sir Apish Simple-Miller; Lady Matchless-Mrs Oldfield; Vermilia-Mrs Porter; Helena-Mrs Booth; Lady Trap-Mrs Moor; Catchit-Mrs Mills; Prologue Occasioned by its Succeeding The Provoked Husband,-Mills; Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Wilks, Mills, Cibber, Bridgwater, Griffin, Harper, Miller, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Moor, Mrs Mills
Role: Sir Postive Trap Actor: Harper

556
14 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Dorilant-Watson; Pinchwife-Harper; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Cibber; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fidget-Mrs Walter; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Performance Comment: Parts-Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor; but edition of 1729 lists: Justice Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Oates; Moody-Ray; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Squire Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor
Role: Justice Dalton Actor: Harper

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

557
09 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Wilks, Mills, Cibber, Bridgwater, Harper, Griffin, Roberts, Norris, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth, Miss Raftor; but edition of 1730 lists: Colonel Truemore-Mills; Gainlove-Wilks; Shamwell-Bridgwater; Haughty-Harper; Conundrum-Griffin; Apeall-Cibber; Vicechancellor-W. Mills; Old Apeall-Roberts; Timothy-Norris; Dash-Oates; Lady Science-Mrs Porter; Victoria-Mrs Booth; Clarinda-Mrs Oldfield; Kitty-Miss Raftor; Wife to Haughty-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Wilks, Mills, Cibber, Bridgwater, Harper, Griffin, Roberts, Norris, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth, Miss Raftor
Role: Haughty Actor: Harper

558
30 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Harper
Role: Watermen Actor: Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

559
02 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Mustacho-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-Wetherilt; Stephano-Shepard; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Neptune-Rainton; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.
Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Harper
Role: Watermen Actor: Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper

560
28 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [For further discussion of Harper's appearance in Court, see Universal Spectator, 1 Dec; London Evening Post, 29 Nov.; Grub St. Journal, 6 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

561
12 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor The Disease

Performance Comment: Parts by Johnson, Cibber, Miller, Harper, Griffin, W. Mills, Milward, Shepard, Oates, Winstone, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Robinson; but edition of 1734 lists: Sir Credulous Hippish-Griffin; Heartwell-Mills Sr; Beaumont-W. Mills; Dr Mummy-Johnson; Dr Diascordium-Miller; Looby Headpiece-Cibber; Galleypot-Harper; Cranny-Sheppard; Joseph-H. Tench; Poet-Oates; Constable-Hallam Sr; Lady Hippish-Mrs Butler; Belina-Mrs Pritchatd; Agnes-Mrs Robinson; Primrose-Mrs Heron. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue spoken by Cibber, Griffin, Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Galleypot Actor: Harper

562
10 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant; Or, The Different Husbands

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Wm. Mills, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Miss Holliday; but edition of 1735 lists: Mondish-Quin; Gaylove-W. Mills; Capt Spark-Cibber; Sir Simon Raffler-Griffin; Colonel Raffler-Harper; Lady Raffler-Mrs Butler; Mrs Raffler-Mrs Heron; Clarinda-Miss Holliday. Prologue spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Colonel Raffler Actor: Harper

563
06 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts by Mills, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Miller, Milward, W. Mills, Este, Cross, Turbutt, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross, Miss Mann; but edition of 1735 lists: Sir Positive Bubble-Griffin; Freelove-Mills; Valentine-Milward; Sir Humphrey Henpeck-Harper; Harcourt-Mills Jr; Horatio-Este; Martin-Cibber; Reynard-Miller; Lewis-Cross; Almanzor-Master Arne; Justice Diligence-Turbut; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Cross; Maria-Mrs Clive; Dorothea-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Thurmond; Angelica-Mrs Holiday; Lisetta-Mrs Mann. Prologue spoken by Cibber. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Sir Humphrey Henpeck Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

564
14 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Wright; Prince-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Glendower-Cibber; Worcester-Havard; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Dowglass-Furnival; Vernon-Cross; Blunt-Hill; Bardolph-Ray; Francis-Macklin; Carriers-Johnson, Harper [Egerton 2320: Harper ill Macklin did ye Carrier for him]; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Harper

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

565
16 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Lancaster-Havard; Justice-Boman; Westmoreland-Winstone; York-Wright; Poins-Cross; Bardolph-Ray; Feeble-Woodward; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Mann; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Harper [Egerton 2320: Harper's name in for Silence Griffin play'd it]; Pistol-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Silence Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

566
24 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper and Raftor. [Tickets at Harper's House in Bridges Street. A letter to the Daily Advertiser, 24 April, concerning this benefit, states that Harper is incapacitated with 'a Paralytick Disorder.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

567
03 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: [Characters by Brett, Blissett, Griffin, Gardner, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist, Miss Hale, Miss Harper.] Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Lelio-Brett; Marquis-Blissett; Clarin-Griffin; Governor-Gardner; Carlo-Edwin; Laura-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabella-Miss Twist; Violetta-Miss Hale; Spinetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Spinetta Actor: Miss Harper.

568
17 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Brett, Blissett, Massey, Edwin, Miss Harper. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens [see17780819]; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.

569
12 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benhow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.

570
01 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Jackson, Kenny, Painter, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1779): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Parsons; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-Lamash; Crab-Jackson; Sir Dilberry-Painter; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper; Kenny, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood. Kenny, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

571
14 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: The Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Jackson, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Jackson; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; Kenny. Kenny.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: As17790610

572
25 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets to be had of Miss Harper, at Guy's, No. 19, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.

573
13 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; unassigned-Kenny.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper

574
15 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Massey, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-Lamash; Crab-Massey; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Massey, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End I: Dance-Master and Miss Byrne

Music: Mainpiece: The Overture-; new Musick composed by Dr Arnold-

Song: with an additionalair-Wilson; [Public Advertiser, 26 June: In the golden barge we ride-[This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

575
28 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wilson; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.