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1837 results for: Keyword - Widow Robinson
We found 884 matches on Performance Title, 711 matches on Performance Comments, 426 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
21 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

227
08 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820920

228
23 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): C Robinson

229
06 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17830923

230
09 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece Country Dana, as17830925; End of Act II, as17830918; In afterpiece, by Williamson, Second, Miss Stageldoir

231
30 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17831009

232
10 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom of Coventry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet Poll of Plymouth by Master Muffett of Hammersmith (1st appearance in public); In Act II an incidental song, accompanied by the pedal harp, by Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece Let Fame sound the Trumpet, as sung by Johnstone in Fontainbleau, by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance)

Monologue: 1786 07 10 End of last song Parents and Children, as 28 June

233
22 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece: Conclude with Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

234
23 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Song: As17881016, but Chorusses and Accompaniments-Miss _Collett, Mrs _Crouch

235
29 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

236
01 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

237
05 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

238
08 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Keen. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

239
12 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

240
15 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

241
19 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

242
20 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

243
26 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impostors

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

244
02 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

245
18 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End I: As17890107

246
27 December 1666 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: And my wife, and by coach to the King's playhouse, and meeting Creed took him up, and there saw The Scornfull Lady well acted; Doll Common [Mrs Corey] doing Abigail most excellently, and Knipp the widow very well, and will be an excellent actor, I think. In other parts the play not so well done as used to be, by the old actors. Anon to White Hall by coach, thinking to have seen a play there to-night, but found it a mistake, so back again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: See16661210 l666 Elder Loveless-Burt?; Younger Loveless-Kynaston?; Welford-Hart?; Sir Roger-Lacy?; The Lady-Mrs Rebecca? Marshal?; Martha-Mrs Rutter?; Abigail-Mrs Cory; Widow-Mrs Knipp.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Knipp.

247
24 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rowland and the Widow White. Receipts: money #8 7s. 6d.; tickets #111 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Injur'd Love

Performance Comment: As17221214, but Widow Richlove-Mrs Boheme; Sir Saveal-_.
Cast
Role: Widow Richlove Actor: Mrs Boheme

Dance: Galliard-Lally, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Bullock

248
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick Random-Cross; Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

249
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton, and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green, Southwark, (with a company from the theatres) during the short time of the Fair will be presented an Historical Drama (lately acted in Bartholemew Fair with universal applause) the Northern Heroes with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General, and the fair Ellimira a Russian Princess, containing the most remarkable events of that time; and concluding with the memorable battle of Putlowav, and Charles's retreat into the Turkish dominionsv. Interspersed with a comic interlude, The Volunteers. Also the comical humours and amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's widow, the merry pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. As the Fair will be of so short continuance, we shall begin very early each day (General Advertiser). [See 24 Aug. 1748, bf]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick-Cross; Corporal Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll Trotfutter-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

250
08 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman and her Children, who have suffered the loss by Two Ships, to the amount of #2000. Urged at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets to be had at Mr Harper's at the Corner of Avemary Lane; Mount's Coffee-House, Grosvenor St.; Smyrna Coffee-House, Pall Mall; Sam's Coffee-House in Change Alley, Cornhill; and of Sarjant at the Stage Door, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Blandford-Ridout; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Bellamy; Covernor-Anderson; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Driver-Dunstall; Jack Stanmore-Davis; Lady Weldon-Mrs Baker; With a new Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421