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7466 results for: Keyword - Widow of Mr Walter Aston
We found 4508 matches on Event Comments, 2221 matches on Performance Comments, 1432 matches on Performance Title, 103 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

501
02 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: Being Positively the last time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: Two Pierrots, as17530501; V: Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

502
09 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

503
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: Younger Loveless Actor: Kynaston?
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Knipp.

504
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

505
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-

506
17 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Chapman, Mrs Burden, Miss Sledge. Tickets deliver'd by Redman, Dibdin, Miss Helm, Mrs Viviez, Miss Dawes, and Widow Dupre will be taken. [Ticket distribution from Account Book:] @Names Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Weller 19 59 80 #21 12s. #10 16s.@Redman 2 41 44 #11 1s. #5 10s. 6d.@Chapman 51 177 87 #48 #24@Dibdin 5 24 40 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Mrs Burden 20 30 56 #15 2s. #7 11s.@Miss Sledge 6 56 72 #17 2s. #8 11s.@Miss Helm 4 27 25 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Mrs Viviez 8 53 144 #24 7s. #12 3s. 6d.@Miss Dawes 14 30 56 #13 12s. #6 16s.@Mrs Dupre 5 44 42 #12 1s. #6 6d.@Total 134 541 646 #179 5s. #89 12s. 6d.@ Receipts: #22 15s. 6d. plus half value of tickets #89 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Francisco-Hull; Hairbrain-Wignel; Fountain-Anderson; Belmour-Davis; Lovegood-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Shorthose-Weller; Merchant-Marten; Ralph-Bennet; Humphrey-Holtom; Roger-Costollo; Lucy-Miss Sledge; Isabella-Mrs Burden; The Widow-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: The Widow Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

507
01 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [Kemble Mem.: Miss Farren refused to act this night because she didn't like her Dress. Mrs Goodall play[ed] the Widow Bellmour for her.] Receipts: #118 18s. (73.17.0; 40.3.0; 3.5.6; tickets not come in: 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-R. Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Sideboard-Burton; Black Boy-Miss Gawdry; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Lady Constant-Mrs Kemble; Muslin-Miss Pope; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: John-Phillimore.
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17901026

508
16 August 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Dance: LaBee, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris; also new dances-Thurmond Jr, others

Song: A Variety of English and Italian Songs-

509
16 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

510
03 August 1724 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Song:

511
11 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance:

512
18 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Song:

Dance:

513
22 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Song:

Dance:

514
01 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

515
03 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

516
04 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

517
06 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

518
21 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

519
10 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

520
02 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

521
16 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

522
13 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

523
24 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

524
28 April 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

525
23 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Aston Cokain

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Binks, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby