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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow of Mr Walter Aston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow of Mr Walter Aston")') 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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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.

101
23 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Dance: End II: Pierrot's Dance-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; IV: The Grand Flower Dance call'd La Badinage Champetre-Roger, Mrs Booth, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Boval, Mrs Walter, Haughton, Mrs Brett, Duplessis, Mrs Young

102
02 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TThe Muzette-Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; The Fawns-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

103
26 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: PPieraite, Fawns-Roger, Lally, Essex, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

104
07 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Lally, Essex, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar

105
01 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Mar-all

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

106
12 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

107
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: Mrs Fidget Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

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

108
18 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife

Music: III: Sonata of Corelli, proper to the Play-

Song: End III: A New Ballad to the tune of the Second Joke,-Mrs Roberts

Dance: IV: La Matellote-Miss Robinson; V: Last new Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter

109
17 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Rainton, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Walter; particularly The Matelots, Dutch Boor and his Frou-

110
22 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

111
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

112
18 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson

113
22 January 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Davenport, Miss Anderson
Role: Touchwood Actor: Aston
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter

Dance: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

114
19 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

115
01 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter

Dance: Grand Polish Ballet by Essex and Mrs Walter. Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

116
17 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: French Peasant by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann. Tit for Tat, as17350215

117
22 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, as17350310 Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mrs Walter

118
25 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. The new Comic Dance called Fye! nay prithee John; or, Handel's Jig by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

119
02 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Walter

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

120
06 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17350901, with Ridotto Al' Fresco: Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Davenport; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Taylor; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frow-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Dukes, Mrs Pelling .
Cast
Role: Shepherd and Shepherdess Actor: Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

121
17 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Rover, as17360214

122
07 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Music: The March in Zara. By Desire, a Solo composed by Charke will be performed on the Violin by his Scholar, Master Oates

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: A new dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates, Scholars to Villeneuve. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Peasant by Master Oates and Miss Oates. V: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett

123
30 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Rover, as17361029; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

124
11 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: II: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

125
20 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment