SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow of Thomas Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow of Thomas Williams")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
We found 15876 matches on Author, 2488 matches on Performance Comments, 1051 matches on Event Comments, 539 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Touchstone Of Invention Or The Soldiers Fortune

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Holmes, Williams, Horwell, Master Woodward, Dugdale, Bates, Decastro, Wright, Munden, Noble, Barrett, Miss Dudley, Miss Bowles, Miss White, Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Soldiers' Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Henry And Emma

Related Works
Related Work: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: 2nd piece: With a Hornpipe-Lonsdale

Song: End I: two part song, Damon and Clora-Leach, Miss Mitchell (1st appearance); End III: My sweet pretty Mogg-Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Cleomines-Hurst; Gentleman-Williams; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Robinson; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Song: End IV: Hooly and Fairlyin character-M'Donald

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch Overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Packer; Bedamor-R. Palmer; Duke-Chaplin; Spinosa-Williams; Elliot-Phillimore; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Spinosa Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williams; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Priest-Griffiths; Gravediggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Palmer; Ophelia-Miss Field; Queen-Mrs Hopkins. [Edition of 1782 (Bathurst) adds: Player Queen-Mrs Booth.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: THE CAMP

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Exciseman Trickd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel, and Hornpipe by Master Holland, pupil to Holloway

Song: Hooly and Fairly, in character, by M'Donald; End of Act II The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo by Miss Hemet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece, as17821003; End of Act II, as17821016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Wonders in the Sun, or, The Kingdom of the Birds Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel (performers not listed); In Act IV a Hornpipe by Middleton

Monologue: 1784 02 09 The Edinburgh Buck by a Genleman [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Cockburn; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud (with The Cries of Edinburgh')-Thompson; Sir William Worthy-Aberdein; Bauldy-Murray; Jenny-Mrs Tassie (1st appearance); Mause-Mr Blair; Madge-Mr M'Nab; Peggy-Mrs Raeburn. A new Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by ThomasStewart .
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Amour Author(s): Thomas Stewart

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece the Sbeep shearing Song [Come, come, my good shepherds] by Mrs Raeburn; End of mainpiece, by Permission of the Caledonian Society, their Constitution Song, set to music by an eminent Master, by a Gentleman [unidentified]. imitations. Following 2nd song, a variety of Imitations by a Gentleman who performed for Bannister's Benefit [on 26 Aug. 1784], and others, with universal applause, being his 4th appearance [Kean]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17910512, but Rustic-Williamson; William (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Rustic Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake Author(s): Thomas Gataker

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Incledon; with Give me Wine rosy Wine (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Bacchanals-Cubitt; Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Williams; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Hurlstone. Text (J. Debrett [1792]) gives cast for season of 1792-93. Poetical Sketch by John Wolcot (Morning Herald, 11 May)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, and other Decorations. The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Carter. Morning Herald, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden, No. 15, Catherine-street. Ibid, 1 Dec. 1792: This Day is published Just in Time (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #415 3s. (126.4.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 284.9.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Related Works
Related Work: Just in Time Author(s): Thomas HurlstoneCharles Thomas Carter

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: In: Dance incidental to the piece,-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by way of Epilogue) Poetical Sketch, Jemmy Jumps in the Dumps; or, A Sunday Lounge in Hyde Park-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End III: a new dance The Caledonian Cottagers; or, Scotch Wedding-Allison, Allison's Pupils

Song: End IV: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw

Entertainment: Monologue Probably end: An Occasional Address-Walker

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. [In mainpiece the playbill lists Mrs Esten, but "Previous to the play an apology was made in behalf of Mrs Davis, who had undertaken Mrs Esten's character in consequence of the indisposition of the latter lady. [After considerable objection] Mrs Davis was well received in the part" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 4).] Public Advertiser, 3 May 1793: This Day is published How to Grow Rich (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #257 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Farren, Blanchard, Fawcett, Cubitt, Mrs Davis, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope. Cast from text T. N. Longman, 1793): Pave-Lewis; Smalltrade-Quick; Warford-Pope; Sir ThomasRoundhead-Munden; Sir Charles Dazzle-Farren; Hippy-Blanchard; Latitat-Fawcett; Nab-Cubitt; Plainly-Powel; Formal-Thompson; Servant-Rees; Sir Charles's Servant-Ledger; Sir Thomas's Servant-Simmons; Smalltrade's Servant-Blurton; Rosa-Mrs Davis [in text: Mrs Esten]; Miss Dazzle-Miss Chapman; Lady Henrietta-Mrs Pope; Betty-Miss Stuart; Prologue-Pope; Epilogue-Lewis. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Bouquet, as17930415

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. The Scenes painted by Richards and Phillips. Oracle, 29 Nov. 1796: This Day is published Fortune's Fool (2s.). Receipts: #229 2s. 6d. (226.0.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortunes Fool

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick or Blunders at Brighton

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 4, by Thomas Holcroft. Larpent MS 1144; not published. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown]. Receipts: #429 5s. (378.1; 44.15; 6.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Ridicule

Related Works
Related Work: The Force of Ridicule Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Dance: As17961019

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 117. The King's Company. The Prologue is in Thomas Jordan's A Royal Arbour of Loyal Poesie (1664). Andrew Newport to Sir Richard Leveson, 15 Dec.: Upon our stages we have women-actors, as beyond seas (HMC, 5th Report, Part I, 1876, p. 158). For a discussion of actresses who may have played Desdemona on this day, see Wilson, All the King's Ladies, pp. 6-8. Possibly Clun acted Iago. See An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther of Mr Clun, 1664

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Moore Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling

Related Works
Related Work: The Changeling Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hannibal

Related Works
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Thomas Dekker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine

Related Works
Related Work: The Libertine Destroyed Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Libertine Author(s): Thomas Shadwell