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6618 results for: Keyword - Cross and Wife
We found 3047 matches on Event Comments, 2525 matches on Performance Title, 1626 matches on Performance Comments, 110 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2001
13 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Hillyard

2002
16 December 1751 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

2003
06 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner

Music: Concerto on the Cymbal-Noell

2004
15 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2005
10 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2006
22 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: During the short time of the Fair, at Bence's Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d. To begin at Twelve and end at Ten at night. [N.B. at a Booth next to Yeates's ran Parsloe's Grand Medley, including The Town Miss; or, The Miser Outwitted,' by operational moving figures (puppets) followed by dancing, jiggs, disjointments, concluding with a piece of German Clockwork, for the diversion of the Curious.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Intriguing Chambermaid Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Dance: I: A new Grand Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Codgerino; End: A new Irish Dance-

2007
04 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgwater; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Macklin; Rake-Usher; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Col. Bully (with song in Character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Flora or the Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Testy-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Miss Haughton; Hob-Dunstall; F; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Flora or the Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Testy-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Miss Haughton; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

2008
17 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.

Dance: As17521028

2009
16 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: First Fury Actor: Grandchamps.
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Hilliard

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

2010
27 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2011
10 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17521004, but Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: III: Alcides Name by Handel-Legg; V: Since the Race of Time Began by Handel-Legg

Dance: I: Two Pierrots, as17530501; II: New Peasant Dance-Gardiner; IV: Les Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

2012
18 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, To begin at Twelve noon during the time of the Fair. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper seats 6d. [For security Phillips has erected no Gallery. Presumably the Patent Theatres were demanding more rigid enforcement of the Licensing Act as indicated in the notice from the Daily Advertiser 18 Sept.: Whereas the Fair called Lady Fair...in the Borough of Southwark...any person or persons..who person..(who ) shall act and exhibit any Droll or Shew (after 20 Sept.) shall be prosecuted and punished according to Law.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave Or A Wife For Ye All

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of Endor

2013
24 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgewater; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Usher; Justice-Wignell; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent;. Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2014
26 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2015
02 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2016
18 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Song: Roberts

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

2017
07 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 25 Jan. 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Dunstall, 1st time; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Slender-Bennet; Rugby-C. Smith; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Les Taileurs, as17531210

2018
20 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box-Keepers Condell and Green. [Care taken about fraudulent tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

2019
03 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband Or The Intriguing Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician or Mezzetin Deceived

2020
18 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Artful Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber or Mezzetin in the Suds

2021
27 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Sparks; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Barrington; Mademoiselle-Miss Helm; Lady Brute-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2022
30 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignell; Statute-Redman; Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Anderson

2023
03 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: CComic Entertainment-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

2024
02 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Dickenson. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: The Song of Robin Hood in character-Mr Green first appearance on any stage

2025
15 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17550430