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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Hunter"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Hunter")') 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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1215 results for: Keyword - Widow Hunter
We found 509 matches on Performance Comments, 492 matches on Performance Title, 327 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
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

102
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-

103
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

104
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

105
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

106
11 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit widow and four children of actor Milward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17430217, but Prue-Miss Hippisley, from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden; Snap-Freeman; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bambridge; Nurse-Mrs Haughton; Jeremy-Miss Royer; Epilogue [kindly sent to his [Milward's] Widow the Night before by the Gentleman who wrote The Man of Taste [James Miller]-Cibber. (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.)

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

107
13 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Quorum-Fielding; Grig-Berry; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Cant-Cibber Jr; Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tit Tatter-Mrs Willis; but edition of 1729 adds: Gage-Lacy; Mump-Roberts; Scrip-Wright; Swab-Burnet; Constable-Grey.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts

108
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Ray; Chaunter-Hulett; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tippit-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; rest-Wilcocks, Rosco, Pearce, Machen, Russell, Dove, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Palmer, Miss Mann, Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones, Mrs Barnett.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

109
08 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Ray; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; others-Giffard, Rosco, Penkethman, W. Williams, Stoplar, Pearce, Dove, Russel, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Southwark Fair; or, The Sheep Shearing

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Song: [On this day only?] A Song by Seedo-Mrs Nokes [in Boy's Cloaths, when the Lord Mayor passes by to proclaim the Fair

110
15 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding; Or, Rackall The Goal@keeper Outwitted

Performance Comment: Hunter-Hulett; Chaunter-Mullart; Phebe-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Hulett

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagems of Harlequin; or, The Peasant Trick'd

111
30 September 1729 @ Blackheath

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Stoplar; King of Beggars-Williams; Bluff-Pierce; Grigg-Eaton; Phebe-Miss Palms; Tippet-Mrs Ward; Queen of Beggars-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Stoplar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

112
02 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Charke.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Charke.

113
22 November 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Stopeler; Quorum-Fielding; Chaunter-Mullart; Grig-Reynolds; Cant-Wells; Phebe-Miss Wood; Tippet-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Stopeler

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

114
23 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Thomas; Chaunter-W. Williams; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tippet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Thomas

115
14 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Thomas; Chaunter-W. Williams; Quorum-Smith; Grig-Barden; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tipper-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Thomas

116
26 October 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Stoplear; Phebe-Mrs Nokes; Tippet-Mrs Mullart; Chaunter-Mullart; Grig-Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Stoplear

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

117
14 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Woodward; Chaunter-Mullart; Grigg-Reynolds; Phebe-Mrs Nokes; Tippet-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

118
20 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Chaunter-Huddy; Quorum-Smith; Phoebe-Mrs Palmer; Tippet-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

119
25 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts. With an Epilogue of Thanks, spoke by Mrs Roberts in Man's Cloaths .
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts. With an Epilogue of Thanks, spoke by Mrs Roberts in Man's Cloaths

Music: Solo on Violin by Eversman. Dancing

Song:

120
24 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Justice Quorum-Marten; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley; Cent-Bencraft; Grigg-Rosco; Gage-Vaughan; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Hayman; Swab-Anderson; Tib Tatter-Miss Allen; Strummer-Mrs Bland; Mopsey-Mrs Vaughan; Blouze-Mrs Rowley; Drab-Miss Stevens; Manchet-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard

Dance: A Peasant-Cooke; Grand Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

121
10 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; Peasant-Cooke

122
07 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley; Quorum-Marten; Chaunter-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard

123
18 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Mrs Bland; Justice Quorum-Marten; Chanter-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard

Song: II: Mrs Storer; IV: Miss Faulkner

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

124
04 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Lowe; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Quorum-Marten; Phoebe-Miss Falkner her first in that.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Lowe

Song: Miss Falkner

125
29 September 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Lowe; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Quorum-Marten; Tippet-Miss Young; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Lowe