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1784 results for: Keyword - Widow Collins
We found 1175 matches on Performance Comments, 432 matches on Performance Title, 338 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1651
05 March 1750 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for the Widow of Laguerre, late of Covent Garden. Boxes 2s. 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lying Valet

1652
27 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Redman, Mrs Bambridge, Miss Minors, Miss Ferguson and Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd also by Goodall, Rawlings, Miss Allen, Widow Dupre, Mrs Hitchcock. No charges made, but House receiv'd 1!2 value of all income. Receipts: #16 14s. 6d. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Stede 7 74 81 #20 19s. #10 9s. 6d.@Redman 8 71 38 #16 9s. #8 4s. 6d.@Goodall .. 46 34 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Mr Rawlings 16 57 65 #19 1s. #9 10s. 6d.@Miss Minors 17 71 26 #17 10s. #8 15s.@Mrs Ferguson 8 73 91 #22 1s. #11 6d.@Mrs Allen .. 25 19 #5 13s. #2 16s.@Morrison 26 41 55 #18 3s. #9 1s. 6d.@Dupre 10 44 57 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Hitchcock 23 67 34 #19 4s. [Seems to have rec'd full value #77 6s. 6d.]@Total 115 614 530 #173 17s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: GGo Rose-Miss Falkner

1653
28 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. On Thursday 6 Dec. 1750 a Benefit for a Citizen's Widow with 8 Children, As You Like It, and Miss in her Teens. Tickets to be had at Moorgate Coffee House; Rainbow, Sam's and Janeway's Coffee Houses in Cornhill; Paul's Head, Carter Lane; Peele's and Nandoe's in Fleet Street; Mr Law's, Confectioner, at the Eagle and Child, Fleet St.; Charing Cross; Bethell's Hatter and Hosier, the corner of Pall Mall; Thatched House Tavern, St James St.; Mr Jones, Bookseller, the corner of Staples Inn, and Seagoe's Coffee House, Holborn; the Aldersgate Coffee House, Aldersgate Street; and Ship Tavern, Ratcliff cross. This day is publish'd The Rosciad: a Poem (at 1s.) in which the excellencies and imperfections of the three present principal ornaments of the British Stage are illustrated, and conspicuously represented; with observations on theatrical performances. Printed for J. Robinson. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: V: The Birdcatchers. As17501127

1654
06 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen's Widow & 8 Children (Cross). Servants allowed to keep places on the stage, which will be formed into front and side Boxes (General Advertiser). The Stage being build, & Crowded, broke down, but luckily nobody was hurt (Cross). Tickets as of notice on 28 Nov. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501117; End of Play: Comic Dance-McNeil, Mad Camargo. [the Dance which was inserted in Way of the World; see17501115]

1655
04 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment, Gardner, Page (Housekeeper) and Mad Cointrie. Tickets deliver'd by Goodall, Rawlins, Goodwin, and the Widow Dupre will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: I: La Paisane, as17510426 III: Scotch Dance-Froment, Mlle Heutte; End of Play: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Mlle Heutte

1656
22 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Reinhold and her four small children in great distress. Tickets at Mrs Reinhold's at his house, the Green Door in Little Chapel St., and of Hobson at the stage ooor. Being posivitively the last time of performing this season. A Gift Day for ye Wid: Reinhold & 4 Small Children (Cross). Receipts: #101 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

1657
21 November 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dan. French, Mrs Hyde and Mrs Knowles, Two Ale-Conners Widows. A Concert, etc. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. To beg1n at 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

1658
20 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ye Widow Reinhold had Tickets (Cross). Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: III: Les Caprices de la Dance, as17511212; IV: Will be introduced a Comic Dance-Harvey, Sga Piettero

1659
11 April 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

1660
20 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the Late Mr Lampe, and Miss Young. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Being Postiively the last time of acting it this season. Tickets deliver'd out for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Dunstall, Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

1661
22 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for A Citizen's Widow and three small children. Tickets to be had at Sam's Coffee House in Exchange Alley; the Bank Coffee House, Threadneedle St.; Old Slaughter's Coffee House, St Martin's and the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

1662
28 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in Distress. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Song: II: Mattocks

1663
07 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barnard, Driscoll, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper Doorkeeper) and Widow Banks. Tickets deliver'd by Ross, Brown, Elliott &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Day Actor: Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, as17520504; Drunken Peasant-Phillips, Smith

1664
19 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow & Children (Cross), who are fallen into great distress (Winston MS 8). Tickets to be had at Mr Gladman's, a Trunk-maker, Charing Cross; at the Amsterdam Coffee House, behind the Exchange; at the Rainbow and Janeways in Cornhill; at Anderton's and the Temple-Exchange, in Fleet St.; at George's, Temple Bar; Somerset Coffee House, Strand and at Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #97 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auguste

1665
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

1666
05 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ricard, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen and the Widow Dupre will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Tester Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Argus Actor: Collins

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; other dancing-Cooke, Mlle Camargo

1667
12 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Roger, Granier and the Widow Reinhold. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Scot's Dance, as17530501; III: A Hornpipe-Granier; End Opera: The Rigadoon, Minuet-Mr and Miss Shawford

1668
21 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Several, Crudge (Housekeeper), Barnard, Driscoll, Prince, Trott. Tickets deliver'd by Hickey, Ross, Browne, the Widow Banks and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Miles; with Clown-Bennet; Two Pierrots, as17530501

1669
19 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in distress (Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for Lady Jane Gray will be taken; Tomorrow, an Italian Comic Opera, L'Amanti Gelosi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Fretful Actor: Collins

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo; Italian Peasants, as17531120

1670
16 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Vince (Cross). Tickets at Temple-Exchange Coffee House; Fleet St.; Mr Hanson's, Poulterer, Corner Fleet Market; the Cock at Temple Bar, and at Stage Door (playbill). This night Mr Foote open'd an Oratory against Macklin at ye little Haymarket House--great crowd-great Applause (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mathews; IV: A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

1671
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: By the Widow Yeates's Company of Comedians at the Large Assembly Room, Swan Inn, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 Noon to 10 p.m. (Daily Advertiser). [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish; With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island; or, Harlequin Fortune-Teller

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

1672
04 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. [See 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

1673
05 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. [See 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

1674
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. See 3 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

1675
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. The Scenes Cloaths, Machinery and other Decorations entirely New. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Pit 2s. 3d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a back door in Hosier Lane for the Conveniency of those Gentlemen and Ladies who don't chuse to be crouded. Mainpiece: A new Dramatic Piece. [Really the subplot of Betterton's Amorous Widow, 1670.] Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant; Or, The Modern Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy; or, Harlequin in the Shades

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-