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1623 results for: Keyword - Widow Cook
We found 762 matches on Performance Comments, 640 matches on Performance Title, 358 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
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

127
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

128
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

129
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

130
03 June 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Widow-Mrs Knepp?. See also 27 Dec. 1666.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Knepp?. See also 27 Dec. 1666.
Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

131
28 January 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Performance Comment: Widow Rich-by the celebrated Peggy Fryar aged 71.
Cast
Role: Widow Rich Actor: by the celebrated Peggy Fryar aged 71.

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Dance: The Bashful Country Maid, Irish Trot-Peggy Fryar

132
17 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Widow-Mrs Heron; Valentine-W. Mills; Launce-Miller; Shorthose-Cibber; Roger-Harper; Francisco-A. Hallam; Uncle-Shepard; Merchant-Berry; Fontaine-Ridout; Bellamour-Winstone; Hairbrain-Oates; Ralph-Harrington; Humphrey-Wright; Isabella-Mrs Charke; Lucy-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

133
28 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Widow-Mrs Heron; Valentine-Mills Jr; Lance-Miller; Shorthose-Cibber; Roger-Harper; Francisco-Cross; Uncle-Shepard; Merchant-Corey; Bellamour-Winstone; Fountain-Este; Hairbrain-Oates; Isabella-Miss Holyday; Lucy-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: As17350121, but I: English Maggot. II: Lively Lad and Lass. III: Pierots. IV: Dutchman and his Frow. V: Polonese

134
14 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Dignum, Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Jackson, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; In V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield, Amphitrite- Miss Leak

Performance Comment: , Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Jackson, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; In V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield, Amphitrite- Miss Leak.

135
26 July 1718 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

136
24 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Fickle; Or, The Witty False One

Song: The Turky/Cock Music-Mrs Willis; a comical country dialogue-Mrs Willis, Cook; a song-older of Mrs Willis' daughters; Eccles' three-part song set for the Queen's Birthday-Short, Cook, Davis

Dance: Irish Trot-younger of Mrs Willis' daughters, age five

137
17 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Three dances-Miss Bruce

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook; A new Dialogue between a Town Miss and a Drunken Soldier-Pack, Cook

138
25 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Frost Music out of King Arthur by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Reading, Mrs Cross, Mrs Cook

Dance: Dancing-Dupree, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovill, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding

139
04 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Song: Leveridge; A Dialogue-Pack, Cook; A Three/Part Song-Rawlins, Cook, Jones

Music: A Flute Piece-Mr John Bastion, of his own Composition

Dance: duPre, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

140
08 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Music: As17171031

Dance: In the Opera: Dupre, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Cook, Newhouse, Pelham, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

141
15 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Music: With all the Original Music and Dialogues to be sung-Leveridge, Pack, Cook

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Cook, Lully, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

142
06 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Cook Sr, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Smith, Miss Schoolding Jr; particularly Dupre's Harlequin-Dupre, Mlle Gautier; and a new French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

143
01 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Tully, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Indian Dance-Moreau

144
02 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Song: As17171226

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Cook, Cook Jr, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Indian Dancefrom Mangora-Moreau

145
03 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Dance: Dances for the afterpiece composed by DuPre-DuPre, Boval, Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr, Newhouse, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr

146
15 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith

147
15 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: Moreau, Cook, Cook Jr, Pelling, Newberry, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

148
16 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: Dupre, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Moreau, Tully, Cook, Cook Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Moreau, Miss Smith, Miss Schoolding

149
07 April 1737 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Mr Waltz, young Cook (a Youth of ten Years of Age, Scholar to Mr Waltz); The Youth will accompany several new Duettoes- to Mr Waltz; accompanied on the Harpsichord-the Youth; The Concert will be finish'd With a Grand Piece composed by Mr Handel, for two Trumpets two French Horns and Kettle Drums-; the Kettle Drums-young Cook

150
23 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Captain Cook Actor: Cranfield
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.
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