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1849 results for: Keyword - Widow Fearon
We found 1292 matches on Performance Comments, 430 matches on Performance Title, 333 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1576
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Irishman Actor: Fearon

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

1577
30 May 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Wilson, first time (from Edinburgh), Kennedy, Follett, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Jones, Castle, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17740516

1578
21 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17750417but Parts-_Fox, Fearon.
Cast
Role: 750417but Parts Actor: _Fox, Fearon.

1579
02 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant

Performance Comment: The Characters by: Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Fearon, Fox, Thompson, Cushing, Bates, Chaplin, Hollingsworth, Wewitzer; Mrs Pitt and Miss Brown, in whose character will be introduced a Song; With a Prologue-; Lieut. O'Connor-Clinch; Dr Rosey-Quick; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Serjant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown (Genest, V, 467).

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

1580
02 June 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17750519, but add Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

1581
31 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Aickin, Whitefiled, Fearon, Lane, Brett, L'Estrange, Wilson, Jacobs, Jones, Lloyd, Everard, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Chaplin, Francis, Weston, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Francis; with a Reinforcement of Bayes's new-Raised troops-.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: The Medley-

1582
09 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Reason

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by: Woodward, Lewis, Clarke, Aickin, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Booth, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, and Mrs Bulkley. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Sir James Clifford-Woodward; Freeman-Clarke; Lestock-Lee Lewes; Dr Wilmington-Aickin; Wilmington-Wroughton; Wyndham-Lewis; Flavella-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Wilmington-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Winterly-Mrs Hunter; Mrs Gloworm-Mrs Green; Mrs Freeman-Mrs Pitt (Genest, V, 517).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

1583
24 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17760619 but Parts-Fearon, _Bannister, Mrs +Gardner.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Fearon, _Bannister, Mrs +Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Sprightly Actor: Fearon

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

1584
26 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17760624 but Parts-Bannister $Fearon remains.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bannister Fearon remains.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: The Coopers-

1585
18 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Colin-Mrs Farrell; Gregory-Reinhold; Higgins-Baker [in text: Fearon]; Goody Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

1586
20 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Hull, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Joe Type-Wilson; Ratsbane-Lee Lewes; Eustace-Whitfield; Greenwood-Hull; Passengers in a Stage-Miss Stewart; Landlady-Mrs Poussin; Mrs O'Flannagan-Miss Platt Larpent MS 472 adds: Lieut. of a Man of War, Sailor, Ostler, Boot Catcher, Printer's Devil, Chambermaid.

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: In: Incidental Dances-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

1587
16 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Stevens. Tickets delivered for The Funeral and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

1588
01 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Robson, Fearon, Booth, Stevens, Egan, Bates, Newton, Painter, Edwin; Mrs Davenett, Mrs Lewis. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Whitfield .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

1589
22 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The new Comedy called A Bold Stroke for a Husband [announced on playbill of 21 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred till Tuesday, on account of Quick's Indisposition. [In mainpiece the theatre playbill lists Fearon as Justice Shallow. Public Advertiser retains Wilson; and in its issue of 24 Feb. reviews him in the part.] Receipts: #148 9s. (139/0/6; 9/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

1590
19 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Fearon will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #103 15s. 6d. (96/16/0; 0/12/6; tickets: 6/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: As17840504

1591
24 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17840519, but Fearon in place of Booth .

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Clodpole Actor: Fearon

1592
29 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17850118, but Fearon in place of Edwin .

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

1593
21 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Farren, Bonnor, Wewitzer, Davies, Kennedy, Fearon, Stevens, Cubitt, Bates, Thompson; Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Mrs Wilson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, VI, 359: Sir Fretful Plagiary-Quick; Sneer-Farren; Puff-Bonnor; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Wewitzer; Dangle-Davies; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Webb; Tilburina-Mrs Wilson.] hathi. hathi.

1594
18 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Performance Comment: As17851110, but Fearon in place of Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: As17851103

1595
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Quick, Booth, Palmer, Brown, Wewitzer, Fearon, Davies, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Mrs Wells. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Holman .

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

1596
14 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17871210, but Bravoes-Fearon, _Cubitt.
Cast
Role: Bravoes Actor: Fearon, _Cubitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Edwin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Fearon, Thompson, Darley, Booth, Mrs Martyr, Miss Rowson, Mrs Platt, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Colonel Dormont Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17871029

1597
30 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Saint George's Day; or, Britons Rejoice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Hull, Bernard, Cubitt, Blanchard, Mr Webb, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from Larpent MS: Jack-Bannister; Nutmeg-Hull [in MS: Fearon]; Captain Legout-Bernard [in MS: Mrs Martyr]; Tom Gunnel-Cubitt [in MS: Wewitzer]; Dumplin-Blanchard; Lady Sullabub-Mrs Webb; Harriott-Mrs Mountain.

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320

1598
27 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17890502, but Principal Characters-Fearon.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Matthias Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

1599
14 August 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Event Comment: In Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 82, is a list of the plays acted by the Red Bull actors: The Humorous Lieutenant. Beggars Bushe. Tamer Tamed. The Traytor. Loves Cruelty. Wit without Money. Maydes Tragedy. Philaster. Rollo Duke of Normandy. Claricilla. Elder Brother. The Silent Woman. The Weddinge. Henry the Fourthe. Merry Wives of Windsor. Kinge and no Kinge. Othello. Damboys [Bussy D'Ambois]. The Unfortunate Lovers. The Widow. This list (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 203) apparently concerns plays revived by this company, some before 10 Sept. 1660, some afterward. (See also the list of plays at the opening of the season and also 6 and 23 June 1660.

Performances

1600
02 January 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Richard Legh, writing to his wife, 3 Jan. 1667@7, reported to her concerning this play: which is so damn'd bawdy that the Ladyes flung their peares and fruites at the Actors (Lady Newton, The House of Lyme, p. 240). Pepys, Diary: Alone to the King's House, and there saw The Custome of the Country, the second time of its beind acted, wherein Knipp does the Widow well; but, of all the plays that ever I did see, the worst--having neither plot, language, nor anything in the earth that is acceptable; only Knipp sings a little song admirably. But fully the worst play that ever I saw or I believe shall see

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Custom Of The Country

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