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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Harper"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Harper")') 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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1711 results for: Keyword - Widow Harper
We found 1008 matches on Performance Comments, 501 matches on Performance Title, 378 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1526
02 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Davis. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

1527
07 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cantrell and Salle's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: II: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. III: French Peasant by Malter. V: Pigmalion by Malter, Mlle Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde. End Afterpiece: Bacchus and Ariadne: Bacchus-Malter; Ariadne-Mlle Salle

1528
12 October 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow. For the Entertainment of Tomo Chachi . . .Senauki . . . John Tooanohowi, and the rest of the Indians, being positively the last Time but one of their appearing in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Hippisley's Drunken Man

1529
05 December 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit an Officers Widow and Six Children

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, particularly Tambourine, Richmond Maggot, Glover's Scottish Dance

1530
18 March 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mons Salle's Widow. N.B. Whereas it has been reported that the Box-Keepers . . . were to have their Benefit Night [Wednesday 19] ... it is false ... Witness our Hands. M. Mason. W. Cossins. J. Skinner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'embarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: La Sylphide

Dance:

1531
19 May 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow and her Children in Distress. Mainpiece: Written by Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Scaramouch Deserteurs

Dance:

1532
19 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Child of Mr Hulett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

Song: II: Rosy Morning by Miss Jones. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

1533
07 September 1736 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King John

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. The Amorous Old Widow. Cast not listed .

Music: By a Band of Neopolitans

Song:

Dance:

1534
06 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow, who has met with great Losses in Trade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Two Misses Scott; Scholars of Nivelon. Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Glover's Scot's Dance-

1535
13 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Glover's Scotch Dance-; The last new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

1536
17 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Robinson in Catherine Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Clown-Nivelon; Comic Dance, as17361213

1537
09 February 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Burley and her Three Small Children. By the Original Company who performed Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Entertainment:

1538
29 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow Gentlewoman and her Children under Misfortune

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: The Early Horn-Miss Jones

Dance: V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

1539
15 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

1540
20 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Dupre, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1541
15 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan, Boxkeeper, and Gwinn's Widow, late Pit Doorkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; III: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1542
14 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of the late Jo. Miller, Comedian. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

1543
16 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. Tickets for the Widow Houghton taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

1544
23 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan (Boxkeeper), Widow Gwinn, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; V: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Song: II: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

1545
13 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Tickets for the Widow Dupre taken also

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Song: II: Mrs Chambers

Ballet: III: The Reprizal. As17391015

1546
12 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Crosse. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder

Song: IV: The Genius of England-Salway

1547
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Mr Walter Aston, and her Three Children. At Mr Rainton's, The Crown and Cushion, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

1548
28 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Benefit the Brave and Unfortunate Crew, belonging to Captain Peddie...[and] the Widow of the Boatswain killed in the Engagement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: V: Lowe, During which the whole Crew will appear and return their humble Thanks to the Generous Audience

1549
20 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Sea-Officer's Widow, in Great Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Dutch Dance-Olbeldiston; IV: Pierot-Master Matthews; V: Hornpipe-Yates

1550
15 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe