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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Houghton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Houghton")') 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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1217 results for: Keyword - Widow Houghton
We found 535 matches on Performance Comments, 466 matches on Performance Title, 321 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
03 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

127
06 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Woman-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

128
23 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Dance: Grand Ballet: Les Bergeries, Composed in the Taste of Monsieur Dumoulin and Mademoiselle Camargo, of the Opera at Paris-Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, being the first Time of their Dancing since their Arrival from Paris; Thurmond, Mrs Walter, Tench, Miss Williams, Davenport, Miss Mears

129
28 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: The Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, E. Roberts, Charke

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Davenport

130
14 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Dance: new Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter

131
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

132
21 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

133
26 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; IV: Scot's Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; End of Farce: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson

134
07 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: DDutchwoman-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter

135
14 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Countrywoman-Miss Brett; III: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; IV: Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; V: Flute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Song: II: Song In Italian and English-Ellis Roberts

136
25 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: A new Grand Ballad called Les Amants Constants by Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, F. Tench, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Oates, Miss Brett

Song: I: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

137
07 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

138
23 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

139
13 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren; A Dialogue Betwixt a Rake and a Widow-; Rake-Leveridge; Widow-Salway

Dance: FFrench Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

140
17 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

141
19 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

142
21 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Dance: As17790610

143
22 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790610

144
26 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790610

145
27 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790531

146
29 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Country Wake, as17790609 End II afterpiece: As17790531

147
04 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

148
07 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17790618

149
12 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

150
15 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water