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1582 results for: Keyword - Widow Marten
We found 952 matches on Performance Comments, 430 matches on Performance Title, 334 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
01 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 5, by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 508, which also lists the following parts: Marsyas, Gumias, Chloris. Text not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 2 Feb. Songs published, without listings parts (G. Kearsley, 1780)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Songs set to music and a new Overture by Butler. Book of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 1 Feb. 1780: This Afternoon is published the Songs in The Widow of Delphi (6d.). Receipts: #228 4s. 6d. (227.4.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi; Or, The Descent Of The Dieties

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

77
20 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Home, who was from the Bristol theatre, is identified in Morning Herald, 21 June.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Elizabeth Inchbald, based on L'Heureuse Erreur, by Joseph Patrat. Prologue by Thomas Holcroft (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug. 1786: This Day is published The Widow's Vow (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

78
05 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Powell: The Jew rehearsed at 10 (for Palmer); Irish Widow at 12. Receipts: #416 15s. 6d. (353/14/6; 61/7/0; 1/14/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISH WIDOW

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Waldron; Nephew-Benson; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Dodd; Thomas-Burton; Footman-Webb; Blackboy-Master Gregson//Widow Brady (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Goodall .
Cast
Role: Blackboy Actor: Master GregsonWidow Brady
Role: Master GregsonWidow Brady Actor: Mrs Goodall

Song: As17940428

79
04 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by Thomas John Dibdin; incidental music by John Moorehead]: Altered from [Die Witwe und das Reitpferd, This Day is published The Horse and the Widow (1s.). 3rd piece: Altered into Two acts. Receipts: #187 17s. 6d. (180.6.6; 7.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Dance: In 3rd piece: Procession and Dance of Swabian Peasants, as17981211, but Miss _Gray

80
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: Merchant Actor: Marten
Role: The Widow Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

81
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

Performance Comment: See17390514, but Micher-Hippisley; Nicodemus-James; Basil-A. Ryan; Macahone-Neale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Dolly-Mrs Mullart; Fetch-Stevens; Jolt-Mullart; Landlord-Marten.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Marten.

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

82
23 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze. Mainpiece not acted this season. By particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets of LaLauze, at Widow Gwinn's, near the Castle Tavern in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (by Desire)-LaLauze; with a New Prologue-LaLauzeon that occasion; Antonio-Cashell; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Jessica-Mrs Vincent; Launcelot-Chapman; Lorenzo-Hayman; Morochius-Carr; Gobbo-Arthur; Balthazar-Anderson; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Marten

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Cooke, Sga Campioni; IV: La Gondalier-Cooke; V: Minuet-LaLauze, Sga Campioni; followed by a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-a Boy (scholar to LaLauze), Sga Campioni

83
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: Diego Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: As17510411 but Joe-Lowe; Miller-Marten; Peggy-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Marten

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

84
07 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson; R. Smith, Widow Marten. None admitted behind scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End of Play: Rural Love, as17641212

85
30 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and Miss Young. Charges #60. Deficit to each #14 3s. 9d., covered by income from tickets: Marten #62 17s.; Miss Young #57 2s. Advanced to Servandoni #5 5s. N.B. The Opera Rosamond cannot be performed on account of Miss Falkner's Indisposition. Receipts: #31 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Humphrey Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: As17491019, but add Old Hob-Marten; Betty-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: add Old Hob Actor: Marten

Dance: III: Scotch Measure, Highland Reel-Froment

Song: IV: Rise Glory rise (From Opera Rosamond)-Lowe

86
05 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith. Receipts: #32 7s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #10 4s. 2d. covered by income from tickets: Marten #80 1s. (Boxes 55; Pit 306; Gallery 204); Anderson #56 12s. (Boxes 21; Pit 280; Gallery 92); R. Smith #57 15s. (Boxes 30; Pit 208; Gallery 192). Total income #226 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17591228, but Gower-Anderson; Scroop-R. Smith; Williams-Barrington; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Bardolph-Marten; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Earl of Cambridge-Wignell; Gray-Redman; Jemmy-Dunstall; Nym-Costollo; Chorus-_.
Cast
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

87
10 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dove and Mrs Marten. By Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Warwell; Polly-Mrs Marten; Lucy-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Marten

88
18 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten, Jarvis, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Leander-Salway; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Hellebore-Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Marten

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: II: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Roberts; IV: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

89
12 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Marten. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17391008, but Mercury-Marten; Gripus-Yates.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Miss Edwards; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; V: Muilment

90
12 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Turbutt, Marten, Miss Bennet. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17401011, but Otter-Marten; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Walter; Lady Haughty-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Otter Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Lowe; Macahone-Macklin; Carbine-Havard; Truncheon-Marten; Spangle-Woodburn; Pumpkin-Wright; Sir Barnaby-Taswell; Jeremy-Vaughan; Robin-Gray; Fidelia-Miss Woodburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Egerton; Betty Kimbow-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Truncheon Actor: Marten

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Lowe; II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow-Lowe

Dance: III: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story

91
05 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell and Marten. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Cashell; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Stephens; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; King-Harrington; Malcolm-Chapman; Seyton-Gibson; Donalbain-Clark; 1st Murderer-Hippisley; Second Murderer-Marten; Hecate-Rosco; three Witches-Woodward, James, Bencraft; With the Original Music-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Reinhold, Stoppelaer, Thompson, Bennet, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Hillyard, Mrs James; With all the Dances proper to the play-.
Cast
Role: Second Murderer Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

92
02 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten and Carr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17421006, but Bluff-Marten; Vainlove-Carr.
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Joe-Stoppelaer; Dick-Hale; Peggy-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Marten

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

93
30 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten, Carr, White. All tickets exposed for sale at the doors of the theatre will be an imposition on the Publick for an effectual method will be taken to prevent their admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Van Dunk Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17440418 but Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Coupee-Woodward; Wormwood-Hayman; Thomas-Anderson; Quaver-Beard; a new Ballad-Beard.
Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Marten

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: TTo Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

94
28 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten and White. Mainpiece never acted there before. [See 7 July 1738. Care will be taken to prevent tickets illegitmately sold from being admitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Prim-Hippisley; Modelove-Chapman; Freeman-Hale; Perriwinkle-James; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Arthur; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Betty-Mrs Bland; Anne Lovely-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sackbut Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17460421

95
27 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and White (Treasurer). Afterpiece: A farce in Two Acts [Anonymous] never acted there before. [See 14 Jan. 1743, at lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolish'd or Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Quick and Dead Actor: Marten

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

96
17 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, and White (Treasurer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Marten

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

97
08 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Cushing, Stoppelaer. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17510214, but full cast listed as follows: Filbert-Arthur; Peascod-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Steward-Anderson; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Constable-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten

98
09 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Stoppelaer, Mme Gondou. Particular care will be taken to prevent tickets sold at the doors being taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17540406 but Duke-Marten; Launcelot-Collins; Gobbo-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Dutch Dance, as17531018

99
11 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benebit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17551006, but Puzzle-Marten.
Cast
Role: Puzzle Actor: Marten.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: III: Hornpipe-LeCointe; V: A new Pantomime Dance between Harlequin and Pierrot Harlequin-Mr Jolly, Pierrot Dumay

100
09 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Miss Young. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17570120, but Sir Sampson-Marten; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Miss Young

Dance: Poitier, Mad Capdeville