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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow Rogers"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow Rogers")') 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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2358 results for: Keyword - Widow Rogers
We found 1334 matches on Performance Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 415 matches on Event Comments, 88 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2176
23 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Beau, Cooper, Widow Cook [Rich's Register)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2177
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

2178
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

2179
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

2180
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:

2181
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:

2182
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

2183
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:

2184
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-

2185
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

2186
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

2187
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:

2188
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

2189
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

2190
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

2191
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

2192
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

2193
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-

2194
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

2195
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

2196
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

2197
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

2198
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

2199
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

2200
16 June 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow Gentlewoman under Misfortunes. The Theatre near the Tennis Court in the Haymarket. Tickets at Three Shillings, Two Shillings, and One Shilling. The whole will be conducted with all possible Decency and Regularity. To begin exactly at half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle