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2677 results for: Keyword - Widow Ryan
We found 2010 matches on Performance Comments, 430 matches on Performance Title, 384 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2526
21 November 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dan. French, Mrs Hyde and Mrs Knowles, Two Ale-Conners Widows. A Concert, etc. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. To beg1n at 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

2527
20 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ye Widow Reinhold had Tickets (Cross). Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: III: Les Caprices de la Dance, as17511212; IV: Will be introduced a Comic Dance-Harvey, Sga Piettero

2528
11 April 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

2529
20 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the Late Mr Lampe, and Miss Young. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Being Postiively the last time of acting it this season. Tickets deliver'd out for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

2530
22 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for A Citizen's Widow and three small children. Tickets to be had at Sam's Coffee House in Exchange Alley; the Bank Coffee House, Threadneedle St.; Old Slaughter's Coffee House, St Martin's and the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

2531
28 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in Distress. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Song: II: Mattocks

2532
07 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barnard, Driscoll, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper Doorkeeper) and Widow Banks. Tickets deliver'd by Ross, Brown, Elliott &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, as17520504; Drunken Peasant-Phillips, Smith

2533
19 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow & Children (Cross), who are fallen into great distress (Winston MS 8). Tickets to be had at Mr Gladman's, a Trunk-maker, Charing Cross; at the Amsterdam Coffee House, behind the Exchange; at the Rainbow and Janeways in Cornhill; at Anderton's and the Temple-Exchange, in Fleet St.; at George's, Temple Bar; Somerset Coffee House, Strand and at Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #97 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auguste

2534
02 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: Being Positively the last time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: Two Pierrots, as17530501; V: Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

2535
05 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ricard, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen and the Widow Dupre will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; other dancing-Cooke, Mlle Camargo

2536
12 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Roger, Granier and the Widow Reinhold. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Scot's Dance, as17530501; III: A Hornpipe-Granier; End Opera: The Rigadoon, Minuet-Mr and Miss Shawford

2537
21 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Several, Crudge (Housekeeper), Barnard, Driscoll, Prince, Trott. Tickets deliver'd by Hickey, Ross, Browne, the Widow Banks and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Miles; with Clown-Bennet; Two Pierrots, as17530501

2538
19 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in distress (Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for Lady Jane Gray will be taken; Tomorrow, an Italian Comic Opera, L'Amanti Gelosi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo; Italian Peasants, as17531120

2539
16 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Vince (Cross). Tickets at Temple-Exchange Coffee House; Fleet St.; Mr Hanson's, Poulterer, Corner Fleet Market; the Cock at Temple Bar, and at Stage Door (playbill). This night Mr Foote open'd an Oratory against Macklin at ye little Haymarket House--great crowd-great Applause (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mathews; IV: A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

2540
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: By the Widow Yeates's Company of Comedians at the Large Assembly Room, Swan Inn, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 Noon to 10 p.m. (Daily Advertiser). [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish; With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island; or, Harlequin Fortune-Teller

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

2541
04 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. [See 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

2542
05 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. [See 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

2543
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Widow Yeates's. See 3 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island

2544
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. The Scenes Cloaths, Machinery and other Decorations entirely New. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Pit 2s. 3d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a back door in Hosier Lane for the Conveniency of those Gentlemen and Ladies who don't chuse to be crouded. Mainpiece: A new Dramatic Piece. [Really the subplot of Betterton's Amorous Widow, 1670.] Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant; Or, The Modern Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy; or, Harlequin in the Shades

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-

2545
18 September 1755 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. Mainpiece: An Historical Play presented by Warner and the Widow Yeates's Company of Comedians, during the time of the Fair. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New, and the Droll the same that was performed by Mrs Lee, twenty Years ago, with Great Applause. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours and Adventures of Trusty, her Father's Man, and Three Witches

Entertainment: Kettle Drums-Jos. Woodbridge. A Good Band is provided consisting of Kettle Drums, Trumpets, French Horns, Violins, Hautboys, Bassoons

2546
16 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman under great Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Harrache, Jeweller, at the Golden Ball and Pearl, in Pall Mall; Mrs Brooksry@Milliner, at the Lace Lappet in Pall Mall; or Mr Ridler, Hosier, at the Crown in Suffolk St., near the Hay-Market, and at the stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: PPantomime Dance-children, as17551203

2547
10 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Being positively the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: Never acted before. Sad Farce (Cross). [Afterpiece sent to the Licenser under the title The Kept Mistress; or, The Mock Orators. Larpent MS 125 lists the parts: Harry, Belton, Hempton, Miss Belladue, her Maid; Old Ringworm, Widow Lovephrase, Servant; Lady Whiffle; Old Belladue, First Lady, Second Lady, First Orator, Second Orator, Third Orator, Doorkeeper; Press Gang (Mr Grapling Chart, Mr Anchorstock). The concluding sailor's Song most patriotic: "Our Navy see, spread o'er the Seas..."]. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Orators

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-

2548
25 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tormorrow Othello, Desdemona by a Young Gentlewoman, being her 3rd time of performing on any stage. N.B. The Comedy of Love for Love, which was to have been acted tomorrow for the Benefit of the Widow Ladbrooke, is, by her Deisre, deferr'd till further Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

2549
08 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Jona and her Five Children. Tickets to be had at Arthur's Chocolate House, St James's St.; Prince of Orange's Coffee House, Haymarket; Forrest's Coffee House, Charing Cross; the Rainbow Coffee House in Cornhill; and Places for Boxes to be taken of Mrs Jona in Little Warwick St., Charing Cross, and of Mr Crudge at the stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17561023

2550
01 April 1758 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman in great Distress. To begin at half an hour past Six. A greater number of Tickets being disposed of than Mr Hickford's Room can contain, makes it necessary to remove the performance to Dean St. Books of the Serenata will be sold at the place of performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: First Violin-Brown; Second Violin-Froud; First Violoncello-Gordon; Harpsichord-Cooke; Between I and II: a Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent