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17632 results for: Keyword - Widow of Thomas Williams
We found 15371 matches on Author, 2488 matches on Performance Comments, 1051 matches on Event Comments, 539 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
22 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Palmer; Clown-Yates; Helena-Miss Macklin; Countess-Mrs Pritchard; Steward-Burton; Widow of Florence-Mrs Cross; LaFeu-Berry; King of France-Davies; Lords-Bransby, Walker; Interpreter-Blakes; Diana-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Widow of Florence Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

377
18 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow with a large family in distress. Receipts: #55 10s. 6d. in cash, plus #123 from tickets (Boxes 137; Pit 313; Gallery 418). Total #178 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to Widow Sheark, #94 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper, as17591017; Fingalian Dance, as17591212

378
20 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman. Tickets given out for yesterday the 19th will be taken this night. Receipts: #89 2s. plus #34 1s. from tickets (Box 67; Pit 72; Gallery 65). [Profits to Mrs Belissen, the widow Gentlewoman #39 3s.] Paid Mr Pattinson, the Tallow Chandler sundry bills from 22 Oct. #77 6s. (Account Book). Charges: #84. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601216; End: A New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

379
23 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-King; Bertram-Palmer; LeFeu-Burton; France-Havard; First Lord-Bransby; Second Lord-Mozeen; Clown-Yates; Diana-Mrs Davies; Widow-Mrs Cross; Countess-Mrs Pritchard; Helena-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance on this stage, Miss Baker

380
29 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; 1st Lord-White; 2nd Lord-Davis; Interpreter-Bennet; Widow of Florence-Mrs Stephens; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs Ward; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow of Florence Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

381
07 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; LaFeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Ward; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

382
06 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; LaFeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Ward; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

383
07 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Yates, King, Palmer, Love, Parsons, Baddeley, Moody, Strange, Keen, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Clive. Manly-Holland; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Lee; Councilor Quillit-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Yates; Widow-Mrs Clive; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Plym; Lettice-Mrs Hippisley; Boy-Mas. Burton; Servants-Strange, Keen (Genest, V, 89).
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-King; Quaver-Dodd; Blister-Love; Goodall-Parsons; Thomas-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Strange

384
09 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-Dodd; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Miss Plym,1st time; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Lee; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

385
23 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Duke-Anderson; Interpreter-Bennet; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs DuBellamy; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

386
28 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jeremy Blackacre-Weston, 1st time; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakam-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Olivia-Mrs Pope; Eliza-Miss Reynolds; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

387
05 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry-Weston [but see note below that W. Palmer played Jerry]; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

388
17 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

389
18 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Miss Madden, Roffe, Ansell, and Miss Woolley. Tickets deliver'd by Symonds, Furkins, Hartle, Francis, Abbott, Walters, Miss Stede, the Widow Trott, the Widow Pullin, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Paddick, Mr Pilfold, Mr Doe, Claridge, and Reed will be taken. @ Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@ Wild 4 43 53 #12 15s. #6 7s. 6d.@ Miss Madden 41 17 29 #15 14s. #7 17s.@ Rose 23 55 35 #17 10s. #8 15s.@ Ansell 11 31 41 #11 10s. #5 15s.@ Wooley 3 28 56 #10 11s. #5 5s. 6d.@ Symonds 3 18 47 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@ Furkins 9 9 9 #4 10s. #2 5s.@ Mrs Hartle 4 28 60 #11 4s. #5 12s.@ Francis .. 19 34 #6 5s. #3 2s. 6d.@ Abbott 12 60 53 #18 6s. 9 3s.@ Walters 3 44 106 #17 19s. #8 19s. 6d.@ Miss Stede 22 30 68 #16 6s. #8 8s.@ Miss Trott 17 10 10 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@ Mrs Pullen 17 28 65 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@ Mrs Hitchcock 29 42 16 #15 3s. #7 11s. 6d.@ Mrs Paddick .. 14 21 #4 4s. #2 2s@ Pilfold 27 200 67 #43 9s. #21 14s. 6d.@ Doe .. 18 39 #6 12s. #3 6s.@ Claridge 9 34 27 #10 1s. #5 0s. 6d.@ Reed .. .. .. .. .. .. ..@ Sharratt 1 8 10 #2 9s. #1 4s. 6d.@ Total 235 736 856 #254 15s. #127 7s. 6d.@ [A total of 1,817 seats given out in the three categories. Full capacity must have been nearly 2,250. No charges. House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #13 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Entertainment: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede (scholar to Fishar)

390
18 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Aickin, first time; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Jeremy Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

391
19 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Freeman-Palmer; Jerry Blackacre-Weston; Oakam-Wright; Fidelia-Miss Younge, 1st time; Manly-Aickin; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Peep Behind the Curtain

392
30 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Olivia-Mrs Egerton, first time; Oldfox-Hurst; Jerry Blackacre-W. Palmer; Plain Dealer-Aickin; Novel-King; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Wright.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17730423 but Racket-Wrighten; Widow Damply-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17730325

393
19 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

394
06 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Twelfth Night oblig'd to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's Indisposition. Paid Insurance on 2 policies: #15 and #50 (Wardrobe and Buildings); Mr Wright's Debt & charges, #7 3s.; Widow Hunter, as usual, #2 2s. Receipts: #235 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: II: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

395
11 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Bensley, first time; Major Oldfox-Moody; first time; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Freeman-Palmer; Oadum-Wright; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Olivia-Mrs Greville; frist time; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

396
15 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Moody; Freeman-Palmer; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Couns. Quillet-Baddeley; Oakam-Wright; Novel-King; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Lettice-Mrs Bradshaw; Fidelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17790503

397
09 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer [i.e. Manly]-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Moody; Freeman-Palmer; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Counsellor Quillet-Waldron; Oakam-Wright; Novel-King; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Sharp; Fidelia-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

398
12 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Oldfox-Moody; Freeman-Farren; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Couns. Quillet-Wrighten; Oakam-Wright; Novel-Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Wheeler; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

399
26 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Baddeley, Williamson, Burton, Gardner, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Poussin, Miss Farren. [Cast from Genest, vi, 368, for Edwin, Baddeley, Williamson, Bannister, Mrs Inchbald, Miss Farren; the others are my own conjecture: Clown-Edwin; Lafeu-Baddeley; Bertram-Williamson; Duke-Burton; King-Gardner; Soldier [Interpreter]-R. Palmer; Parolles-Bannister Jun.; Countess-Mrs Inchbald; Diana-Mrs Cuyler; Widow-Mrs Poussin; Helena-Miss Farren.] New Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun . New Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun .
Cast
Role: Bertram Actor: Williamson
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Green Room; or, Cut and Come Again

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

400
18 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Wroughton; Novel-Lewis; Major Oldfox-Quick; Freeman-Farren; Lord Plausible-Wewitzer; Varnish-Davies; Counsellor Quillett-Booth; Oakam-Fearon; Jerry Blackacre-Edwin; Olivia-Mrs Bates; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Webb; Eliza-Mrs Inchbald; Lcttice-Miss Stuart; Fidelia-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Hogarth's March to Finchley; In Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fidlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Monologue: 1786 04 18 End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into London by Edwin