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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow of Thomas Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow of Thomas Williams")') 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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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.

16001
04 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of the late famous Tragedian Mr Betterton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

16002
05 May 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Children of Christian Steffkins. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-New Italian Lady

16003
27 March 1717 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Armstrong. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the very best Masters; The Vocal Parts-Hughs, Weely, Gates, Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Boman; With an Entertainment on the Harpsicord-Babel intirely new; A Solo on the Flute-Paisible; Solo on the Hautboy-Kitch

Related Works
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

16004
29 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Bowen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

16005
01 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Widow of Keene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Song: With the Original Dialogues-Leveridge, Pack; Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Pulmon

Dance: As17190430

16006
25 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Advertised as a benefit for the Widow Bowen, to make up the Deficiency of her last Benefit, but dismissed.

16007
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock and the Widow Leigh's Great Booth, in the Greyhound Inn Yard. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Lovers; Or, The False Friend; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Man Pismire

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Francis, Mrs Willis

16008
01 June 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Leigh and Bury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

16009
23 August 1720 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock-Widow Leigh Booth in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Triumph; Or, The Happy Fair One

16010
16 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs White, the Box-Keeper's Widow. Receipts: money #6 10s.; tickets #68 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance:

16011
25 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Dance:

16012
29 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Rowland, Widow Bewley.Receipts: money #5 14s.; tickets #109 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

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

Song: Harper's Mimic Scene, Song of 4 and 20 Stockjobbers-Harper

16013
30 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Leigh and May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.

Music: As17201019

Dance:

16014
19 July 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Rogers. At 6:30 p.m. Receipts: #2114s. 6d.; tickets #20 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

16015
18 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walford and Widow White. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #6 19s. 6d.; tickets #99 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Wooden Shoe Dance, French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

16016
07 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leonard, Maine, and Widow Atkins. Receipts: money #5 2s.; tickets #135 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: DDutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; The last new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Pastoral Dance-Lally, Mrs Wall

16017
24 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Shaftoe, Widow of Keene, and Mrs Hanson. Receipts: money #13 3s. 6d.; tickets #110 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Song: Salway

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

16018
16 March 1726 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Linike

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Solo, Concerto Grosso on Hautbois-Mr Keitch

16019
17 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Fielding, and Widow Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

16020
19 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman's Widow. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

16021
03 June 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Widow Bowen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Miss Robinson

16022
28 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Diggs' Widow. Receipts: money #19 12s.; tickets #94 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 7 by money and 163 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; pit, 43 by money and 211 by tickets; first gallery, 37 by money and 182 by tickets; second gallery, 57 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

16023
18 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rowland and Widow Atkins. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #9 9s.; tickets #108 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 by money and 200 by tickets; stage, 2 by money; pit, 8 by money and 256 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 200 by tickets; second gallery, 19 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: LL'Amor Che Parte Sento, Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre-Miss Warren; two part Song-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dutch Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

16024
29 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #8 19s.; tickets #111 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 1 by money and 158 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 17 by money and 317 by tickets; first gallery, 12 by money and 248 by Tickets; second gallery, 32 oy money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: End I: The Milk Maid's Song-Miss Warren; II: In the Pleasant Month of May, Si Caro-Miss Warren; IV: The Cobler-Leveridge

Dance: I: Milk Maid's Dance-; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

16025
19 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Maine, and Keene's Widow. Second Piece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 14s.; tickets #120 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Dutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Young Tench, Lilliputian Filch