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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Widow of the late Dr Arne"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Widow of the late Dr Arne")') 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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4930 results for: Keyword - Widow of the late Dr Arne
We found 2524 matches on Event Comments, 1134 matches on Performance Comments, 913 matches on Performance Title, 819 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

551
28 April 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Music: The Echo Flute-Paisible

Song: Mrs Barbier

Dance: Mrs Santlow

552
06 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

553
23 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

554
20 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a Masque, Compos'd Musick after the Italian Manner, and perform'd all in English

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

555
03 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Dance: As17151122

556
20 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Dance: As17181024

557
22 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Original Music omitted and Venus and Adonis substituted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

558
02 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Dance: As17181129

559
17 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Dance: As17190209

560
15 March 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

561
02 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for The Provok'd Wife taken. Receipts: money #52 4s.; tickets #86 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love-Leveridge

562
12 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Singing in Italian-Rochetti

Music: Solo on Bass Viol-Sig Chelleri, being the first Time of his appearing on the English Stage

563
21 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: A Masque of Music, reviv'd, in two Interludes, preform'd at the end of the 3rd and 5th Acts. Written by Colley Cibber. Servants will be allow'd to keep Places on the stage, which (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into an Amphitheatre, illuminated and enclos'd, as at an Oratorio. Tickets for Boxes and Stage to be had of Beard at his house in Red Lyon Square, and of Page at the Stage Door. Ladies desired to send servants to keep Places by three o'clock (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

564
15 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Storer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 1 Jan. 1735.] Tickets at Mrs Storer's lodgings at the corner of New Broad Court, Bow Street, and at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: II: The Smiling Hour by Handel-Mrs Storer; III: From Rosie Bowers by Henry Purcel-Mrs Storer

565
22 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Plot

Dance: Polish Ballet, as17341221

566
04 August 1732 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth in the Cherry-Tree Garden near the Mote. Mainpiece: With the Original Songs. At Noon daily

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

567
18 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Moliere. [For a survey of the principal new pieces of the season, see Prompter, 18 Feb., and for a discussion of foreign companies, see Grub St. Journal, 20 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'heureux Naufrage; Or, Harlequin Supposed Colombine, And Colombine Supposed Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage Force

568
18 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Never acted there before. Characters all New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John-Johnson; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Hale; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.

Song: GGenius of England (composed by the late Henry Purcell)-Beard

Dance: Cooke

Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): Michael Arne

569
22 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainp1ece, a Comedy written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Not acted in 30 years [see 18 Oct. 1718. An Epilogue for Mrs Woffington in the Character of Brittania was sent this day to the Licenser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Dance: V: Muilment

570
02 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John Woodvil-Ridout; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Havard; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

571
06 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit At the particular desire of several persons of quality for Mr Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years [see 15 Feb. 1746]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the demand for places, Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, and to preserve the Decorum of the Play, will be enclosed in the manner of an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, St James's, and at the stage door (playbill). For Th: Cibber a prisoner in ye King's Bench--he did Wolf and ye Epilogue of Nobody. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

572
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 8 years. [See 24 April 1753, and 15 Feb. 1746.] Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

573
22 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 27 April 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

574
12 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

575
26 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald