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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.

1301
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert and Smith. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

1302
08 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

1303
28 November 1712 @ Orlibeer's School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; several Songs of the newest Opera, with their Symphonies-; with single and two and three Part Songs of the late Mr Beeston and Mr Beeston's Scholar-; A Sonata for 2 Hautboys, a Solo for a Flute, with that celebrated Piece for a single Violin and a Trumpet never perform'd in publick but once before-; a Solo by Mr Beeston-

1304
02 July 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd [don John]

Music: With the Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-

1305
20 December 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the Shepherds' Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

1306
25 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: With all new Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations proper to the Play. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First gallery 2s. Receipts: #139 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Frost Music out of King Arthur by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Reading, Mrs Cross, Mrs Cook

Dance: Dancing-Dupree, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovill, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding

1307
09 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The New Boy

Music: A New Piece of Musick (never perform'd before)-Bannister, the two Bastions, Stockdale

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock (the late Miss Russell); Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

1308
05 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written Originally by Beaumont and Fletcher, and since Revis'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: With the Epilogue to the Play-the Child that acted Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.
Cast
Role: With the Epilogue to the Play Actor: the Child that acted Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: With the Addition of that Celebrated Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Randal, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

1309
06 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Music: The Frost Musicout of King Arthur, composed by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Reading

Song: Signora Maria Fletcher formerly Menene

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

1310
11 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: With the Mask of Musick proper to the Play by the late Mr Hen. Purcel. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy

Performance Comment: Purcel=. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy.
Cast
Role: Bacchus Actor: Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy.
Role: Cupid Actor: the Boy.

Dance: To be expressed in the Great Bills

1311
02 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Corey. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #18 11s. 6d. and tickets #67 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: In it a Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Cook, Reading, the Boy, Mrs Cross

Song:

Dance: Smith's Daughter who never perform'd on the Stage before

1312
26 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality who are going out of England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Henry Purcell-; Hear Ye Gods of Britain-Turner

1313
25 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Two Years. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 2 Aug.: Some Days ago [23 July] Mr Keene, and eminent Tragedian, and one of the Masters of the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, riding in the Country, his Horse being unruly, threw him, and so bruised him that he died in two Days [on 25 July]. He was decently buried last Wednesday [30 July] in the Vault under St. Clement's Church, where lie the Bodies of Mr Mountfort, Mr Harden, Mr Powell, and others of his Fraternity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

1314
21 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

1315
16 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margarita del'Epine. N.B. Three Rows of the Pit will be railed in to the Boxes at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Music: Violin Solo-Carbonelli (late from Italy); accompanied-Piepo

Dance: As17181031

1316
14 July 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: With all the Witches Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; especially Two Dutch Lasses-Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

1317
19 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Prince of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

1318
25 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witchesv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly Two Dutch Lasses-

1319
15 February 1722 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. There can be no Admittance to the Galleries, they being cover'd as formerly in the Balls. Doors open at 7:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ridotto

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: Consisting of 24 Songs chosen out of the late Operas-Signor Francisco Bernardi Senesino, Signor Benedetto Baldassari, Mrs Anastasia Robinson, Signora Salvai

1320
11 January 1723 @ Buckingham House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Signior Bononcini-; Words by the late Duke of Buckingham, Vocal Part-Mrs Robinson, Mr Freeman, Mrs Barbeire, Mr Weele, Mrs Clark, Mr Gates, King's Boys; Instrumental Parts-Masters of the best Performers

1321
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

1322
29 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Decorations of Rising, Sinking, and Flying. And Dances proper to the Play. At common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Performance Comment: Sir Edward-Shephard; Sir Timothy-Norris; Heartford-Miller; Tom-Johnson; Teague-Williams; Belfort-Will Wilks; Doubty-Oates; Lady Shaklehead-Mrs Baker; Isabella-Mrs Horton; Theodosia-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Music: ll the Witches' Musick-, both Vocal and Instrumental, composed by the late Mr Barret

1323
17 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Rob. Williams, Mrs Whitherilt [Mrs Wetherilt], Mrs Boman, Miss Davison. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Miss Lindar; Galatea-Miss Johnson; Roger-Oates; Joan-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Johnson

Music: Mainpiece: Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

1324
29 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

1325
08 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson; particularly the Song of Rosie Bowers by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Robinson

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

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