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5001 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, 897 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1576
30 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq.; never performed here. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance at this theatre was on 2 Feb. 1779.] 3rd piece: Not performed here these 3 years. [No play of this title had been hitherto acted anywhere. But it appears to be the same as The Sailor's Prize, for which see cg, 1 May 1795.] Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #478 (208.6.6; 13.17.6; tickets: 255.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: Bowkit (By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury-Lane Theatre)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this stage); Cranky-Munden; Vinegar-Emery; Orator Mum-Knight (Their 1st apappearance in those characters); Bouquet-Hill; Idle-Farley; Signor Arionelli-Incledon; Cecilia-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor: Lane Theatre-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox or Maid Wife and Widow

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Tim Tingle-Townsend; Jacky Item-Simmons; Paddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Nancy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Paddy O'Blarney Actor: Johnstone

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

Performance Comment: Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone.
Cast
Role: In my Father's Mud Cabin Actor: Johnstone.

1577
08 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee
Role: Chorus of Guards in the Castle Actor: Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Dance: As17990504

1578
09 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #402 19s. (389.15; 13.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Performance Comment: As17990427, but Prologue-_ [and thereafter]. Epilogue as17990427 .and thereafter]. Epilogue as17990427 .

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee
Role: Chorus of Guards in the Castle Actor: Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

1579
16 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17990408, but Prologue-; Epilogue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].
Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee
Role: Chorus of Guards in the Castle Actor: Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Dance: As17990504

1580
23 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Music: Preceding 1st piece: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End I 2nd piece: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues End 1st piece: Alexander's Feast, as17990515; End 2nd piece: Grand Address to the Audience, as17990515

1581
30 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Norwood Gipsies, advertised on playbill of 29 May.] Receipts: #163 16s. (157.13; 6.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Seamen Actor: Clarke, William, Drunken Negro-Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Drunken Negro Actor: Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: While the jolly grog Actor: Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Abbot
Role: with Black Actor: Beard's Ship at a Distance. Grand cabin by Moonlight. No longer heave the heart@felt sigh-Hill, Miss Gray
Role: No longer heave the heart@felt sigh Actor: Hill, Miss Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

1582
05 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Waddy. 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Not acted these 3 years. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Waddy at M'Knowl's, No. 8, Great Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [Hull not listed.] Receipts: #348 8s. 6d. (214.13.6; 3.0.0; tickets: 130.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: The Wind blew fresh and fair Actor: Townsend
Role: Boxing the Compass Actor: Fawcett
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor: Lane Theatre-Bannister Jun.
Role: Paddy O'Blarney Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

1583
18 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #262 11s. 6d. (256.12.6; 5.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

1584
04 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

1585
09 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

1586
14 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: _Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

1587
22 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: _Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

1588
12 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. In 1801 expanded by the author to 5 acts, and entitled The School for Prejudice. Author of Prologue unknown.]. Receipts: #205 17s. 6d. (202.10.0; 3.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Emery, Simmons, Rees, Wilde, Atkins, Abbot, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mills, Miss Mills, Mrs Whitmore, Miss Murray. Cast from text of The School for Prejudice (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801): Frank Liberal-Lewis; Old Liberal-Munden; Ephraim-Fawcett; Mildmay-H. Johnston; Counsellor Friendly-Murray; Squire Chace-Farley; John Grouse-Emery; Parchment-Simmons; Bailiff-Rees; Take-Wilde; Touch-Atkins; Tap-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Mrs Howard-Miss Chapman; Miss Liberal-Mrs Davenport; Fanny Liberal-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Miss Mills; Rachel-Mrs Whitmore; Marian-Miss Murray; Prologue-Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

1589
14 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

1590
16 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

1591
28 January 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. The Words of the whole Entertainment are Printed, and will be given Gratis to each Person at their Entrance. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The Vocal Part-Mr Carey, a Gentleman, a Boy Mr Carey's Scholars; The Instrumental Part-best Hands of the Opera All the Pieces for Instruments are New and composed by Dr Pepusch

1592
23 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers

Song: Turner; particularly an English Cantata by Dr Pepusch-

Dance: Prince, Wade, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

1593
12 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Song: Turner; particularly an English Cantata by Dr Pepusch-

Dance: As17151122

1594
03 July 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Manina Fletcher. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. On Stage 7s. At 7 p.m. Receipts: money #61 5s. 6d.; tickets #33 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Music: A New Concerto for the Flagelot by Dr Pepusch-

1595
25 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fletcher. By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: A new Cantata by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Fletcher; Signora Margarita, Mrs Pulmon

1596
31 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Mohamet Ben Ali A Boggly, Ambassador from the Emperour of Morocco. Receipts: money #65 7s.; tickets #132 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; particularly the Cantata See From Silent Groves-by Dr Pepusch

Dance: FFrench Clown-Nivelon; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour

1597
04 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by Mr Congreve. N.B. The Doors will not be open till Four o'Clock. Receipts: money #12 18s. 6d.; tickets #155 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: SSee From the Silent Groves by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love made and sung-Leveridge

1598
26 April 1727 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; English Cantata in Praise of Musick by Dr Pepusch-; with the Vocal Parts-Mrs Davies; Instrumental-the best Hands from the Opera; Concerto for Two Clarinets-

1599
22 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

1600
26 October 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus