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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.

1576
17 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

1577
21 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1578
08 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End Epilogue: The Enchantress, as17750201

1579
17 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1580
25 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1581
09 March 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Being desired again by several Persons of Quality. The Pit will not be laid in with the Boxes. Pit 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Related Works
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: Catches and Glees-

Music: Between the several parts: a Favourite Rondeau-a Gentleman; Concerto on Clarinet-Mahon

1582
14 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1583
25 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd for the Distress'd Mother will be taken. Positively the last time of Miss Catley's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End Opera: The Frolick, as17741214

1584
01 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Baddeley who play'd the Lady in Comus got out of the Enchanted Seat before her time & made a great Laugh the Farce was much hiss'd at the End (Hopkins Diary). [The Masque (never performed there) is the version reduced to two Acts by George Colman.] Benefit for Cautherly. Paid Mr J. Aickin in part of #60 in lieu of Benefit (remiting #10 to his credit) #50. Receipts: #197 11s. 6d. Charges: #68 17s. Profits to Cautherly: #128 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-J. Aickin; Garcia-Cautherly; Alonzo-Wrighten; Almeria-Mrs Yates; Zara-Miss Younge; Gonzales-Packer; Leonora-Mrs Johnston; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Perez-Keen.
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Cautherly; Euphrosyne-Mrs Barree, first appearance this stage; Spirit-Davies; Brothers-Lamash, Wheeler; Lady (With Song, Sweet Echo)-Mrs Baddeley; Bacchanals-Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Bacchants-Mrs Davies, Mrs Love; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Scott; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Cautherly
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wheeler
Role: a Dance Actor: incident to the piece.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

1585
18 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. By Particular Desire. Mainpiece: A Tragedy by the author of Douglas [John Home], never acted there. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock, and come as early as possible to avoid Confusion and Trouble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Young
Role: The Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1586
24 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Prelude shortened, and is much the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #246 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Waldron; Cryer-Wrighten; Furrow-Parsons; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; The Little Gipsy-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: The Little Gipsy Actor: Miss Abrams.
Related Works
Related Work: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy Author(s): Thomas Arne

1587
07 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Wardrobe 3 nights #4 0s. 6d. [Ward was from the Birmingham theatre.] Receipts: #302 17s. 6d. (302.10.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1588
08 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1589
14 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

1590
28 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Jovial Crew, announced on playbill of 26 Oct.] Receipts: #289 0s. 6d. (287.18.0; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: As17761009

1591
30 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: As17761023

Song: As17761023

1592
09 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Fox

1593
10 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1594
11 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Rec'd. of Condell on Acct of Fruit Rent this Season #20. Receipts: #240 1s. (239.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Dance: As17761123

1595
12 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: See17761011, but Petruchio-Lewis; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

1596
16 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; The Country Wife (1st time)-Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

1597
07 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill announces Caractacus and Harlequin's Frolicks, but "Clarke being suddenly taken extremely ill, Caractacus is obliged to be changed to The Busy Body. Marplot by Woodward. After which, Comus [with full cast listed]" (printed slip attached to BM playbill 937. b. 4).] Receipts: #151 0s. 6d. (149.8.0; 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Brown; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, others.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: In afterpiece: Nor on Beds of fading Flowers-Mrs Farrell

1598
08 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #191 15s. 6d. (188.15.6; 3.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: As17770107

1599
10 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Harris for his Trouble and Expenses in half a year's superintendence of the Business of the Theatre #250. Receipts: #181 11s. 6d. (181.2.0; 0.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Prometheus Actor: Mahon

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17761106; In afterpiece: Rural Dance, as17761226

1600
16 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others
Related Works
Related Work: Caractacus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Prometheus Actor: Mahon

Dance: As17761226