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2179 results for: Keyword - queen dowager
We found 1119 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 447 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

426
25 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter, the first time of her appearing on the stage these two years; Essex-Mills; Southampton-Wm. Mills; Burleigh-Roberts; Rutland-Mrs Horton; Nottingham-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter, the first time of her appearing on the stage these two years

Dance: Essex, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

427
13 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Essex-Marshall; Southampton-Hewitt; Burleigh-Cory; Raleigh-Richardson; Countess of Rutland-Miss Hollyday; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand Volgi

428
24 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island; or, Petticoat Government

Performance Comment: Queen of the Amazons-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Mrs Mullart; Dorinda-Miss Tollett; Hippolita-Miss Dancy; Maria-Mrs Vallois; Luanda-Miss S. Rogers; Cinthia-Miss Norman; Ariadne-Mrs Cantrell; Silvia-Mrs Bennet; Captain of the Ship-Aston; Boatswain-Hall; Boatswain's Mate-Mullart; Gunner-Laguerre; Coxswain-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Queen of the Amazons Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Miss Rogers. A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman

429
02 September 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island

Performance Comment: Queen of Amazons-Mrs Roberts; Captain-Aston; Boatswain-Hall; Boatswain's Mate-Mullart; Gunner-Laguerre; Cockswain-Penkethman; but see17340824. but see17340824.
Cast
Role: Queen of Amazons Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Farrier Nick'd; or, The Exalted Cuckold

Dance: The Force of Inclination

430
29 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Edwards, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Edwards, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: II: Grand Ballet by Castiglione and others. IV: Dance of Moors by Castiglione and others. V: A new Comic Dance called A Cortegiano by Castiglione

431
15 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Hale; Nottingham-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

432
07 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Pritchard; Torrismond-Hale; Lorenzo-Ryan; Bertran-Cashell; Fryar-Bridgwater; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Ridout; Pedro-Gibson; Teresa-Mrs Hale; Gomez-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Cooke

433
10 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Queen Elinor-Mrs Clive; Rosamond-Mrs Mozeen; Grideline-Mrs Sibella; Trusty-Reinhold; King Henry-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Clive

434
22 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Queen-Miss Young; King Henry-Vernon; Sir Trusty-Champness; Page-Miss Rogers; Rosamond-Mrs Vincent; Grideline-Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Young

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

435
28 December 1694 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Queen Mary died on this day. The theatres were closed until after Easter

Performances

436
22 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

437
11 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Divorce Of Queen Katherine, The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey, And The Birth Of Queen Elizabeth

438
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

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-

439
10 December 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

440
18 November 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albian Queens; With The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

441
26 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

442
15 October 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: A New Medley Overture, composed by Prelleur

Dance: New Dances adapted to the Opera, particularly A Dance of Court Cards: King of Spades-Ray; Queen of Spades-Mrs Dove; Knave of Spades-Norris; King of Hearts-Presgrave; Queen of Diamonds-Miss Hughes; Knave of Clubs-Hamilton. Other dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Le Sac, Mrs Vallois

Song: [In it] the Original Songs, set to Musick by Mr Prelleur, and sung by Kelly, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

443
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

444
13 April 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris, Queen Of Scythia

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Baroness

Dance:

445
13 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

446
05 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Oldfield

447
21 November 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

448
07 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

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

449
26 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mary Queen of Scotland Actor: Mrs Oldfield

450
14 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340112