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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Widow Pullin"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Widow Pullin")') 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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1066 results for: Keyword - the Widow Pullin
We found 430 matches on Performance Title, 422 matches on Performance Comments, 308 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
22 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wanton Widow

Cast
Role: The whole to conclude with several curious perform Actor: the famous Steward on the Slack Wire

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

377
11 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

378
28 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Miss Ferguson. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #37 1s. Charges: #63. Dunstall paid the whole deficiency of #25 19s. from his tickets: #140 5s. (boxes 108; pit 685; gallery 105). Miss Ferguson cleared from her tickets #20 15s. (boxes 1; pit 68; gallery 103) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: A Tambourine-Miss Vallois; a Comic Ballet-Guerin, Lucas, Rochford, Dumay, Gosly, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin, Mlle Jansolin

379
04 September 1758 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitch'd

380
05 September 1758 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitch'd

381
06 September 1758 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitch'd

382
18 September 1758 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Warner's Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. The Fair begins this day ends on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched: With The Courtship Of loadham The Fat, pinchgut The Lean, And His Man meager; And The Adventures Of capt Puff Culverin, And dermot Majrah Ballingbrogue

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Performance Comment: With the Procession of the Colours and Standards .

Song: AA new Song-on the Late Successes

383
19 September 1758 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: As17580918

384
20 September 1758 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: As17580918

385
21 September 1758 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: As17580918

386
10 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene acted but once these 9 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle; Or, The Way To Win A Widow

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: II: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker; IV: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

387
08 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Miss Rogers. Music and words by author and composer of Padlock [I. Bickerstaffe]. Book of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Davis, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Wrighten. Centurian [?]-Bannister; Father [?]-Davies; Maid [?]-Mrs Dorman; Matron [?]-Mrs Wrighten (MacMillan).

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

388
02 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Frederick Pilon, altered from his The Device (see 27 Sept. 1779); incidental music by William Shield; Prologue by the author (see text)]. Account-Book, 16 June: Paid Pilon for the Deaf Lover #100. Receipts: #192 3s. (190.0.6; 2.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

389
03 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

390
07 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

391
10 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

392
15 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receips: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

393
03 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle; Or, The Way To Win A Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Dance: As17800401

394
26 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. [In mainpiece Genest, who remarks that "this play was very well acted," does not assign Freelove, but it is the only other male part in the play.] Morning Chronicle, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #248 16s. (99/13/0; 25/12/6; 2/15/6; tickets: 122/15/0) (charge: #105 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance [performers not listed]

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song in character by Mrs Crouch

Monologue: 1786 04 26 End of mainpiece John Gilpin's Ride by Baddeley

395
21 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Polonoise by Master Degville and Miss De Camp

396
22 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Performance Comment: Russel-Palmer; Cavendish-Bannister Jun.; Charles the Second-Aickin; Duke of York-Williamson; Spencer-Davies; Lieutenant-Usher; Bedford-Bensley; Lady Margaret Russel-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Russel-Miss Woollery .
Cast
Role: Charles the Second Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece How sweet's the Love that meets Return by Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

397
23 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Gardeners by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, and others; End of mainpiece, as17860622

398
26 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17860621

399
27 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Gardeners, by Giorgi's Scholars

400
30 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Mathews
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Burnett
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece Dance by Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets