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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "widow of the late Miles"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "widow of the late Miles")') 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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3393 results for: Keyword - widow of the late Miles
We found 2147 matches on Event Comments, 688 matches on Performance Comments, 599 matches on Performance Title, 160 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2876
25 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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

Dance: HHornpipe-Phillips

2877
08 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: With Additional Scenes, particularly a new one for the Conclusion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

Ballet: III: A Comic Ballet called Double Jealousy. Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter.

2878
11 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

2879
11 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17381102

2880
18 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

2881
21 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

2882
22 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

2883
23 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment

2884
23 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2885
24 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, and Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter

2886
24 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2887
06 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Plowman. By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Song: Roberts; Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

2888
07 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

2889
08 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Avory and others. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Dance: A Hornpipe (by Desire)-Taylor

2890
15 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17381211, but Kitty-Miss Wilson; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Old Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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

Ballet: Double Jealousy. As17381108

2891
20 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

2892
21 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

2893
26 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov, Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

2894
30 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard, the first time of his appearing on the stage these two years

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Ballet: III: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

2895
04 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Lady Stafford to Lord Wentworth, 4 Jan.: I hear their will be a vast riot to night at the Play, for young Cibber is to act and the Templars are resolved to hiss him off the stage. 6 Jan.: Young Cibber was vastly hiss'd a Thursday, but his old friend Impudence kept him from being either out of countenance or in the least disturb'd at the noise.-Wentworth Papers, p. 541

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

2896
04 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late Mr Rowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Delane; Aribert-Hale; Offa-Rosca; Seofrid-Johnson; Oswald-Hill; Rodogune-Mrs Hallam; Ethelinda-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

2897
05 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Rowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young

Dance: As17381213

2898
08 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Tho. Parry, formerly a Wine-Merchant in Crutched-Fryars. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: A new dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

2899
09 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2900
09 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Rowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young

Dance: As17381213