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3403 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, 176 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
08 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Brady Actor: A Gentlewoman, first appearance on that stage.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

427
27 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17740421; Mrs Barry's last time of performing the part of Phaedra this season%.
Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Barry
Role: Ismena Actor: Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the stage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Entertainment: II: (By Particular Desire) Hippsley's Drunken Man-Weston; IV: An Ode on Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; End: (1st and only time this season) Imitations with several new characters-Bannister

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

428
04 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish; Clytus-Aickin; Lysimachus-Hurst; Cassander-Palmer; Hephestion-Packer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Greville; first time; Parisatis-Mrs Hopkins; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: J. Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

429
12 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Fawcett. Paid 1 extra Trumpet in Rehearsal & 5 in Alexander #2 5s. Receipts: #199 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 5s. Profits to the beneficiaries: #134 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Entertainment: End Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

430
20 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing before the Holidays. Benefit for Johnston (Housekeeper). [Mr A. Johnston (Treasurer's Book). Paid Mr J. French's draft #32 5s.; Mr Calthorpe's 2nd & last payment this season #157 10s. Receipts: #294 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to A. Johnston: #210 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Como, Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

431
24 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: ByMaster Whitlow, Miss Lings; End I Afterpiece: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

432
13 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Lusignan by Mr G. as Usual very fine (Hopkins Diary). [Judgment confirmed by statement in London Chronicle, 14 Oct.] The Comedy of As You Like It, obliged to be deferred. Paid a cotton bill #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I of Farce: The Irish Fair, as17740917

433
02 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. 1st night (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #254 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Wright
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

434
25 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 14 years. [See 4 May 1772.] Paid Hewetson & Co. (lacemen) #13 6s.; Thomson (smith) #52 7s. 6d.; Stacy (colourman) #13 12s.; J. Johnston's Music Bill #26 15s.; Mr Hopkins (for author of Maid of Oak's) Bill #4 4s.; Mr Luppino for making dresses &c. #64 14s. 6d.; Cole (turner) #16 2s.; G. Garrick on Acct #100; Chorus 2 nights (Courtney excluded) #2 15s. Receipts: #123 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Palmer; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Belford-Usher; Child-Master Pulley; Carlos-J. Aickin; Sampson-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; In III: Epithalamium-(with a new Duet by Dibdin); the Vocal Parts-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

435
10 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #13 9s. 6d.; Paid salary list #564 6s.; Mr Brereton's draft on the managers #20.; J. French on Acct #20. Receipts: #146 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

436
29 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

437
17 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

438
24 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

439
21 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

440
16 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17750228, but The Dances-Sga _Crespi, Sga Comoin +Fete.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Crespi, Sga Comoin +Fete.
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

441
21 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Miss Robins in full of salary to 16th inst. incl. (now on the pay list) #9 6s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Miss Younge. Tickets deliver'd for Zenobia will be taken. Mainpiece: Never performed there. Receipts: #259 15s. 6d. Charges #68 14s. Profits to Miss Younge: #191 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: Timanthes-Smith; Demophoon-Palmer; Methusius-Jefferson; Cherinthus-Brereton; Adrastus-Hurst; Orcanes-Wheeler; Officer-Griffiths; Cephisa-A Young Lady; Ismena-Miss Younge; In Act III a procession-; a Solemn Sacrifice-; Vocal Parts-Legg, Fawcett; Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarrat. Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarrat.
Cast
Role: Timanthes Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

442
21 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17750406 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

443
18 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs King was put in the Bills in the following manner: Rosalind By Command by Mrs King. A Circumstance I never knew before, nor do I know by what accident it happened. I'm Sure it's a particular Honour, which her acting cannot deserve (Hopkins Diary). By Command. [Macmillan's note form Kemble comments on Hopkins' astonishment at the command procedure: "This circumstance was a contrivance of Mr Garrick's in order to mortify Mrs Yates, Mrs Abington, and Miss Younge."] Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct. #31 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). [This payment occured monthly, and was made up to #261 10s. 4d. by a final payment of #8 on 29 June 1776. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #260 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

444
01 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Paid Miss Abrahams #50; Ditto to Mr Bate for the Music of the Blackamoor #50; Paid for convicting a pickpocket 10s. Receipts: #54 17s. Charges: #64 16s. 6d. Deficit to Bransby and Burton: #9 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17760415

445
08 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17760427 but Kecksey-Moss (from Theatre Royal Edinburg); Epilogue Song-_.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini
Role: to conclude with the Pony Races Actor: .

446
18 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Farren; Boatswain-Carpenter; Prospero-Packer; Caliban-Wright; Gonzalo-Aickin; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Francisco-Norris; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda (with Song)-Mrs Smith; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Farren; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast
Role: The other Dances Actor: Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

447
22 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Carlton, Jun, Kaygill, and Edleston. Tickets deliver'd by Burroughs will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 10 Oct. 1772.] Receipts: #29 9s. Charges: #84. Deficit to Berrisford, Carlton, Jun, Kaygill, and Edleston: #54 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Mercutio-Dodd; Juliet-Miss Hopkins, first time; Tybalt-Farren; Prince-Norris; Paris-Lamash; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Everard; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Benvolio-Davies; Capulet-Hurst; Peter-Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; With the Funeral Procession-; the vocal parts-Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Cubitt, Garland, Mrs Scott, Miss Sharpe, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Love; in Act I a Masquerade, Dance-.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Waldron
Role: With the Funeral Procession Actor:
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Cubitt, Garland, Mrs Scott, Miss Sharpe, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

448
19 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance, The Corn Thrashers-Blurton, Mrs Sutton; End: Minuet de la Cour-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his Scholar); End I: The Irish Fair, as17761031

449
21 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #273 1s. (269.1.0; 3.7.6; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

450
30 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: In IV: The Triumph of Love, as17761107; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17761031