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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.

701
09 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #402 19s. (389.15; 13.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Performance Comment: As17990427, but Prologue-_ [and thereafter]. Epilogue as17990427 .and thereafter]. Epilogue as17990427 .

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee
Role: Chorus of Guards in the Castle Actor: Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor:

702
16 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17990408, but Prologue-; Epilogue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].
Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee
Role: Chorus of Guards in the Castle Actor: Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Dance: As17990504

703
23 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Cast
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Let Bards elate Actor: Simmons
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Music: Preceding 1st piece: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End I 2nd piece: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues End 1st piece: Alexander's Feast, as17990515; End 2nd piece: Grand Address to the Audience, as17990515

704
30 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Norwood Gipsies, advertised on playbill of 29 May.] Receipts: #163 16s. (157.13; 6.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Seamen Actor: Clarke, William, Drunken Negro-Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Drunken Negro Actor: Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.
Role: While the jolly grog Actor: Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Abbot
Role: with Black Actor: Beard's Ship at a Distance. Grand cabin by Moonlight. No longer heave the heart@felt sigh-Hill, Miss Gray
Role: No longer heave the heart@felt sigh Actor: Hill, Miss Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

705
05 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Waddy. 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Not acted these 3 years. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Waddy at M'Knowl's, No. 8, Great Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [Hull not listed.] Receipts: #348 8s. 6d. (214.13.6; 3.0.0; tickets: 130.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: The Wind blew fresh and fair Actor: Townsend
Role: Boxing the Compass Actor: Fawcett
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

706
18 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #262 11s. 6d. (256.12.6; 5.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

707
04 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

708
09 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

709
14 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: _Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

710
22 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: The Other Pantomime Characters Actor: _Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Whitmore Jun.

711
12 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. In 1801 expanded by the author to 5 acts, and entitled The School for Prejudice. Author of Prologue unknown.]. Receipts: #205 17s. 6d. (202.10.0; 3.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Emery, Simmons, Rees, Wilde, Atkins, Abbot, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mills, Miss Mills, Mrs Whitmore, Miss Murray. Cast from text of The School for Prejudice (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801): Frank Liberal-Lewis; Old Liberal-Munden; Ephraim-Fawcett; Mildmay-H. Johnston; Counsellor Friendly-Murray; Squire Chace-Farley; John Grouse-Emery; Parchment-Simmons; Bailiff-Rees; Take-Wilde; Touch-Atkins; Tap-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Mrs Howard-Miss Chapman; Miss Liberal-Mrs Davenport; Fanny Liberal-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Miss Mills; Rachel-Mrs Whitmore; Marian-Miss Murray; Prologue-Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

712
14 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

713
16 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

714
June 1660 @ Dorset Court

Event Comment: The edition of 1660, which has a Prologue and an Epilogue but no actors' names, was entered in the Stationers' Register, Aug. 1660, and apparently followed closely upon the return of Charles II. Edition of 1660: Acted Many Times with Great Applause, At the Private House in Dorset-Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rump; Or, The Mirrour Of The Late Times

715
31 January 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Entertainments-Signor Mancini, formerly Servant to the late King of Spain

716
09 February 1702 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At the request of several of the Nobility and Gentry. Beginning at the usual time. Price 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Performance Comment: ..-the best Masters, never before made public.
Cast
Role: . Actor: the best Masters, never before made public.

717
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

718
24 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

719
11 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: With the Original Masque- , set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: As17031019

720
04 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. Admission as 14 Dec. 1703. [A Folger Library broadside appears to be a program for this concert. It lists in Act I The Druid's Song from Bonduca, two songs by Mrs Tofts, a song from The Fairy Queen, and a dance; in Act II The Frost Music from King Arthur, two dances, and a song by Mrs Tofts; in Act III an Ode on the Glorious Beginning of Her Majesty's Reign, set by Daniel Purcell and performed by Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, and Mrs Campion; a song by Mrs Tofts, The Sacrifice from King Arthur, and a Grand Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

721
18 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. The Music for The Judgment of Paris set by Mr Weldon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

722
01 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Subscription. The music for The Judgment of Paris composed by Weldon. [Note that both duRuel and Mrs Mayers are advertised to appear at both theaters this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

Music: With several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several other select pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

723
03 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks [but see 2 Feb.]. Not acted there these 12 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: duRuel, others

724
04 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell,-Mr Leveridge, others; And a piece of Instrumental Musick composed by the great Arcangelo Corelli for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Mayers

725
20 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-