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7276 results for: Keyword - George Robinson, Esq
We found 5294 matches on Author, 980 matches on Event Comments, 965 matches on Performance Comments, 631 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6401
27 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Under the Patronage of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, H. R. H. the Duke of York, and H. R. H. the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of the Wounded Seamen, and also for the Widows and Orphans of the Brave Men who fell in the late Glorious Action, under Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan [see 16 Oct.]. The Tickets for the Boxes are issued under the Direction of a Committee consisting of the following Noblemen and Gentlemen, who have obligingly undertaken to attend to the arrangement of the Evening: The Duke of Leeds, The Duke of Bedford, The Earl of Guildford, The Earl of Thanet, The Right Honorable the Lord Mayor [Brook Watson], Mr Alderman Combe, M. P., Mr Alderman Skinner, John Julius Angerstein, Esq. Tickets and Places for the Boxes not disposed of by the Committee to be had of Fosbrook at the Box Office, Little Russell-Street, and at the Bar of Lloyds Coffee House. Ladies and Gentlemen having Privilege of the Theatre are requested by the Stewards to waive the use of it for this Evening. [Address by Richard Cumberland (European Magazine, Nov. 1797, p. 339). True Briton. 23 Nov. 1797, prints a letter from the Chairman of Committee of Subscribers to the performers of the theatre, thanking them for not "accepting the usual emolument on the night of performance."] Receipts: #631 8s. (357.17.6; 57.4.6; 1.11.0; money extra left at the doors: 2.14.6; tickets: 212.0.6) (charge: #161 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Entertainment: Monologue.As17971016; An Occasional Address-Wroughton

6402
24 January 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Previous to The Messiah: An Ode, written by W. T. Fitzgerald, Esq., the Music entirely new by Dr Arnold-; Concerto on the violin-Barthelemon

Performance Comment: T. Fitzgerald, Esq=., the Music entirely new by Dr Arnold-; Concerto on the violin-Barthelemon.

6403
10 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 24 June: Balance carried forward to Thos. Harris Esq's Private Account #1,614 2s. 5d. Receipts: #151 2s. (145.15.6; 5.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

6404
29 October 1662 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Londons Triumph Presented In Severall Delightfull Scaenes

Performance Comment: And Celebrated in Honour of the truly Loyal, and known deserver of Honour, Sir John Robinson. The edition of 1662 has no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue.

6405
26 August 1672 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: The Diary of Robert Hooke: at Bartholomew fair with Grace. Shows 2 1!2 sh. (ed. H. W. Robinson and W. Adams [London, 1935])

Performances

6406
05 May 1673 @ York House

Event Comment: The Diary of Robert Hooke, 1672-1678: at Scaramuches at york house. present: the King, Duke of York, Lord Ormond &c. (ed. H. W. Robinson and Walter Adams [London, 1935], p. 42). See slso Boswell, Restoration Court Stage, pp. 118-19, and John Harold Wilson, A Theatre in York House, Theatre Notebook, XVI (1962), 75-78

Performances

6407
16 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Post Boy, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the Theatre Royal, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to Dioclesian, which hitherto has been the greatest that the English Stage has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious Mr Finger, and the Paintings made by Mr Robinson

Performances

6408
10 April 1714 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Pit and Boxes put together with admission by ticket only at half a guinea. Stage Boxes 15s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

6409
20 November 1714 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 26 Oct. Colman's Opera Register: ye Prince & Princess of Wales present, ye House not near full. Ye New Singers...meet with little applause as yet Mrs Robinson not singing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

6410
02 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman and Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth, Mrs Willis; particularly The Dame of Honour-; Mock Song of the Country Life-

Music: Solo on Echo Flute-Paisable

Dance: Prince, Wade, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; Tub Dance between a Cooper His Wife His Man Scaramouch and Harlequin-; Four Scaramouches-

6411
11 June 1715 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription, as 25 May. According to Colman's Opera Register, 28 May, Mrs Robinson was ill and did not perform again during this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

6412
30 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Turner. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, we are oblig'd (instead of The What D'Ye Call It) to Act...The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evenings Love Or The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

6413
22 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Music: A Solo and Sonata on the Violin-Matthew Dubourg, others

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance:

6414
15 March 1718 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. By Command. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

6415
05 April 1718 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson, who never yet perform'd in Publick By Command. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

6416
21 February 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. By Command. Boxes and Pit at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m. The King present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

6417
28 February 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson, late Mrs Turner. By Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Concert divided into three Parts, the second entirely new, by Attilio Ariosti purposely on this Occasion-

6418
14 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: Renton, Tenoe

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

6419
02 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Boxes and Pit by tickets only at half a guinea. Tickets for The Man of Mode taken. [An order of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, 5@157, p. 284, directs the managers not to allow any benefit before those for Mrs Oldfield and Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

6420
31 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller. For the Entertainment of Robinson Crusoe. And whereas I James Spiller of Gloucestershire, having receiv'd an Invitation from Hildebrand Bullock of Liquor-Pond-Street, London, to exercise the usual Weapons of the Noble Science of Defence, will not fail to meet this bold Inviter; desiring a full Stage, Blunt Weapons, and from him much Favour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue Or The Devil In The Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17200326

6421
17 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lallie, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; Harlequin-Mrs Booth; The original Irish Trot-Weaver

Song: A Boy a Scolar of Mrs Margarita del'Epine

6422
16 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: Denoyer, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly a new Comic Dance-Denoyer, Boval, Miss Smith

6423
06 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Mrs Willis. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Song, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterp1ece: Compos'd by Mr John Eccles, Master of the King's Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

6424
19 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Receipts: money #10 17s.; tickets #39 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The best Italian Opera songs-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers; Concerto on Chamber Horns-; Solo on German Flute-

6425
03 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Punches by Janno and F. Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson

Performance Comment: Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson .