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Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 18 Feb. 1789]. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Musick by late Mr Linley. The Scenery of First Part by Greenwood and his assistants, of Second Part by Marinari and his assistants. The Machinery and Decorations by Cabanel, Johnston, Jacobs. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay, Miss Rein. [Synopsis of plot (T. Becket, 1797).] Account-Book, 24 Dec.: Parrot bought and Cage for Robinson Crusoe #3 5s. 6d.; Paid Hunt, fireworker #2 3s. Receipts: #326 9s. (257.1; 62.13; 6.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Act I. Characters on the Desert Island. Robinson Crusoe-Palmer; Friday-Gentili; Principal Savages-Roffey, W. Banks, Whitmell, Garman; Pantaloon (the Portugese Merchant, shipwreck'd, and brought by the Savages to the Island)-Banks; Pero (his Servant)-Grimaldi; Captain of the Portugese Frigate-Sedgwick; Chorus of Sailors-Wentworth, Welsh, Fisher, Gregson; Act II. Characters at Lisbon. Robinson Crusoe (on his return to England)-Palmer; Friday , when Harlequin, remaining at Lisbon-Male; Pantaloon-Banks; Figaro , the Lover-Caulfield; Pantaloon's Servants: Sancho , the Clown-Hollingsworth; Pero-Grimaldi; Miller-Cooke; Father Paul-Denman; Lay Brother-Evans; Friars-Phillimore, Webb; Principal Witches-Maddocks, Trueman, Miss Heard; Ursula (Pantaloon's wife)-Miss Tidswell; Colombine (his daughter)-Mrs Wild , late Miss Simonet (1st appearance at this theatre); Principal Warriors Savages and Dancers , in the Indian Festival, on Friday's return to his Island-Gentili, Wells, Butler, Thompson, Nicolini, Ms Brooker, Ms Brigg, Ms Barrett, Ms Byrne, Ms Bourk, Ms Haskey.
Cast
Role: Robinson Crusoe Actor: Palmer
Role: Robinson Crusoe Actor: Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. [1st piece: Prologue by the author (see text).] 3rd piece: To conclude with Robinson Crusoe's departure from the Island. Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 6, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #489 14s. 6d. (164.8.0; 67.15.6; 0.16.6; odd money: 6.14.6; tickets: 250.0.0) (charge: #213 2s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Afterpiece Title: The First Act of Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Robinson Crusoe (1st time)-R. Palmer; Harlequin Friday-Wathen; Pantaloon-Tomkins; Pierrot-Grimaldi; Lieutenant (with a song)-Sedgwick.
Cast
Role: Robinson Crusoe Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: In 3rd piece: the original Savage Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Robinson Crusoe-The Gentleman who performs Altamont; Harlequin Friday-Wright; Pantaloon-Wellman; Pierrot-Kerridge; Spanish Don-Payne; English Lieutenant (with a song)-Wellman; Fryars(with song and Chorus from The Duenna)-Wellman, Kerridge, Payne, &c.; Savages and Sailors-Meadow, Stevenson, Payne Jun., &c.; Clown-Benson; Old Lady-Mrs Monk; Colombine-Mrs Wellman .

Song: Between the Acts of afterpiece, by Mrs Benson, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): C Robinson
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Entertainment: Overture in Scipio-; Solitudini Amate, Le mor che per te Sento-Mrs Robinson; Ti con solo-Clarke; Mi Volgo, Si Caro-Mrs Robinson; When Myra Sings-Clarke, Mrs Robinson; Second Entertainment: Overture in Tamerlane-; Padre Amanta, Alla Fama-Mrs Robinson; Solo on German Flute-Wiedeman; La Tigrearde Disdegno-; Un Lampoe-; Cease to Beauty-Clarke; Vedeste Mai Sulprato, Seacciata del suo nido-Mrs Robinson; A Teneri Assetti Duetto-Mrs Robinson; Third Entertainment: Solo-Jones; Ah! Pardre Quel Golsomino-Mrs Robinson; No non Temer-Clarke; Baccia per me la Mana Sgomtra dell Anima-Mrs Robinson; Al Trionfo@Duetto-Clarke, Mrs Robinson

Performance Comment: Pardre Quel Golsomino-Mrs Robinson; No non Temer-Clarke; Baccia per me la Mana Sgomtra dell Anima-Mrs Robinson; Al Trionfo@Duetto-Clarke, Mrs Robinson.
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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honey Moon

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Robinson Crusoe Actor: Palmer
Role: Robinson Crusoe Actor: Palmer
Event Comment: "I have been for two days in town, and seen Mrs Siddons . . . She is a good figure, handsome enough, though neither nose nor chin according to the Greek standard, beyond which both advance a good deal. Her hair is either red, or she has no objection to its being thought so, and had used red powder. Her voice is clear and good; but I thought she did not vary its modulations enough, nor ever approach enough to the familiar--but this may come when more habituated to the awe of the audience of the capital. Her action is proper, but with little variety; when without motion, her arms are not genteel ... I treated my eyes, not only with Mrs Siddons but a harlequin farce. But there again my ancient prejudices operated: how unlike the pantomimes of Rich, which were full of wit, and coherent, and carried on a story! What I now saw was Robinson Crusoe: how Aristotle and Bossu, had they ever written on pantomimes, would swear! It was a heap of contradictions and violations of the costume. Friday is turned into Harlequin, and falls down at an old man's feet that I took for Pantaloon, but they told me it was Friday's father. I said, 'Then it must be Thursday'" (Walpole [3 Nov. 1782], XII, 356-57, 359). Receipts: #241 6s. (222/4/0; 18/15/6; 0/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day; or, A Flight from Lapland

Dance: I afterpiece: The Long Minuet- taken from the Caricature Print of that title [The Long Minuet as Danced at Bath, by H. W. Bunbury; see17951116]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: A new Song proper to the Occasion-

Dance: WWhitson Holyday-Boval, Mrs Mills; Dutch Boor and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Sultana-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17280314 but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; With a new Prologue addressed to the Ladies-Miss Robinson Jr; Lilliputian Epilogue spoken at the Head of her Lilliputian Company-.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: A Turkish Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: Miss Robinson Jr; III: Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Lally, others; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson Sr

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner Robinson. Tickets half a guinea. Gallery Box 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Overture for French Horns, Hautboys, and Violins by Gasperini-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Concerto by Corelli-Castrucci, Claudio, Pepo; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Cantata by Handel-Mrs Robinson; New Concerto with French Horns by Handel-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, the Page in The Orphan. At the particular Desire of Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17250909, but With a new Prologue , in Boy's Clothes, Epilogue by Mr Welsted;-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: ; Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Prologue: in The Poems of Henry Carey, p. 65. Epilogue: Written by Mr Welsted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17241113, but Pedro-Thurmond; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; III: A new Passacaille-Miss Robinson; V: A New Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Rainton

Music: II: 2d Concerto of Corelli-; IV: Select Piece with Hautboys and Flutes-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Three Benches will be rail'd in the Pit at the Price of the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Song: End I: Scoglio d'immota fronte, Dimmi tre Dei morir-, Scipio Mrs Robinson; II: Comondain calza altronda, Vanni Parti, Bella notte-, Scipio Mrs Robinson; V: Se Pieta, Julius Caesar, Scaccioto dal suo nido-, Rodalinda Mrs Robinson

Music: III: Solo on Bassoon-Signior Karba

Dance: IV: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; Also a Solo on the Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson; particularly a Chacone-Mrs Booth; And a New Dance-Miss Robinson a Scholar of Mr Essex (which was perform'd in the Rover with Universal Applause) in which will be express'd all the different Movements in Dancing

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Bt Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, [Duke present. The Epilogue is printed in London Evening Post, 24 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17301226, but Southampton-Mills; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Butler; A new Prologue-; Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17320928, but Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Miss Robinson
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Morning Chronicle, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson, at Parviso's, No. 114, Long acre. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Mary Robinson. Larpent MS 447; not published]: The Music chiefly compiled. Tickets delivered for King Lear will be taken. Books of the Performances to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #153 17s. 6d. (57.8.0; 21.3.6; 0.10.0: tickets: 74.16.0) (charge: #78 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17780105, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Escape

Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Escape Author(s): Mary Robinson

Song: As17780331