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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Horatio Edgar Robson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Horatio Edgar Robson")') 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
We found 814 matches on Performance Comments, 61 matches on Event Comments, 29 matches on Performance Title, 4 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Heartwell-Farrell; Mob-Cornelys, Miller, Vowell; Robin-Vandermere; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Robson

Dance: End of Play: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Gardner; Knowlife-Fearon; Face-Robson; Headlong-Vandermere; Sir Epicure-F. Gentleman; Miss Rantipole-Mrs Didier; Doll-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Face Actor: Robson

Dance: I: As17710712 End of Play: New Pantomime Dance, as17710710

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Foote (first appearance in that Character); Carlos-Davis; Antonio-Fearon; Charino-F. Gentleman; Don Duart-Robson; Governor-Dancer; Sancho-Weston; Monsieur-Vandermere; Jaques-Cornelys; Clodio-Woodward; Angelina-Miss Ambrose; Elvira-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Performance Comment: Parts-Robson, Phillips, Mrs Didier, Mrs Jewell.

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Dance: Double Hornpipe, as17710724

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17710522, but Barber-Woodward; Rovewell-Robson; Bellmour-Dancer; Pamphlet-Weston; Feeble-Farrell; Watchmen-Vowell, Lings, Collett, Grover, Pure; Quidnunc-F. Gentleman; Harriet-Mrs Collett; Termagent-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Robson
Role: Codicil Actor: Robson

Dance: As17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Vainlove-Robson; Heartwell-Gardner; Sharper-Didier; Bluff-F. Gentleman; Setter-Vandermere; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Silvia-Mrs Didier; Araminta-Mrs Collins; Lucy-Mrs White; Betty-Mrs Farrell; Laetitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Vainlove Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrett

Song: II: Song (composed by Arne)-Phillips

Dance: As17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Fearon; Coupee-Robson; Quaver (with song)-Davis; Goodwill-Farrel; Thomas-Vowel; Lucy-Miss Wentworth, 1st appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Robson

Dance: End: The Medley-scholars of Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Baddeley, Aickin, Davis, F. Gentleman, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowel, Jacobs, Farrel, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Simon-Robson; Bridoun-Vowell; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Farrel; La Fleur-Dancer; Coachman-Walters; Miss Mechlin-Mrs Gardner; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Jenny-Miss Platt; Widow Loveit-Baddeley; John-Pierce.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Tragedy a la Mode

Performance Comment: Lady Pentweazle, Fustian-Foote; Carmine-Aickin; Townly-Fearon; Pentweazle-F. Gentleman; Project-Dancer; Prompter-Griffith; Lindamira-Pierce; Caleb-Weston; Manly-Robson.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Robson.

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Pepperpot Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Robson

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17720605 but Parts-_Robson, Aicken.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Robson, Aicken.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Bransby, F. Gentleman, Fearon, Ward, Lloyd, Castle, Groves, Lings, Baddeley, Parsons, Robson, Davis, Smith, Jacobs, Farrel, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Gardner; Epilogue in character of Lady Catherine Coldstream-Mrs Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Robson

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Hartley-Farrell; Mob-Jacobs, Smith, Vowell; Boy-Miss Francis; Robin-Fearon; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Robson

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M. le Medicine-Baddeley; Crispin-Robson; Young Gerald-Vowell; Martin-Dancer; Old Gerald-Parsons; Wife-Mrs Parsons; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs White; Beatrice-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Crispin Actor: Robson

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Ramilie-Robson; Frederick-Fearon; Clerimont-Dancer; Sparkle-[?]; Decoy-Lloyd; Taylor-Jones; Cook-Weston; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Ambrose; Wheedle-Miss Wentworth; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Parsons; To conclude with The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Ramilie Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Georgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings; with the Reinforcement of Bayes's New@Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Fainlove-Robson; Sharper-Fearon; Setter-Dancer; Sir Joseph-Weston; Bluff-F. Gentleman; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footamn-Vowell; Old Batchelor-Gardner; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Silvia-Miss Wentworth; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Fainlove Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard (1st time)-Mahon; Oldrents (1st time)-Booth; Springlove-Wroughton; Oliver-Robson; Randal-Dunstall; Martin-Thompson; Patrico-Fearon; Beggars-Fox, Baker, Wewitzer, Jones; Justice Clack (1st time)-Quick; Meriel-Miss Brown; Amie-Miss Dayes; Beggar Women-Mrs Willems, Mrs Poussin, Mrs White; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: II: the Original Crutch Dance-[This was danced in all subsequent performances.]; End: As17761009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, V 561: Sir Robert Riscounter-Wilson; Sir James Biddulph-Wroughton; Pillage-Dunstall; Margin-Quick; Lady Riscounter-Mrs Jackson.]

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17761109, but Ferdinand-Mattocks in place of Robson.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Robson; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davis; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Jones; Dutchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Brunetto Actor: Robson

Dance: As17761109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda; Or, The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Wroughton; Seofrid-Hull; Offa-Whitefield; Oswald-Robson; Priest-L'Estrange; Officers-Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson; Aribert-Lewis; Rodogune-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Ethelinda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Oswald Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda

Cast
Role: Oswald Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performance Comment: As17761114, butAbdallah-Robson in place of Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Ward; Duke's Servant-Lee Lewes; Sir Harry's Servant-Booth; Freeman-Robson; Philip-Wilson; Tom-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Fox; Kingston-Wewitzer; Lady Bab-Miss Dayes; Lady Charlotte-Miss Ambrose; Cook-Mrs White; Chloe-Miss Stewart; Kitty (with a song and minuet)-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Robson

Dance: End II: as17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-Clarke; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Selim-Robson; Gonzales-Hull; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Ward; Almeria-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: As17761015