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862 results for: Keyword - Horatio Edgar Robson
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.

401
08 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Ballad@singer Actor: Robson

Dance: As17801107

402
10 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Whitfield; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Booth; Montano-Robson; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Emilia (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Desdemona-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Montano Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

403
13 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies; The Lady-Mrs Inchbald; Bacchants-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr (late Miss Thornton; 1st appearance these 2 years); Euphrosyne-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

404
15 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah (with a song in character)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters- Lee Lewes, WilsonJones, Wewitzer, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, Stevens, Ledger, Davis, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Langrish, Miss Wewitzer (1st appearance these 2 years); Partial cast from following sources: Harlequin-Lee Lewes (see17810420); Keel-Wilson (Songs, G. Kearsley, 1779); French Officer-Wewitzer (Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779); Ferridon-Mrs Kennedy (see17810512).
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, WilsonJones, Wewitzer, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, Stevens, Ledger, Davis, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Langrish, Miss Wewitzer

Dance: End II: The Caledonian Shepherds, as17801106

405
24 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Trew]); Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Hull; Aranthes-Robson; Atticus-Thompson; Lucius-L'Estrange; Theodosius-Lewis; Pulcheria-Mrs Green; Julia-Mrs Poussin; Delia-Miss Platt; Athenais-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Aranthes Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Robson

Song: Principal Vocal Parts-Davies, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris. [The music by Purcell.

406
09 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-Robson; Venus (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Pallas-Mrs Morton; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley; with a new Scotch air-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

Dance: As17801107

407
15 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Hortensio-Robson; Taylor-Jones; Baptista-Thompson; Music Master-Newton; Pedro-Wewitzer; Biondello-W. Bates; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Robson

408
16 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Oldrents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stewart; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Robson

Dance: End I afterpiece: the original Crutch Dance-. [This was danced in both subsequent performances.

409
13 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Wilson; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Robson; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Patty-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Mervin Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

410
02 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17801002, but Characters-_Robson, Davies.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Robson, Davies.
Role: Poins Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: 2nd piece: a Dance of Sailors Sailor's Dance-Aldridge

411
03 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: SCENE I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; SCENE II. The Cave of Echo; The Vauxhall Echo Catch, They say there is an echo here-Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle; SCENE III. Mount Ida; Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Mrs Morton; The music by Dr Fisher-; SCENE IV. A Camp Scene, and Dance of Warriors-; SCENE V. A Cottage. Auld Robin Grey-Mrs Kennedy; SCENE VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; The music by Purcell-; SCENE VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-; To conclude Chorus-; Dance-; Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

412
07 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Booth; Serapion-L'Estrange; Officers-Robson, Thompson; Ventidius-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Yates; Cleopatra-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Robson, Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis; or, Resemblances of Nature

Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-W. Bates; Doctor-Baker; Mercury-Robson; Clown-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

413
16 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17801115, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

414
19 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Mountebank-Booth; French Servant-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Cast
Role: Islanders Actor: Fearon, Robson, Booth

415
16 October 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artifice

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffrey Constant-A Young Gentleman [unidentified]; Captain Constant-Robson; Trusty-Jones; Clinch-Smith; Roger-Pressley; Belinda-Miss Ball; Dorothy-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: Robson

Song: End of mainpiece Auld Robin Gray by Miss Lyon

416
23 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; 1st Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Robson, J. Bates; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Sharp)-Miss Harper; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr; 2nd Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; 1st Bacchant and Euphrosyne-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Robson, J. Bates

417
25 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus (1st time)-Edwin; Mercury-Robson; Venus-Mrs Martyr; Pallas-Mrs Morton; Iris (1st time)-Miss Morris; Juno-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

418
30 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811024

419
05 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane (1st time)-Hull; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-L'Estrange; Prince of Tanais-Booth; Hali-Robson; Stratocles-Thompson; Zama-J. Wilson; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Miss Younge. The usual Prologue spoken by Wroughton .
Cast
Role: Hali Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece To thee, O gentle sleep by Mrs Morton

420
07 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17810928

421
08 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Whitfield; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Robson; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Simple-Joules; Bardolph-Baker; Pistol-Cushing; Slender-Quick; FalstafF-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Whitfield; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Fenton Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Bouquet Actor: Robson

Dance: As17811101

422
10 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Ratcliffe-Robson; Gloster-Clarke; Catesby-L'Estrange; Belmour-Hull; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

423
11 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke Prince of Wales-Lewis; Blunt-W. Bates; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Northumberland-Webb; Sheriff-J. Wilson; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Westmoreland-Thompson; Carriers-Egan, Jones; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy (1st time)-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: Poins Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Bouquet Actor: Robson

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811101

424
17 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo (1st time)-Whitfield; Malcolm-J. Bates; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Seyward-Robson; Doctor-Fearon; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Webb; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Seyward Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley; Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Miss Willis, Miss Elrington, &c

425
20 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King-Clarke; Gonzalez-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Selim-Robson; Alonzo-Fearon; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Agreeable Surprise

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