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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

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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.

101
18 November 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Glocester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Edmund-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Diggs; Cornwall-Milward; Cordelia-Mrs Younger; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

102
20 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Thurmond; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Cibber Jr; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Goneril-Mrs Heron; Regan-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Wilks

103
16 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Cibber Jr; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Goneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Wilks

104
19 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloucester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Edmund-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Cordelia-Mrs Younger; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

105
16 September 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloucester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Gentleman Usher-Spiller; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

106
11 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Edgar-Elrington; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Gloster-Roberts; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Cibber Jr; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Goneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Elrington

107
14 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Performance Comment: Parts-Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor; but edition of 1729 lists: Justice Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Oates; Moody-Ray; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Squire Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Oates

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

108
12 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Glocester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Edmund-Walker; Kent-Hulett; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger; Gentleman Usher-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

109
08 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Cibber Jr; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Charke

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

110
26 May 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Huddy; Edgar-Giffard; Gloucester-W. Giffard; Bastard-Theo. Lacy; Kent-Bardin; Albany-R. Williams; Cornwall-Machen; Burgundy-Bullock; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Seal; Regan-Mrs Thomas; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Dance: TThe White Joke-Eaton

111
16 September 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloster-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Hulett; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Gentleman Usher-Morgan; Goneril-Mrs Buchanam; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

112
09 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-a Gentleman [who never appeared on this Stage before]; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-W. Giffard; Bastard-W. Williams; Kent-Bardin; Albany-R. Williams; Cornwal-Machen; Burgundy-Bullock; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Woodward; Regan-Mrs Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

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Dance: [

113
28 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-W. Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Cibber Jr; Goneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Shireburn; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Wilks

114
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17310325 but Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Mrs Roberts; Amin Prim-Griffin; Varole-Oates; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Miss P. Vaughan; Flora-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Charke

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

115
06 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloucester-Hulett; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

116
05 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Huddy; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Excell; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Flora-Miss Tollet; Clara-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Jenkins

Dance: As17311104

117
10 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelwold

Performance Comment: Edition of 1732 lists: Edgar-Mills; Athelwold-Bridgwater; Leolyn-A. Hallam; Oswald-Th. Cibber; Edwin-Fielding; Elfrid-Mrs Booth; Ethelinda-Mrs Cibber; Lady-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Mills

118
01 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Raftor; Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Stoppelaer; Moody-A. Hallam; Aminadab-Griffin; Varole-Oates; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Miss Oates; Flora-Miss Atherton.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter

119
27 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloucester-Milward; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Salway; Cornwall-Lacy; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

120
20 January 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Stoppelaer; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-Rosco; Clara-Mrs Christian; Flora-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Jenkins

121
17 March 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Gloster-Hulett; Edgar-Giffard; Bastard-Rosco; Cornwall-Havard; Albany-Bardin; Kent-Huddy; Regan-Mrs Morgan; Goneril-Mrs Haughton; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: LLove and Wine (by the author of Bacchus One Day Gayly Striding)-Excell

Ballet: The Difference of Nations. As17330312

122
30 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Edgar-A. Hallam; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Usher-Cibber Jr; Gloster-Roberts; Kent-Berry; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Fielding; Coneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Shirenurn.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

123
19 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Stoppelaer; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-James; Clara-Miss Tollett; Flora-Miss Wherrit .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Jenkins

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. V: Pierrots by d'Vallois and J. Delagarde

124
10 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Gloster-Hulett; Edgar-Giffard; Bastard-Rosco; Cornwall-Havard; Albany-Bardin; Kent-Huddy; Goneril-Mrs Haughton; Regan-Mrs Morgan; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit

125
14 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Aston; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Salway; Cornwall-Lacy; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: The Nassau, as17331112