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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.

126
29 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

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

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

127
10 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Stephens; Edgar-A. Hallam; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Cornwall-Aston; Albany-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: By Lally and Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

128
27 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

129
24 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

130
08 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Cornwall-Aston; Albany-Paget; Kent-Bowman; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

131
05 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Miss Jones; Moody-Richardson; Varole-Rosco; Prim-Penkethman; Clodpole-Woodward; Clara-Miss Gerrard; Flora-Mrs Woodward .
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Miss Jones

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. IV: Richmond Maggot by I.e Sac and Mrs Woodward

Song: As17360204

132
08 November 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Albany-Paget; Cornwall-Aston; Kent-Chapman; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

133
10 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloucester-Berry; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Winstone; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holyday.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

134
07 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: See17361108, but Lear-Delane; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Cordelia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

135
28 September 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Rosco; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

136
26 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Varole-Bardin; Daily Advertiser adds: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Beard; Moody-Ryan; Obadiah-Griffin; Clodpole-Woodward; Clara-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Beard

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

137
21 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Hale; Cornwall-Hill; Burgundy-A. Ryan; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Horton; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Mrs Templer; Bastard-Walker.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

138
03 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: LearLear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Albany-Hale; Cornwall-Hill; Burgundy-A. Ryan; Kent-Rosco; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Horton; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Mrs Templer; Bastard-Walker.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

139
08 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Milward; Gloster-Wright; Bastard-Mills; Kent-Winstone; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Albany-Havard; Cornwall-Turbutt; Goneril-Mrs Furnival; Regan-Mrs Cross; Cordelia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Serious Dance-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment

140
07 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Hallam; Burgundy-Bencraft; Kent-Rosco; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Miss Burgess; Cordelia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: YYorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; Le Bergeres Fidele-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Louvre-Signora Barberini

141
27 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Gloster-Marshall; Edgar-Giffard; Kent-Paget; Bastard-W. Giffard; Usher-Yates; Albany-Peterson; Cornwall-Blakes; Goneril-Mrs Bambridge; Regan-Mrs Yates; Burgundy-Marr; Physician-Dunstall; Old Man-Julian; Arante-Miss Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

142
28 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Mills; Gloster-Berry; Kent-Winstone; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Cordelia-Mrs Woffington; Cornwall-Ridout; Albany-Turbutt; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Havard

Dance: The Mechels

143
26 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Mills; Gloster-Berry; Kent-Winstone; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Cordelia-Mrs Woffington; Albany-Turbutt; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Ray; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: II: Song-Beard; IV: Song-Lowe

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

144
15 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Cashell; Burgundy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Goneril-Mrs Woodward; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Comic Dance between Pantaloon and his Enamorata-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Grand Ballet, as17421108

145
10 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-a Gentleman; Gloucester-Cibber; Edgar-Giffard; Edmund-W. Giffard; Kent-Peterson; Albany-Mozeen; Cornwall-Dighton; Burgundy-Freeman; Usher-Blakey; Goneril-Mrs Bambridge; Regan-Mrs E. Giffard; Arante-Miss Scott; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

146
25 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I, III: Sullivan

Dance: As17431022

147
27 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Cornwall-Cashell; Albany-Gibson; Burgundy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Goneril-Mrs James; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

148
24 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Gloster-Bridges; Edgar-Giffard; Bastard-Havard; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Turbutt; Cornwall-Blakes; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Burgundy-Ray; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

149
13 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear (by particular Desire)-Perry; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Cashell; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Burgundy-Bencraft; Goneril-Mrs James; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: As17441117

150
11 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick (1st time on that stage); Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Bastard-Cashell; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Burton; Burgundy-Paddick; Usher-Philips; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Bland; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni