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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Robinson Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Robinson Jr")') 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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We found 14357 matches on Performance Comments, 4783 matches on Performance Title, 1921 matches on Event Comments, 123 matches on Roles/Actors, and 12 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Kemble; Carlos-Barrymore; Alvarez-Packer; Manuel-Phillimore; Alonzo-Wroughton; Isabella-Miss Tidswell; Leonora-Mrs Farmer.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17881025, but Lucy-Miss Barnes; Stukely-_; Sailor-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impostors

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Aickin, Barrymore, Suett, Lamash, Wroughton, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1789): Lord Janus-Palmer; Sir Solomon Sapient-Baddeley; Captain George Sapient-Aickin; Sir Charles Freemantle-Barrymore; Oliver-Suett; Philibert-Lamash; Polycarp-Wroughton; Mrs Dorothy-Miss Pope; Eleanor-Mrs Jordan; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Mrs Dorothy Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Farren.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Kelly; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Dignum; Fanny-Miss Romanzini; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Mrs Forster; Patty-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: End I: As17890107

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Amphitryon-Mills; Jupiter-Wilks; A Prologue-Miss Lindar; Comical Epilogue-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: A Prologue Actor: Miss Lindar

Music: A Solo and Sonata on the Violin-Matthew Dubourg, others

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Blunt-W. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Oates; Lieutenant-Berry; Obadiah-Johnson; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Arabella-Mrs Butler; Mrs Day-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Chat-Miss Mann. The Prologue and Epilogue addressed to the Town .

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Punches by Janno and F. Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson

Performance Comment: Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Johnson; Pietol-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Lancaster-A. Hallam; Justice-Bowman; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; York-Milward; Feeble-Griffin; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Mann; Westmoreland-Winstone; Mowbray-Berry; Gloucester-Oates; Hastings-Ridout; Shadow-Mawley; Wart-Peploe; Mouldy-Hallam Sr; Bulcalf-Grey; Boy-Miss Brett .
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Brett

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Janno. II: Punches by F. Tench and Janno. III: Watteau by Miss Robinson. IV: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Les Bergeries, as17331006

Performance Comment: II: Punches by F. Tench and Janno. III: Watteau by Miss Robinson. IV: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Les Bergeries, as17331006.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollett

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Janno. Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Punches by F. Tench and Janno. Watteau by Miss Robinson

Performance Comment: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Punches by F. Tench and Janno. Watteau by Miss Robinson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Doll Mavis Actor: Miss Robinson

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Clown by Nivelon. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. A Dance by Miss Robinson alone

Performance Comment: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. A Dance by Miss Robinson alone .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates

Music: Second and Third Musick as17331201. Also Se mei Turbo (a Song in Porus) on the Flute Traverse. The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi

Dance: Clown by Nivelon. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. Tambourine by Miss Robinson

Performance Comment: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. Tambourine by Miss Robinson .
Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Robinson in Catherine Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Manuel-Hippisley; Phillip-Ryan; Octavio-Walker; Louis-Aston; Trappanti-Chapman; Hypolita-Miss Bincks; Flora-Mrs Stevens; Rosara-Mrs Bellamy; Vitetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Clown-Nivelon; Comic Dance, as17361213

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Wright, Hobson. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fulwood, Lee also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: As17361112, but Agnes-Miss Wright, the first time of her appearing on the stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17370423 A new Prologue, Epilogue to the Farce, -Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Actor: Miss Wright.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Ye Audience allarm'd in the Middle of ye farce by Cap Robinson & Cap Loyde fighting behind ye Boxes; people suspected at first it was fire, but being convinc'd to ye Contrary set down again. Cap Rob was wounded (Cross). Was a terrible alarm at Drury Lane theatre by a noise from behind the boxes, occasion'd by two gentlemen quarrelling and drawing their swords, which produc'd a rumor of fire through the house, and so great a confusion that many were hurt in attempting to force their way out. A woman was with difficulty saved from throwing herself over the gallery into the pit (Gentleman's Magazine, p. 425). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Petulant-Shuter; Witwou'd-Woodward; Waitwell-W. Vaughan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Clive; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Willoughby; Foible-Mrs Green; Mincing-Miss Minors; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Willful Witwoud-Yates; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Mattocks

Dance: IV: Will be introduced a Comic Dance-Harvey, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Robinson, Goodwin. No building on Stage. Tickets delivered for The Revenge will be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17570228, but Aboan-Berry; Imoinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Several. Foley, Robinson, Dalton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Holland; Thorowgood-Davies; Truman-Austin; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Millwood-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Sailor, lately belonging to the Royal Sovereign

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson and Foley. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Hodges will be taken. Tickets sold at Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17611229, but Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss E. Young; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss E. Young
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson in Act III

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17620520, but Buck-J. Palmer; Minuet-Froment, Miss Baker.

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Chinnall, Robinson, Lings,and Kaygill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17631228, but Anne Lovely-Miss Plym, first time; Sir Philip-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Miss Plym, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for Cridland, &c. (Cross Diary). Foley and Robinson. Tickets deliver'd by C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17690418 but Catharine-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17690518

Event Comment: Paid Mr Heath for point lace, 9s.; Mr Cropley (linen draper) 2 bills #93 12s. 6d.; 8 extra trumpets for 6 nights, #18; Wax Chandler's Bill #21 3s. 4d.; Mr Squire, Chorus, 15 nights #3 15s.; Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Weston's Note & Bill to Mr Flaherty #5 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Robinson Angelica-very indifferent (+Hopkins MS Notes). Receipts: #133 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Love; Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Scandal-Palmer; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Mrs Frail-Mrs Egerton; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-a young Gentlewoman, being her first appearance.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Paid Mr Weston per Mr G. Garrick's 3 notes #19 11s. 6d.; Mrs Robinson in full of salary #32. Receipts: #218 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloucester-J. Aickin; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Palmer; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Burgundy-Yates; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Capt. of Guards-Ackman; Curan-Fawcett; Regan-Mrs Egerton; Cordelia-Mrs Barry; Goneril-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Bowers, Percy, Wood and Robinson. Tickets delivered for The Orphan and by Mr Hodges will be taken. Paid Mr Davies on Note #30; Mr Clinch for 5 days at beginning of season not on list #2 1s. 8d.; Mr Cooke's 4 boys 11th inst. #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #256 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Widow Bowers and beneficiaries: #172 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: AS 26 April, but Mrs Beverley-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley, Shuter, Robson, Colley, and Stephenson. Tickets deliver'd by Varley, Walker, Robinson, Brereton, Baker, Mrs Hitchcock, Smallwood, and W. Ansell will be taken this night. Doors open half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barsanti

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17750920, but Leonora-Miss Dayes , first time.

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, musician, and Mrs Newby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Comerford; Portius-Russell; Marcus-Smith; Lucius-Dancer; Sempronius-Johnson; Juba-Stokes; Decius-Mrs Kenny; Syphax-Lewis; Marcia-Miss Taylor; Lucia-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Russell; Freeman-Johnson; Philip-Lewis; Lord Duke-Comerford; Sir Harry-Smith; Robert-Dancer; Coachman-G. Smith; Tom-Kenny; Kingston (the Black Boy)-Master Russell; Kitty (with song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Charlotte-Miss Taylor; Lady Bab-Mrs Wilks; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930