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9018 results for: Keyword - Mr C. Roberts
We found 5493 matches on Event Comments, 2913 matches on Performance Comments, 954 matches on Author, 728 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

401
22 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amasis, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Parts-Stephens, Hallam, Roberts, Stevens, Mrs Vincent; edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts. edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Stephens, Hallam, Roberts, Stevens, Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

402
22 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17420320 but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Foppington-Macklin; Lady Betty-Mrs Mills; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Let Me Wander not Unseen-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance-Phillips; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

403
15 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Delane; King-Winstone; Gonzales-Bridges; Garcia-W. Giffard; Heli-Taswell; Selim-Cross; Alonzo-Anderson; Perez-Ray; Almeria-Mrs Giffard; Lenora-Mrs Bennet; Zara-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: II: Song-Sullivan

Dance: III: Dance, as17431013; V: a New Dance-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Mrs Walter

404
11 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Easy-Giffard; Lord Foppington-Cibber Jun.; Lord Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Giffard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: I, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

405
22 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer (doorkeeper) and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd for the Benefit of Danny, C. Roberts, and Hawksby will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Miss Taylor; End: A New Comic Dance, as17650516

406
19 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Several. Watson, Roberts, Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Daney and C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

407
25 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of Several [Cridland, Foley, Robinson]. Tickets deliver'd by C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

408
20 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: V: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

409
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

410
22 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box-lobby Challenge

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

411
23 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Ten Thousand

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

412
06 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Song: III: a Masquerade Scene-; with Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Master Welsh

Ballet: End: The Labyrinth; or, The Country Madcap. Joseph-Gentili; Robert-Grimaldi; Philip-Master Menage; Rosina-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Countess-Mrs Wild; Lauretta-Miss S. DeCamp

413
19 April 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

414
27 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Matrimony

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Incledon; in 2nd piece: Strike the Harp in praise of Bragela-

415
01 November 1680 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

416
22 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Dance: End: The Wake, as17690518

417
11 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beau's Duel; Or, A Soldier For The Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The St

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act I of mainpiece The History of John Gilpin, the Linen Draper by Baddeley

418
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

419
02 July 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

420
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Rakish-Williams; Montfort-Roberts; Lady Westford-Mrs Willis; Arabella-Mrs Morgan; Widow-Mrs Roberts; Gudgeon-Butcher.
Cast
Role: Montfort Actor: Roberts
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Roberts

Entertainment: Vaulting-; Tumbling-; High Rope Walking-

421
13 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Performance Comment: Caratach-Bridgwater; Venutius-Cibber Jr; Suetonius-Roberts; Macer-Griffin; Hengo-Miss Robinson; Bonduca-Mrs Butler; Claudia-Mrs Cibber; Bonvica-Miss Raftor; The Original Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Suetonius Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Quorum-Fielding; Grig-Berry; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Cant-Cibber Jr; Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tit Tatter-Mrs Willis; but edition of 1729 adds: Gage-Lacy; Mump-Roberts; Scrip-Wright; Swab-Burnet; Constable-Grey.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mump Actor: Roberts

422
05 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche; or, Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Cupid-Master Arne; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Psyche-Mrs Cibber; Jupiter-Roberts; Bacchus-Topham; Sylvan-Essex; Pan-Thurmond; Swains-Chose, Pelling, Davenport; Pierot-Poitier; Spaniard-Salway; Nymphs-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport; Harlequin-Le Brun; Mynheer Bassoon-Rain ton; Trebelino-Roberts; Quadrille-Este; Plumb-Cross; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Topham .
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts
Role: Trebelino Actor: Roberts

423
18 October 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-A. Hallam; Sir Jasper-Morgan; Leander-Stoppelaer; Robert-Hallam; James-Mullart; Harry-Ridout; Davy-James; Hellebore -Roberts; Dorcas-Miss Norsa; Charlotte-Miss Binks .
Cast
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts

Dance: As17341009

424
05 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin: A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: : Trapwit Actor: Roberts
Role: Firebrand Actor: Roberts

425
01 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: EEgerton 2320: Receipts: #83. Mrs Roberts hiss'd, Mr Mills too

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Buckingham-Mills; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Richmond-Cibber; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfold-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay