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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Frank Roberts"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Frank Roberts")') 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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7552 results for: Keyword - Mr Frank Roberts
We found 4459 matches on Event Comments, 2258 matches on Performance Comments, 942 matches on Author, 619 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
09 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

152
27 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts. Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: II: Go Rose my Chloe's Bosom Grace-Roberts; V: War he sung is Toil and Trouble (in Alexander's Feast)-Roberts

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17450423

153
12 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: II: Come Rosaline O come and see-Roberts; IV: a New Cantata-Roberts

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17460405 V: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405

154
26 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit fo r Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: II: Roberts; IV: A Song-Roberts; accompanied on the Welsh harp-Rice

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

155
04 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: II: A Ballad-Roberts; IV: A Cantata-Roberts

156
06 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, and Sarjant, House Keeper. Receipts: #46 7s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #16 16s. 3d., covered by income from tickets: Sarjant #45 14s. (Boxes 50; Pit 178; Gallery 65); Roberts #82 9s. (Boxes 100; Pit 293; Gallery 135). Total income #174 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Song: III: Song-Roberts

Music: III: accompanied on the Harp-Evans; after which, By Desire, A Lass that was Laden with Care, with variations -Evans

157
23 February 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Slighted Maid

158
06 March 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

159
16 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17311104

160
07 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Miss Cadiere Actor: Mrs Roberts

161
31 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Ellis Roberts

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

162
15 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Ellis Roberts

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann

163
27 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Entertainment: IV: By Particular Desire, Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody; IV: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston; End: (1st time) Cupid's Remonstranceto the Town-Miss Hopkins

Monologue: I: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

164
16 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker; End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

165
06 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17320103, but Ruth-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance:

166
21 December 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Mechlin; Careless-Bridgwater; Blunt-Roberts; Day-Norris; Abel-Mullart; Obadiah-Jones; Story-Turbutt; Bookseller-Hallam; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis; Ruth-Mrs Horton; Arbella-Miss Holliday; Mrs Day-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

167
06 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-W. Giffard; Ruth-Mrs Roberts; Day-Penkethman; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Abel-Woodward; Obadiah-Lyon; Story-Hamilton; Bookseller-Norris; Arbella-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Chat-Miss Tollett; Teague-Dan French.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: III: Miss Jones

168
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Stede, Mrs Mullart, and Page (Housekeeper). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

169
23 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Destrade. Tickets deliver'd out by Reinhold and Mrs Hale will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420213, but Amiens-Roberts; Celia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17420210; III: Minuet (by desire)-Destrade, Mlle Auguste; New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Ruddier than the Cherry, out of Acis and Galetea (Set by Handel),-Reinhold; IV: True Blue-Roberts

170
19 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Villeneuve and Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Song: III: Roberts

Dance: IV: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

171
18 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17481128, but Tom-Cibber; Song in II, Lothario-Roberts; Song-_Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Song: IV: The Smiling Hours-Roberts

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

172
11 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: As17561023

173
29 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Receipts: #33 17s. 6d. Charges: #80. Deficiency covered by income from tickets, #115 9s. Two New Renters came in a 1 share each: Mrs Tabitha Mendez, and Mrs Susan White. [This addition brought the total of New Renters' shares to 50, which equalled the holdings of the Old Renters] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: Country Lass-Miss Vallois; V: Comic Ballet, as17580428

Song: II, IV: Roberts

174
05 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: II: A Song-Roberts; III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Evans

Dance: V: Fingalian Dance, as17581111

175
06 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Receipts: #23 14s. plus #87 15s. from tickets (Box 116; Pit 295; Gallery 145 (Account Book). Charges: #80 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: II: A Song-Roberts, accompanied on a Welch Harp by Evans; IV: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Evans

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215