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24882 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Roberts
We found 23734 matches on Performance Comments, 7782 matches on Event Comments, 4694 matches on Performance Title, 958 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
28 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17391214, but Arbella-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Rector, Carney, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Davenport
Role: Mandarin Gormogons Actor: Pelling, Baudouin, Rector, Carney

Dance: II: A new Peasant Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

902
06 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Phillips, Dignam, Legar, Ford, Levy, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17421201, but Catch-_; Mrs Chat-_; Prologue-_; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs E. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

903
17 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17460103, but Mrs Chat-Miss Pitt; Bookseller-Collins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Yates; Argus-Collins; Arathusa-Mrs Clive; Betty-Miss Minors; Rovewell-Lowe; Hearty-Bridges; Neighbours-Barrington, I. Sparks, Bransby.
Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: II: New Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

904
07 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17470114, but Committeeman-Bransby; Bookseller-Leigh; Bailiff-Simpson; Soldier-Usher; Jack-Marr; Mrs Chat-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Dance: Cook, Padouana, Salomon's Son

905
17 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Martha Smith. [Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. continue until 11 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Brett

Dance: As17470216

906
11 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benfit for a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Observing in yesterday's General Advertiser some Verses to the Lady Georgina Spencer, and other Ladies, intending a Benefit that is to be Tomorrow on her Interest, in favour of a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage.--Unidentified newspaper clipping in Folger scrapbook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17471217, but Obadiah-Dunstall; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Daniel.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Storer.

907
01 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan and Evans [Box-Keepers). [Handel's Oratorios Solomon and Susanna published and the favorite songs in the Comic opera Li Tre Cicisbei Ridicoli.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17490125, but Ruth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

908
27 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17491011, but Lt. Story-_; Bookseller-_; Bailiff-_; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner.

909
14 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for White and Legg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17551018, but Abel-White; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance, as17560511

Song: II: School of Anacreon-Legg; End: Roast Beef of Old England-Legg

910
18 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17561227, but Teague-Shuter, 1st time. In which he will introduce several proper songs, particularly Arrah my Judy, Burn my Wig, Storey; Committeeman-_; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Lt Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

911
28 December 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17580922, but Ruth-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Barrington.
Role: Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

912
14 February 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17581228, but Abel-R. Smith; Ruth-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17581016

913
17 April 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: With Brouncker, to the King's house, and saw The Surprizall, where base singing, only Knepp, who come, after her song in the clouds, to me in the pit, and there, oranges, 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Performance Comment: See16671226., but Emilia-Mrs Knepp?.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Knepp?.

914
25 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. The tickets given out for She Would and She Would Not taken on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Estcourt; Day-Penkethman; Ruth-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song: As17070204

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow; particularly a new Dutch Skipper-

915
10 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

916
19 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen, who will be (in a most particular Manner) Honour'd that Night with the Presence of L'Madam Signiora Fount, Native de Barselona Di Cala Qualificatta, being the first time of her appearance in the English Theatre; and by reason the Queen's Box will be taken up by the Foreign Ministers, The Spanish Lady will be in one of the Stage-Boxes in the Habit of of her Country

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17100410 but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Abel-Bullock; Teague-Bowen.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

917
30 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17101108, but Teague-Estcourt; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

918
07 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17110430 but Mrs Day-_.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

919
10 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17250914, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

920
09 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

921
18 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Colonel Carless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Grand Masque of Heathen Deities Actor:
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

922
23 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17321123, but Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Obadiah-Johnson (in Daily Post, 21 April; Daily Post, 23 April missing). Daily Post, 23 April missing).
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Lally, Mrs Booth

923
01 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17350913, but Mrs Chat-Miss Bennet .
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

924
13 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Col. Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Blakes; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Teague-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with Triumphs of Love

Cast
Role: A grand Ballet Actor: Osbeldiston, _Dugay.
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Drab Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

925
01 February 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: And took my wife out immediately to the King's Theatre, it being a new month, and once a month I may go, and there saw The Indian Queen acted; which indeed is a most pleasant show, and beyond my expectation; the play good, but spoiled with the ryme, which breaks the sense. But above my expectation most, the eldest Marshall did do her part most excellently well as I ever heard woman in my life; but her voice not so sweet so Ianthe's [Mrs Betterton's]; but, however, we came home mightily contented

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen