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22476 results for: Keyword - Mrs Mary Robinson
We found 23384 matches on Performance Comments, 4485 matches on Performance Title, 4393 matches on Event Comments, 39 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

351
27 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Middle Gallery Boxkeeper. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson

352
26 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. Revised by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Brett.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Duplessis, Haughton, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

353
02 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Will. Mills. N.B. Mrs Booth being very ill and not able to perform the part of Hellena , the Tickets delivered out for The Rover will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Duplessis, Haughton, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

354
10 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Perosns of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17261206, but Antonio-W. Mills; Moretta-Miss Tenoe; Florinda-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: TTurkish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Whitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe

355
25 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Miss Robinson

356
10 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Watson and Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17291213, but Harriet-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Porter; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Woodvill Actor: Mrs Shireburn.
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Rover, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Miss Robinson

357
25 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17311026, but Johnson-W. Mills; Smith-Watson; Volscius-Cibber Jr; Drawcansir-Mullart; Thunder-Johnson; Lightning-Miss Robinson; Kings of Brentford-Shepard, Oates; King Phiz-Harper; King Ush-Griffin; Prince Prettyman-Corey; Tom Thimble-Charke; Amaryllis-Mrs Mullart; Cloris-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lightning Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cloris Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

358
14 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Davenport and Mrs Shireburn. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Moliere by Mr Betterton. [Tickets at Davenport's in Brownlow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17321128, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Miller; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Roberts; Jeffery-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Holliday; Prudence-Mrs Grace; Widow-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Irish Trot-a Youth of Ten, scholar to Davenport; III: Dutchman and his Wife-Davenport, Miss Price; IV: Long Whitson Holiday-Davenport, Miss Price; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

359
23 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #119 0s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Anne Page-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

360
16 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

361
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

362
27 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by the late Dr Procope. Calculated for the Meridian of London. [Princesses Mary and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd; Or, Harlequin Blunderer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Francisque; Leandre-Le Sage Sr; Doctor-Dessessars; Geronte-Verneuil; Pierot-Malter; Scaramouch-Cochoy; News Cryer-Dubuisson; Rare-Show Man-De Lisle; Marinette or Countess Leonora-Mrs Malter; Isabella-Mrs Mimie; Colombine-Mrs Francisque .
Cast
Role: Marinette or Countess Leonora Actor: Mrs Malter
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mimie
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Francisque

Afterpiece Title: Le Portrait

Dance: A new Chacone in several Characters: Harlequin Man-Cochoy Jr; Harlequin Woman-Miss Chateauneuf; Pierot Man-Roland; Pieraite-Mrs Mimie; Punch-Villeneuve; Dame Jigogne-Malter; Scaramouch Man-De Lisle; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Le Sage Jr. The Frolick, as17341226 (latter in Daily Advertiser only)

363
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate. A new Dramatick Droll...being founded on a Story in Real Life, as related in the Memoirs of the celebrated Mrs Constantia Phillips. In which will be introduc'd a New Scene of Bedlam...Interspers'd witn a Merry Interlude call'd The Jovial Tars...with the Comical Humours of Nurse Prate and Will Bowling the Jovial Tar; as also of Jack Hanspite, Nick Hatchway, and Simon Bucket, Sailors; with Mary the Chambermaid, Susan of the Dairy, Kate of the Kitchen, and Nan the Spinster. To begin each day at noon. An extraordinary band of music is provided. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick; Or, The Generous Sailor

Performance Comment: Charles-Holtham; Constant-Bridges; Mrs Constant-Mrs Greenwood; Peggy (the Fair Lunatick)-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Mrs Constant Actor: Mrs Greenwood

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness; or, A Touch of the Times

Performance Comment: Keeper-Bridges; Clack-Smith; Master Clack-Master Cross; Mrs Clack-Mrs Daniel; Madam Taste-Mrs Cross; Solomon Overzeal-Clough; Modern Poet-Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball, a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Performance Comment: Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough.
Cast
Role: Nurse Prate Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Daniel

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

364
24 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, and Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Furnivall
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Cloggit Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: 2d Colombine Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Mrs Muslin Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Mrs Marrowbone Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Mrs Artichoke Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Spinnage Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Mrs Apricote Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Mrs Taffata Actor: Miss Thompson

Dance: III: Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter

365
27 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By command of His Royal Highness the Duke, and Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gypsy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Ballet: IV: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Cast
Role: Coquette Actor: Mrs Walter.

366
01 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Ryan; Clerimont Sr-Hale; Tipkin-Hippisley; Sir Harry-Mullart; Pounce-Rosco; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bellamy; Fainlove-Mrs Stevens; Aunt-Mrs James; Young Gubbins-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; II: Grand Ballet-the Elder Mlle Roland; III: Grecian Sailors-Glover; IV: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: TThe Parting Lovers (a Sea Lieutenant, a Sailor, and His Mistress)-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe [by Henry Carey]

367
24 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Macready. 1st piece: In Act I a Grand Banquet. With the Procession [in Act IV] from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen . To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christening. [In 2nd piece the scenes, as listed on 10 May, are indicated.] Morning Herald, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 7, Duke's-court, Westminster; Diary, 21 May: of Macready, No. 3, Mary-street, Charles-street, Tottenham-Court-Road. Receipts: #282 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Holman (1st and only appearance in that character); Duke of Buckingham-Farren; Cranmer-Hull; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Cubitt; Bishop of Winchester-Quick; Surrey-Macready; Duke of Norfold-Harley; Duke of Suffolk-Marshall; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope; Anne Bullen-Miss Chapman; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival

Performance Comment: As17930510, but in Scene I We be three poor Mariners-_Gray; [Scene II. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone-Mrs Martyr (in character); When daisies mead-Miss Barnett [both in place of songs by Mrs Martyr and Johnstone]; [In Scene III added: Irish Song-Johnstone; Comic Song-Munden; [To conclude with a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour-.
Cast
Role: When my Money was gone Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: A song Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of A Day

Performance Comment: As17921027, but Figaro-Macready; Susan-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: III: a song-Mrs Clendining

368
19 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Receipts: money #10 17s.; tickets #39 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The best Italian Opera songs-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers; Concerto on Chamber Horns-; Solo on German Flute-

369
17 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lallie, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; Harlequin-Mrs Booth; The original Irish Trot-Weaver

Song: A Boy a Scolar of Mrs Margarita del'Epine

370
02 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman and Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth, Mrs Willis; particularly The Dame of Honour-; Mock Song of the Country Life-

Music: Solo on Echo Flute-Paisable

Dance: Prince, Wade, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; Tub Dance between a Cooper His Wife His Man Scaramouch and Harlequin-; Four Scaramouches-

371
30 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Turner. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, we are oblig'd (instead of The What D'Ye Call It) to Act...The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

372
21 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Rainton, Mrs Willis, Mrs Bowman; Purcell's Mad Dialogue-

Dance: Shaw, Prince, Wade, Topham, Mrs Younger, Miss Lindar, Weaver's Sons

373
07 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 2, Piazza., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Miss Younge having refused performing the Part of Viola, Mrs Robinson has kindly undertaken that Character at a short Notice; and Mr Edwin humbly hopes she will be honoured by the Indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #304 0s. 6d. (211/3/6; tickets: 92/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Wilson; Orsino-Whitfield; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Davies; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Edwin; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Widow Wadman Actor: Mrs Kennedy. Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Whitfield

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Pigeon by Mrs Kennedy; End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 05 07 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster-Abbey by Edwin

374
22 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

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

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance:

375
14 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: Renton, Tenoe

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar