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2195 results for: Keyword - Reverend Robert Kirk
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101
20 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #80. [For a poem on Mrs Roberts' acting the Queen, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Sept.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Fryar-Quin; Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Wright; Lorenzo-Mills; Mills; Gomez-Griffin; Raymond-Boman; Alphonso-Furnival; Pedro-Cross; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts, the first time of her appearing on that stage these six years.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts, the first time of her appearing on that stage these six years.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: new Grand Ballet called% The Peasants- Muilment

102
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

103
17 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit J. Roberts, Yates, Mrs Mullart. Written by Mr Durfey. [Tickets for Mrs Marshall and Miss Ferguson also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Quixote-Roberts; Sancho Pancha-Mullart; Duke-Bridgwater; Ambrosio-Walker; Dutchess-Mrs Kilby; Marcella-Mrs Templer; Gardiner-Penkethman; Taylor-James; Bernardo-Hippisley; Cardenio-Hale; Manuel-A. Ryan; Pedro-Arthur; Diego-Stevens; Page-Yates; Finisher-Miss Ferguson; Cryer-Marten; Lucinda-Mrs Vincent; Rodriquez-Mrs Marshall; Ricotta-Miss Dancy; Flora-Miss Brunette; Teresa-Mrs Martin; Ravish'd Woman-Neale; Moll Buxom-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Quixote Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: With the Original Dialogue,Since Times are so bad by Purcell and-Leveridge, Salway

104
24 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. Mainpiece: Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; The Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; The Divorce and Death of Queen Katherine; The Coronation of Anna Bullen, with the Military Ceremony of The Champion in Westminster Hallv; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth, and many other Historical Passages. Tickets to be had at Mr Berry's, the Corner of Crown-Court in Russel St., Covent Garden, and of Mr Bradshaw. Tickets deliver'd out by Woodburn, Mrs Roberts, and Speer will be taken. Receipts: #130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-Winstone; Gardiner-Johnson; Cranmer-Turbutt; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Woodburn; Campeius-Shepard; Abergavenny-Raftor; Cromwell-Cross; Lord Sands-Neale; Surveyor-Taswell; Lovel-Ray; Old Lady-Mrs Egerton; Anna Bullen-Mrs Ridout; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; III: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: IV: A Ballad-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

105
24 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. Tickets at her House in Duke St., lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Horatio-Delane; Sciolto-Berry; Altamont-Mills; Calista-Mrs Roberts; Lavinia-Mrs Mills; Rossano-Blakes; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: Neopolitan Punch-Checo, Signora Chiaretta

106
15 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser substitutes Court for Roberts in the Choruses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).
Cast
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

107
29 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by the Rev. Robert Nares. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Feb. 1793: This Day is published Every One has His Fault (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #306 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Farren, Munden, Miss Grist, Gawcett, Powel Thompson, Evatt, Farley, Mrs Esten, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793): Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Mr Solus-Quick; Mr Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Farren; Mr Harmony-Munden; Edward-Miss Grist; Mr Placid-Fawcett; Hammond-Powel; Porter-Thompson; Miss Wooburn-Mrs Esten; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Spinster-Mrs Webb; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope; unassigned-Evatt, Farley; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 29 performances (see17930416), except on 7, 8 Feb. and on 11 Mar.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 29 performances (see17930416), except on 7, 8 Feb. and on 11 Mar.]
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

108
29 October 1685 @ The City, London

Event Comment: See also Luttrell, A Brief Relation, I, 362. The cost of the Pageants was #175; the total cost of the Lord Mayor's Show came to #473 4d. See Robert Withington, English Pageantry (Cambridge, Mass., 1920), II, 62

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Annual Triumph Performed On Thursday, Octob

Performance Comment: 29. 1685. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Jeffreys, Kt Lord Mayor of the City of London. With a Description of the several Pageants, Speeches, and Songs made proper for the Occasion. All set forth at the proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Iron@Mongers. Composed by Matt. Taubman.

109
08 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: Drunken Peasant by D'Vallois. Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. Amorous Couple by D'Vallois and Mlle D'Vallois

110
09 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit

111
27 December 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: Comic Dance by Vallois. Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock

112
23 January 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: As17331129

113
30 September 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Related Works
Related Work: The Toy-Shop Author(s): Robert Dodsley

Song: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: Richardson, Mrs Cantrell

114
03 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: A new Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrell; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

115
06 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Song: Roberts; Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

116
11 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Song: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Music: Select Pieces-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge

117
19 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

Dance: As17390115

118
07 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: Ballet et Musique Pour le Divertissement du Roy de la Grande Bretagne Author(s): Robert Cambert
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson
Related Work: The Benefice Author(s): Robert Wild
Related Work: The Monarchical Image Author(s): Robert Fleming
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst
Related Work: The Devil of a Duke: or, Trapolin's Vagaries Author(s): Robert Drury
Related Work: The Mad Captain Author(s): Robert Drury

119
28 May 1661 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Man's Comfort

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Man's Comfort Author(s): Robert Daborne

120
21 October 1662 @ The Cockpit in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friar Bacon And Friar Bungay

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene

121
09 March 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hannibal

Related Works
Related Work: Hannibal Author(s): Robert Wilson

122
October 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Sisters; Or, The Violence Of Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould

123
22 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Menteur

Afterpiece Title: L'Epreuve Recriproque

Related Works
Related Work: L'Epreuve Réciproque Author(s): Robert Alain

124
14 August 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst

125
18 August 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Maid Author(s): Robert Hurst