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12521 results for: Keyword - Rob. Williams
We found 11030 matches on Author, 1665 matches on Performance Comments, 443 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8301
22 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Fenton Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

8302
26 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: St

8303
03 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

8304
16 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Lord Chamberlain Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Song: As17801030

8305
18 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Blurton

8306
20 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Chit Chat or The Penance of Polygamy

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End III 1st piece: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17801003; End IV: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

8307
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Fenton Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

8308
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart Author(s): Robert Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

8309
02 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Sisters; or, The Violence of Love Author(s): Robert Gould
Related Work: The Rival Milleners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden Author(s): Robert Drury

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: Between Acts 1st piece: a song-Miss Wright

8310
03 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Conrade Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

8311
07 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Fete A Medley

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

8312
07 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmers Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Booth; Serapion-L'Estrange; Officers-Robson, Thompson; Ventidius-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Yates; Cleopatra-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Robson, Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis or Resemblances of Nature

Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-W. Bates; Doctor-Baker; Mercury-Robson; Clown-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

8313
09 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Seyward Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: Whod have Thought It

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Sports of the Green, as17810501

Song: As17810115

8314
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Robson, Thompson
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton i

Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Robson, Thompson
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson
Role: Mercury Actor: Robson

8315
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

8316
18 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

8317
18 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

8318
19 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Music: End: a favorite trio performed on a guittar (composed by Giardini) for a violin, guittar and Violoncello,-Crawford

8319
22 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Poins Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

Dance: As17810402

8320
23 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17810426

8321
12 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement Or An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Webb

Dance: End I: Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

8322
17 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Entertainment: Cento, as17810807

Song: End I of 1st piece: Admiral Benbow (in the character of a Sailor)-Bannister; End III: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

8323
24 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance here these 4 years); Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Host-Bannister; Page-Staunton; Slender-R. Palmer; Fenton-Wood; Bardolph-Massey; Pistol-Egan; Simple-Blissett; Robin-Master Edwin; Ford-Palmer; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Edwin; Mrs Page-Mrs Hitchcock; Ann Page-Miss Wewitzer; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

8324
18 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Burton; Watchman-Fawcett; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Spouters Actor: R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c

8325
24 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Trew's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 24 Nov. 1780.] Paid Properties 4s. 4d.; Wardrobe #5; Supernumeraries #1 11s. 6d.; Guard [master carpenter] for Scene Men #11 6s. 4d. Receipts: #208 8s. (207/6/6; 1/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Cast
Role: Islanders Actor: Fearon, Robson, Booth

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play and a Minuet by Aldridge and Miss Besford. [These were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley, Doyle, Simpkinson; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley, Doyle, Simpkinson; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy .