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2747 results for: Keyword - Robert Benson
We found 1741 matches on Performance Comments, 924 matches on Author, 337 matches on Event Comments, 101 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

676
23 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Clown by Nivelon

Song: I: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

677
29 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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 Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Dutchman an J his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: IV: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

678
03 June 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts composed by Handel, Geminiani, and others. First Musick: A Concerto for two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch. Second Musick: The third Concerto of the first Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Handel's Overture composed for the Opera of Ariadne

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: rv: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts

679
12 June 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Music: III: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier. IV. The Cuckow (by VivaldI) by Master Oates

Dance: I: A new Peasant Dance by Master Oates, Miss Oates Jr. II: Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. V: Harlequin and Harlequine by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Song: End of Afterpiece: Mock Italian Song by Roberts

680
21 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: Vocal Parts by Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Roberts, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard, &c

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

Dance: Proper to the Play by Lally, Nivelon, Desse, Tench, Richardson, Livier

681
04 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: By Miss Rogers. III: Ballet, as17360417 V: Sailors, as17360501

Song: II: By Mrs Roberts. IV: Chancon a Boire, to music by Handel, sung by Leveridge and Laguerre

682
10 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. III: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. V: Sailors (from orestes), by Glover, &c

Song: II: By Roberts

683
14 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: A new Serious Dance by a Scholar of Nivelon. IV: A new Comic Dance by another Scholar of Nivelon. V: Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: I: By Roberts. III: Chancon a Boire, as17360504

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

684
04 June 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drum by Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Tench and Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by Roberts. III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c

685
10 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: Peasant-Lalauze[, as17370307; III: Clown-Nivelon

Song: I: Roberts; IV: Mad Bess, composed by the famous Mr Henry Purcell,-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley
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

686
14 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Peasant Dance-Lalauze; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentationfor the Loss of Sig Sensino-Roberts; IV: Beard

687
03 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: A new Song-Roberts; I V: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

688
05 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-the Misses Scott; III: French Peasant-Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: II: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: A new Cantata-Beard; V: Since Times are so Bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

689
12 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: I: Serious Dance, with Minuet-Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Desse, Dupre, Richardson, Baudouin, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman, Mrs Ogden; V: Nivelon, Misses Scott

Song: II: A Song originally Designed for the play by Sir Richard Steele, -Beard; III: Leveridge; V: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley

690
26 September 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Roberts

Dance: JJe ne Scai quoi-Tench, Miss Oates

691
03 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Music: With theOriginal Musick-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Miss Hillyard, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

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

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

692
11 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Song: I: The Truth on Both Sides-Roberts, Miss Hillyard; II: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre; III: By Desire, Purcell's Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway; IV: By particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; V: The Praise of Good English Beer (to the Tune of Trade and Navigation)-Leveridge

Dance: II: Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Grand Ballet, as17380318

693
19 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors (by Desire)-Glover

Song: A Cantata-Roberts; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

694
05 May 1738 @ 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: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; V: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Song: II: Cantata-Roberts; IV: Leveridge, Laguerre

695
10 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: A New Cantata-Roberts; The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

696
06 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Music: Withthe Original Musick-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

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

Dance: The usual Dances-proper to the Play

697
06 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: Leveridge, Salway, 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

Dance: Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates, Thompson, Richardson, Miss Cantrel, Mrs LeBrun

698
20 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Music: Vocal Parts [for Macbeth]-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Wright, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

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

699
14 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

700
18 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Leander-Salway; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Hellebore-Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: II: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Roberts; IV: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge