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2904 results for: Keyword - Robert Merry
We found 1109 matches on Performance Comments, 924 matches on Author, 773 matches on Performance Title, 352 matches on Event Comments, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
12 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Ramble-Mills; Tom Rash-Johnson; Merry-Wm. Wilks; Booby-F. Leigh; Constable-Cross; Lady Faddle-Mrs Hunt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Betty-Mrs Garnet; Isabela-Mrs Baker; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Wm. Wilks

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

Song: As17151028

1752
29 October 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Ramble-Mills; Tom-Johnson; Merry-W. Wilks; Booby-F. Leigh; Constable-Cross; Lady Faddle-Mrs Hunt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: W. Wilks

Song: As17161022

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead; Mimic Night Scene, as17161022

1753
06 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Tom-Johnson; Ramble-Mills; Merry-William Wilks; Booby-Leigh; Lady Faddle-Mrs Hunt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: William Wilks

Song: Mrs Aubert, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Boman

1754
12 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjuror

Performance Comment: edition of 1717 lists: Justice Bindover-C. Bullock; Thoroughpace-H. Bullock; Bellmour-Williams; Spoilem-Spiller; Merry Andrew-Scot; Joseph Idle-Egleton; Clerk-Griffin; Isabella-Mrs Robertson; Actress-Mrs Finch; Prologue-Spiller; Epilogue-Williams.
Cast
Role: Merry Andrew Actor: Scot
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Robertson

Afterpiece Title: Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: Mrs Barbier; particularly Around Her See Cupids Flying-Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

1755
28 July 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Ramble-Mills; Merry-Wilks Jr; Booby-Harper; Drybone-Shepard; Christiana-Mrs Horton; Frish-Mrs Heron; Isabella-Mrs Baker; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Wilks Jr

1756
20 January 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Ramble-Mills; Sir Thomas-Griffin; Tom-Johnson; Merry-Th. Cibber; Booby-Harper; Drybone-Shepard; Lady Faddle-Mrs Wetherilt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Betty-Mrs Brett; Isabella-Mrs Tenoe; Goody-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Th. Cibber

1757
23 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: End II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: I: Hey Ho Who's Above?-Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

Performance Comment: -Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last Actor: Leveridge.

1758
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Sir Lubberly Lackbrains and His Man Blunderbuss

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas Rash-Malone; Ramble-Singleton; Merry-Jenkins; Tom Rash-Beckham; Jeffery Holdfast-Middleton; Moll-Mrs Beckham; Blunderbuss-Costollo; Sir Luberrly-Cushing (from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden); Christina-Mrs Peters; Pert-Mrs Simon.
Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Jenkins

1759
13 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: great Nreat Noise--before the Entertainm[en]t began Mr Garrick went on & said--Gent: as we find the new Scene, tho' it pleases some, offends others & as we wou'd please all, we shall omit it after this Night--but I hope when the other House is merry with us, we may be merry with them--the Song was printed & thrown down from ye Slips--great Noise--great applause--some blows in the pit--some Gents insisted upon its being given out again, wch Mr Lacy did--the Inspector very Impudent to-day (14th) about Woodward for saying I thank you to Fitzpatrick who threw an Apple at him from ye Stage Box on Fryday last--the fool against us to-day (Cross). [Cross omits receipts this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

1760
19 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Conjuror; Or, Pantaloon Disected

Performance Comment: The Facetious Mr Punch and his Merry Family-.
Cast
Role: The Facetious Mr Punch and his Merry Family Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Grand Assembly of Lilliputians

Entertainment: IItalian Fireworks-Benjamin Clitherow who has permission from his Majesty's Officer of Ordinance and was the real Engineer to Cuper's and Marybone Gardens

1761
20 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice, with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Dance: III: [See17671009.] The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

Performance Comment: ] The Merry Sailors-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

1762
26 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920.
Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

1763
12 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: Scene I. A Country Church-yard by Moon-light. Lord Littleton's Elegy of My Lucy, alas! is no more by Dodd, Barrymore, Williames. Scene II. A Masquerade. An Italian song by Miss George; a Minuet by Second and Miss Stageldoir; Time has not thinn'd my flowing Hair, as17840330the Manual Exercise and Officer's Salute by Mrs Wells. Scene III. A Rural Prospect. Going out in the Morning; Tally ho!, as17840330cene the last. A moving Prospect on the River Thames, with a grand View of Greenwich Hospital; We be three poor Mariners by Dodd, Chapman, Suett; The Merry Sailors, as17840320at all other performances this dance was entitled The Jovial Sailors] . a Minuet by Second and Miss Stageldoir; Time has not thinn'd my flowing Hair, as17840330the Manual Exercise and Officer's Salute by Mrs Wells. Scene III. A Rural Prospect. Going out in the Morning; Tally ho!, as17840330cene the last. A moving Prospect on the River Thames, with a grand View of Greenwich Hospital; We be three poor Mariners by Dodd, Chapman, Suett; The Merry Sailors, as17840320at all other performances this dance was entitled The Jovial Sailors] .

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Song: Between the Acts of 1st piece A Soldier for me by Mrs Wrightcn

1764
03 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Jehovah crown'd-Saville; He comes he comes-Chorus (Esther); Let me wander, Or let the merry Bells ring round-Miss Mahon, Chorus (L'Allegro); Softly sweet-Miss Cantelo (Alexander's Feast); Crown with festal pomp-Chorus (Hercules); Oft on a Plat-Harrison (L'Allegro); As from the power of sacred Lays-Miss Cantelo, Grand Chorus; accompanied on the trumpet-Sarjant (Dryden's Ode); God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Or let the merry Bells ring round Actor: Miss Mahon, Chorus

Music: As17900224

1765
10 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Let me wander not unseen-Sga Storace; Or let the merry bells ring round-Sga Storace; accompanied with the Carillon-; And young and old come forth-Chorus (L'Allegro); Concerto violin (1st time)-Weichsel; The Smiling dawn-Miss Romanzini (Jephtha); Wretched lovers-Chorus; I rage! I melt! I burn!, O! ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; Oh! didst thou know the pains, As when the Dove-Miss Hagley (Acis and Galatea); What though I trace-Cizo (Solomon); We worship God-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus).
Cast
Role: Or let the merry bells ring round Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel

1766
18 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1

Performance Comment: PART I. First Grand Concerto-; Hence loathed Melancholy!-Harrison; Hence! vain deluding joys-Mrs Billington; Come thou goddess-Harrison; Come rather goddess-Mrs Billington; Haste thee nymph-Incledon, Chorus; Come and trip it-Mrs Piele, Chorus; Come pensive nun-Mrs Billingdon; Join with thee calm peace and quiet-Chorus; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole; Sweet bird-Mrs Billington; Mirth admit me of thy crew [repeated]-Griffith; Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison; Or let the merry bells ring round-Mrs Billington; And young and old come forth to play-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Or let the merry bells ring round Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

1767
30 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Allegro ed il Penseroso 1 PART I

Performance Comment: As17910318but Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Billington; Or let the merry bells ring round-_; Come but keep thy wonted state, First and chief-Mrs Billington; Hence loathed melancholy-Miss Poole [as well as by Harrison]; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole [as well as by Griffith].as well as by Griffith].
Cast
Role: Or let the merry bells ring round Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Cast
Role: Or let the merry bells ring round Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Cast
Role: Or let the merry bells ring round Actor: Mrs Billington

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel

1768
13 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A New Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Master Clement; Gentle Airs Melodious Strains-Miss Broadhurst (Athalia); Let me wander not unseen, Or let the merry Bells-Dignum; And young and old-Chorus; Sweet bird that shun'st-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violin-Shaw (L'Allegro); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Spence (Time and Truth); Solo on the violoncello-Mason; From rosy Bowers-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); Ah! d'ascolta gia parmi-Miss Davies (Martin y Soler); Awake Eolian Lyre-Reinhold (Dr Arnold); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Or let the merry Bells Actor: Dignum

1769
12 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Mrs Merry (late Miss Brunton).
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-King, Blurton, Mrs Watts

1770
16 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Marshall; Tester-Blanchard; Buckle-Thompson; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Merry; Jacintha-Mrs Wells; Lucetta-Mrs Rock; Milliner-Miss Francis; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

1771
26 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Paris-Bloomfield; Peter-C. Powell; Balthazar-Evatt; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Merry.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr

1772
24 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley; King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Macready; Prince Edward-Master Simmons; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Norfolk-Evatt; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Mrs Merry; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: In afterpiece: The Harp and Pipes-Myres [recte C. Meyer], Courtney

1773
04 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Macready; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Bloomfield; Physician-Rock; Gentleman Usher-Munden; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Fawcett; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Merry.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

1774
15 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prussian Festival

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17911201, but Lady Amaranth-Mrs Merry (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: In II 3rd piece: the original Crutch Dance-

1775
21 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Siffridi-Hull; Rodolpho-Macready; Officer-Evatt; Osmond-Farren; Laura-Mrs Fawcett; Sigismunda-Mrs Merry (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin

Dance: see17920111