SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Robert Wilks Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Robert Wilks Esq")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 2281 matches on Performance Comments, 924 matches on Author, 633 matches on Event Comments, 99 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Hill; Pyracmon-Stevens; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clarke; Eurydice-Mrs Ware; Citizens-Hippisley, Chapman, Mullart, Penkethman, Neale, James, Stoppelaer, W. Hallam.*a1739 2 10 cg Margery. As17381209.*d1739 2 10 cg As17381203, but Dances-_Haughton.
Cast
Role: Tiresias Actor: Roberts

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Hardy-Delane; Brumpton-Roberts; Campley-Hallam; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Puzzle-Rosco; Trusty-Bridgwater; Sable-Hippisley; Cabinet-Hill; Swagger-Mullart; Bumpkin-W. Hallam; Tom-James; Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Mullart; Tattleaid-Mrs Martin; Trim-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: As17390214, but Baliardo-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Baliardo Actor: Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: As17390305

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Choleric-Macklin; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Governor-Havard; Duart-Wright; Manuel-Ridout; Sancho-Woodward; Jaquez-Cross; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Louisa-Mrs Roberts; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Honoria-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Glocester-Quin; Hastings-Milward; Dumont-Mills; Belmour-Wright; Catesby-Ridout; Ratcliff-Winstone; Alicia-Mrs Roberts; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet, as17390313 V: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea)

Performance Comment: Roger-Salway; Acis-Mrs Vincent; Countrymen-Roberts, Mullart, Stoppelaer; Countrywomen-Mrs James, Mrs Marshall, Miss Dancey; Joan-Mrs Lampe; with new Songs (by Mr Lampe)-Mrs Lampe.

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Griffin; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Woodward; Moody-Macklin; Richard-Cross; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Myrtilla-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Jenny-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: V: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: As17390214, but Baliardo-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Baliardo Actor: Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Quin; Plausible-Griffin; Novel-Woodward; Varnish-Mills; Freeman-Milward; Jerry-Macklin; Alderman-Turbutt; Petulant-Taswell; Olivia-Mrs Clive; Fidelia-Mrs Mills; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Roberts; Eliza-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17390118, but Chloe-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: Moors Dance-Muilment; II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Song: TThe Noontide Air, as17390407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Young Wouldbe-Sparks; Teague-Barrington, both from the Theatre in Dublin; Elder Wouldbe-Ryan; Trueman-Chapman; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Steward-Arthur; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Marten; Comic-James; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Mandrake-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Fairbank Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17381025, but Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachum-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: As17381202, but Falstaff-Rosco; Worcester-Roberts; Westmoreland-Arthur; Bardolph-Dove; Mortimer-_.
Cast
Role: Worcester Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: Je ne scai quoi-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: A new Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-James; Pearmain-Bencraft; Collier-Salway; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Brunette; Lucy-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Scruple Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Delane; Mariamne-Mrs Horton; Sohemus-Bridgwater; Flaminius-Ryan; Pheroras-Hale; High Priest-Johnson; Narbal-Roberts; Sameas-Rosco; Hazeroth-Hallam; Salome-Mrs Stevens; Arsinoe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Narbal Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Cast
Role: Truncheon Actor: Roberts

Dance: III: A Serious Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: As17390914

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17390905, but Harry-Mullart; James-Rosco; Davy-Hippisley; Robert-_.
Cast
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts
Role: Robert Actor: Littleton

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Athenais-Mrs Horton; Marcian-Stevens; Pulcheria-Mrs Bellamy; Leontine-Roberts; Atticus-Mullart; Aranthes-Ryan Jr; Lucius-Anderson; Flavilla-Mrs Vincent; Marina-Miss Norman; Julia-Miss Horsington; Delia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Leontine Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon

Dance: As17390919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bellamy; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Clerimont-Hale; Careless-Hallam; Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Neale; Old Atall-Arthur; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Situp-Stoppelaer; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Bolus Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun; Furies-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Oates; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Dupre, Legard; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Desse; Water-Glover; Females-Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Delane; Falstaff-Stephens; Worcester-Roberts; Northumberland-Mullart; Westmoreland-Arthur; Sir Richard-Hallam; Douglas-Hale; Sir Walter-Salway; Francis-Hippisley; Poyns-A. Ryan; Peto-Anderson; Bardolph-Littleton; Gadshill-Bencraft; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin; Carriers-Mullart, James.
Cast
Role: Worcester Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Johnson; Hephestion-Hallam; Polyperchon-Roberts; Perdiccas-A. Ryan; Statira-Mrs Horton; Sysigambis-Mrs James; Parisatis-Mrs Vincent; Roxana-Mrs Woodward, the first time of her performance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Polyperchon Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Polyperchon Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390917, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Dorcas-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts

Dance: V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Wright; Lorenzo-Mills; Gomez-Griffin; Fryar-Shepard; Raymond-Havard; Alphonso-Winstone; Pedro-Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Wright; Octavius Caesar-Havard; Caska-Winstone; Trebonius-Ridout; Artemidorous-Shepard; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Griffin, Macklin, Woodward, Yates, Reed.*a1739 10 10 dl Robin Goodfellow. Robin Goodfellow-Miss Cole; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Matthews; Cobweb-Master Burgess; Moth-Master Donavan; Mab-Miss Morrison; Mustardseed-Miss Ferg; Peas Blossom-Miss Saunders; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Mrs Walter; 2d Colombine-Mrs Chetwood; Peasants-Davenport, Carney, Rector; Women Peasants-Mrs Vallois, Miss Woodman, Mrs Davenport; Dr Tackem-Taswell; Maid-Mrs Woodward; Old Woman-Ray; Bridemen-Carney, Leigh, Gray; Bridemaids-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Thynne; Father to Colombine-Pelling; Freehold-Yates; Slouch-Penkethman; with a new Grand Ballet-Muilment.*c1739 10 10 dl By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Shallow-Johnson; Caius-Penkethman; Slender-Woodward; Host-Turbutt; Ford-Milward; Page-Winstone; Sir Hugh-Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler; Bardolph-Ray; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Yates; Rugby-Leigh; Simple-Master Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Fenton-Ridout; Ann Page-Mrs Chetwood; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: A new dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf