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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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3639 results for: Keyword - Robert Wilks, Esq.
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.

51
15 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Roberts; Hastings-W. Mills; Dumont-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Paget; Ratcliff-Winstone; Catesby-Ridout; Alicia-Mrs Charke; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Roberts

Dance: III: Pastoral Dance-D'Vallois, others; V: Scotch Dance-Holt, Mrs Walter

Song: I: E. Roberts

Performance Comment: Roberts.

52
10 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit James. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq. [Tickets for Thompson and Haddock taken.] Receipts: money #18 16s.; tickets #126 18s

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

53
07 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Hob; or, The Country Wake. [Tickets at Short's House, Little Ormond Street, near Bedford-Row, Holborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: A preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; followed by Handel's Water Musick-

54
02 December 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Fairbank; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Bowen; Arbella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ruth-Mrs Barry; Mrs Day-Mrs Lee.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

55
21 October 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Story-Keene; Day-Fairbank; Obadiah-Norris; Ruth-Mrs Barry; Arbella-Mrs Rogers; Mrs Day-Mrs Powell.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

56
15 October 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Estcourt; Bookseller-Norris; Arbella-Mrs Rogers; Ruth-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Day-Mrs Powell.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

57
19 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17100410 but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Abel-Bullock; Teague-Bowen.
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 Cheats of Scapin

58
08 November 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Pinkethman; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Teague-Bowen; Mrs Day-Mrs Powell; Ruth-Mrs Bradshaw; Arbella-Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

59
10 December 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Estcourt; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Mrs Day-Mrs Powell; Arabella-Mrs Porter; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

60
13 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Ruth-Mrs Mountfort; Arabella-Mrs Porter; Mrs Day-Mrs Powell; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Teague-Bowen; Day-Pinkethman; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

61
29 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Cibber; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller; Bookseller-Norris; Ruth-Mrs Garnet; Arbella-Mrs Horton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

62
09 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Griffin; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Arbella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance:

63
27 September 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Griffin; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Arbella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Topham, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

64
03 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Arbella-Mrs Horton; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: The Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

65
29 September 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Story-Will. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Ouadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: As17240915

66
14 September 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Story-Wm. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson

67
10 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17250914, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
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: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

68
29 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-Will. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Wetherilt; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

69
12 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-Wm. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Mrs Chat-Mrs Sherburn; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-

70
03 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-W. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Mrs Chat-Mrs Shireburn; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: As17280917

71
09 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
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: Perseus and Andromeda

72
18 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Colonel Carless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Teague-Miller.
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: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

73
22 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-W. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Mrs Chat-Mrs Shireburn; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Dance: LLove and Jealousie (with Alterations)-

74
30 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Cibber Jr; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Obadiah-Johnson; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Day-Griffin; Abel-Oates; Book@seller-R. Wetherilt; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis.
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: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; II: The Marseilles Sailor-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; V: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others

75
25 January 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. It is difficult to determine the run of the play, as all the known performances fall on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but, except for 30 January, a Fast Day, it may well have been performed daily. L. C. 5@138, f. 15: A Warrant to the Master of the Great Wardrobe to prouide and deliuer to Thomas Killigrew Esq. to the value of forty pounds in silkes for to cloath the Musick for the play called the Indian Queen to be acted before their Maties Jan. 25th 1663 (Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 354)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert Howard