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5373 results for: Keyword - Robert and James Adam
We found 3039 matches on Author, 2103 matches on Performance Comments, 628 matches on Event Comments, 128 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3826
31 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Harlequin-LeBrun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Old Debauchee-Berry; Justice@Mittimus-Mullart; Mons Poudre-Oates; Constable-Jones; Keeper-Burnet; Porter-Peploe; Pompey-Young Grace; Beadles-Gray, Wright; Kitty-Miss Raftor; Madam Decoy-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Grace; Beau Brindle-Leigh; Les Capricieux-Essex, Miss Robinson; Hungarians-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Fingalians-Lally Sr, Miss Mears; Scaramouch-Lally Jr; Pierrot-Tench; Mezzetin-Stoppelaer; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Mann, Miss Atherton, Miss Price; Marquis de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; but Daily Post, 24 March (not later) adds: Shepherds-Lally Sr, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Grace, Miss Mann, Miss Price; Paris-Denoyer; Helen-Mrs Booth; Juno-Mrs Walter; Pallas-Miss Mears; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Power-Ellis Roberts; Venus-Miss Robinson; Thalia-Miss Raftor; Euphrosyne-Mrs Mullart; Aglaia-Miss Atherton; Fame-Young Cunningham.
Cast
Role: Madam Decoy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Power Actor: Ellis Roberts

3827
02 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330328 but Mock Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Cast
Role: French Peasants Actor: Vallois, Miss Sandham
Role: English Peasants Actor: Sandham, Mrs Haughton

3828
03 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17330125, but Polly-Mrs Thurmond; Macheath-Hulett; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peach'em-Rosco; Lockit-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Mons and Mademoiselle Vallois

3829
04 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17321107, but Pylades-Roberts; Cleone-Mrs Shireburn; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Pylades Actor: Roberts
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Mandarin Gormogons Actor: Cox, Charke, Lally Jr, Tench
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Lally, Tench, Miss Mears, Miss Mann.

3830
04 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing); but Daily Post, 31 March, lists: Tom-Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Young Bevil-W. Mills; Myrtle-Bridgwater; Sealand-Roberts; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Shireburn; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Phillis-Miss Raftor; Indiana-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Roberts
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Music: II: Solo of Corelli's on Violin-Charke

3831
06 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Hulett; Flora-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: PPierrot-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; The Difference of Nations-

3832
16 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Morgan. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17330317 but Jobson-Hulett; Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock

3833
24 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wetherilt Jr and Mrs Wetherilt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Wetherilt Jr; Filbert-Bullock; Constable-Wetherilt Sr; Sergeant-Norris; Dorcas-Mrs Wetherilt; Kitty-Mrs Roberts; Joyce-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: PPierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde

3834
27 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Daily Advertiser, 17 April, lists cast As17321208, but Sharper-Mills; Vainlove-Roberts; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Vainlove Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3835
30 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Edgar-A. Hallam; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Usher-Cibber Jr; Gloster-Roberts; Kent-Berry; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Fielding; Coneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Shirenurn.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

3836
01 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: See17330315 but Atall-Cibber Jr; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Heron; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Careless-A. Hallam; Clerimont-Roberts; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Strut-Oates; Footman-Mullart; Clarinda-Mrs Charke; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; With a Prologue, Epilogue addressed to the Free-Masons-.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Roberts

Song: All the Songs usual on the Occasion-

Dance: Essex, Haughton, LeBrun, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

3837
03 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: James Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Tom Thumb-Miss Brett; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Harper; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Gaffer Thumb's Ghost-Wm. Mills; Noodle-Ridout; Doodle-Oates; Foodle-Leigh; Bailiff-Roberts; Follower-Jones; Parson-H. Tench; Merlin-Berry.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Roberts

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

3838
10 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Rogers. [Barton Booth died on this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-W. Mills; Pierre-Mills; Priuli-Boman; Belvidera-Mrs Horton; Renault-Roberts (Daily Advertiser, 3 May; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3839
14 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Davenport and Mrs Shireburn. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Moliere by Mr Betterton. [Tickets at Davenport's in Brownlow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17321128, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Miller; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Roberts; Jeffery-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Holliday; Prudence-Mrs Grace; Widow-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Cunningham Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Irish Trot-a Youth of Ten, scholar to Davenport; III: Dutchman and his Wife-Davenport, Miss Price; IV: Long Whitson Holiday-Davenport, Miss Price; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

3840
18 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Boxkeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17330119, but Sealand-Hulett; Phyllis-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Hulett
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Solo on the Violin-Eversman

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-

3841
21 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Venus, Cupid, and Hymen

Performance Comment: Advance cast in Guildhall Library clipping and Daily Advertiser, 19 May, lists: Venus-Miss Raftor; Cupid-Young Cunningham; Hymen-Rainton; First Priest-E. Roberts; Chorus of Priests-Tenoe, Berry; Damon-Stoppelaer; Daphne-Mrs Seedo.
Cast
Role: First Priest Actor: E. Roberts

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

3842
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifi'd; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Bluster And His Man Diddimo

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Hulett; Elon-Roberts; Jethro-Hewet; Zekiel-Morgan; Diddimo-Hicks; Miriam-Mrs Purden; Nurse-Mrs Morgan; Bluster-Harper.
Cast
Role: Elon Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

3843
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Weazle

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony-Miller;Weazle-Norris; King Edward IV-Ridout; Gloucester-Winstone; Sir Robert Brockenbury-Turbutt; Jane Shore-Miss Oates; Flora-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Blake-Mrs Bennet; Shore-Wm. Mills; Captain Aires-Bardin; Dick Dreary-Bencraft; Tom Padwell-Clarke; Gibbet-Excell; Forgewell-Tenoe; Timothy Stampwell-Oates; Blunderbuss-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Brockenbury Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Gardens of Venus; or, The Truimphs of Love

Performance Comment: Cupid-Young Cunningham; Venus-Miss Price; Deities of Pleasure-Vallois, Davenport; Followers of Cupid-E. Roberts, Excell; Graces: Aglaia-Mrs Vallois; Euphrosyne-Mrs Chapman; Thalia-Mrs Bennet; Shepherds-Clark, Bencraft, Olbeldiston; Rival Swains-Jones, Jano.
Cast
Role: Followers of Cupid Actor: E. Roberts, Excell

Dance: I: La Brone and La Blonde-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; II: Hornpipe-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

3844
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth. [The Fair to run to Friday, 7 Sept.] Second piece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and eminent Merchants and Citizens. Taken from the Works of the Immortal Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Rosco
Role: Elon Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir Robert Brockenbury Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol, and Others

Performance Comment: Antient Pistol-Cibber; Falstaff-Berry; Hostess-Mrs Roberts; Shallow-Griffin; Silence-Stoppelaer; Dol Common-Miss Atherton; King Henry-Cross; Lancaster-Leigh; Justice-W. Hallam; Bardolph-Jones; Feeble-Bullock; Mouldy-Wm. Hallam; Simon Shadow-Leigh; Ragged Wart-Smith; Mrs Cribcole-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Dansey; Mrs Trumpery-Miss Mann; Miss Witless-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Doctor-Stoppelaer; Harlequin-LeBlanc; Punch-Janno; Mezzetin-Tench; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Mrs Roberts, Miss Mann; Marques de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; Marchioness des Fresco-Arlequinne en Chienne[, as17330823., as17330823.
Cast
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Mrs Roberts, Miss Mann
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: James Actor: Smith
Role: Lawyer Puff@and@Clark Actor: Rainton
Role: Followers of Cupid Actor: E. Roberts, Excell

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

3845
14 September 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; King-Hulett; Gonsalez-Rosco; Garcia-Bardin; Heli-Havard; Selim-Woodward; Alonzo-Jenkins; Leonora-Mrs Haughton; Osmyn-Delane; Zara-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Pierrot and Pierraite, as17330912

Performance Comment: Pierrot and Pierraite, as17330912.

3846
21 September 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Lady Grace-Mrs Roberts; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Manly-Delane; Sir Francis-Morgan; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Woodward; Moody-R. Wetherilt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Wetherilt; Myrtilla-Miss Tollett; Trusty-Mrs Morgan; Jenny-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Petit Maitre-de Vallois; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bullock. Pierrot and Pierraite, as17330912

Performance Comment: Pierrot and Pierraite, as17330912.

3847
28 September 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but advance bill in Daily Post, 27 Sept., lists: Fryar-Giffard; Gomez-Norris, both from GF; Torrismond-Marshall; Bertran-Roberts; Alphonso-Corey; Raymond-Hewitt; Pedro-Stoppelaer; Lorenzo-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Ware, who never appeared upon this stage before. hathi.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: By Miss Raftor

3848
01 October 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Wescomb, from the Theatre at Edinburgh; Sir Jasper-Norris; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Roberts; Charlotte-Mrs Mullart; Dorcas-Miss Raftor. hathi.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts

Music: As17330926

Dance: As17330926

3849
03 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Delane; Southampton-Rosco; Burleigh-Lyon; Raleigh-Bardin; Lieutenant-Williams; Elizabeth-Mrs Thurmond; Rutland-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts, but see17330927.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts, but see17330927

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

3850
04 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Giffard; Sir Harry-Morgan; Clerimont Sr-Delane; Pounce-Rosco; Tipkin-Collett; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Roberts; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt; Fainlove-Mrs Morgan; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Niece-Mrs Giffard; Humphrey-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts, but see17330927

Dance: As17330925