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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.

4151
24 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Great rout. V: I Beard play'd (Rylands MS.). Receipts: #130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Lockit-Turbutt; Peachum-Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Ray; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Jenny Diver-Miss Woodman [in an advance bill only].in an advance bill only].
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

4152
17 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale
Role: Adam Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Corin Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Mercury-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Davenport; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighillia)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Roberts

4153
20 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Don Choleric-Macklin; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Arthur; Don Duart-Berry; Don Manuel-Ridout; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Ray; Jaques-Leigh; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Honoria-Miss Woodman; Louisa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Happy Pair, as17411015; III: Non Ch' Amarmi, as17411015

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse; IV: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

4154
04 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Delane; Axalla-Cibber; Moneses-Mills; Tanais-Berry; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Green; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Ridout; Zama-Ray; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; The Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

4155
16 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Berry; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Mills; Casca-Cibber; Octavius-Havard; Decius Brutus-Winstone; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Ward; Cimber-Turbutt; Pindarus-Raftor; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

4156
03 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17411016, but Amiens-Roberts; Touchstone-Woodward; LeBeau-_; Jaques de Bois-_; Corin-_; Charles-_; William-_; Audrey-_.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Roberts
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale
Role: Adam Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Corin Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17411126, but Perseus-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Perseus Actor: Roberts.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Mlle Renos, Mlle Moudet, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeFont, Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Valet de Chambre Actor: James
Role: Giant Actor: a Tall Man from Finland
Role: Concluding With the Grand Dance in Momus Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

4157
08 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Fleetwood's Tryal. Receipts: #40

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Lowe; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund-Beard

Dance: II: a Tambourine-Mlle Mechel; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411110, but-the Mechels

4158
08 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17411013, but Tressel-Gibson; Catesby-Roberts; Lieut. of Tower-_.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Perseus Actor: Roberts.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Mlle Renos, Mlle Moudet, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeFont, Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Valet de Chambre Actor: James
Role: Giant Actor: a Tall Man from Finland
Role: Concluding With the Grand Dance in Momus Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Dance: Lalauze, Mlle Auguste

4159
09 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello (By Desire)-Perry, who never appeared on any Stage; Iago-Ryan; Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard; Cassio-Hale; Brabantio-Roberts; Roderigo-Woodman; Lodovico-Gibson; Montano-Cashell; Duke-Harrington; Gratiano-Lascells; Emilia-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Brabantio Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A new Comic Dance-Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Sga Bonneval; III: Scots Dance-Mathews; IV: Hornpipe-Taylor; V: Matelot-Master Matthews

4160
14 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts; Pyrrhus-Delane; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Winstone; Cephisa-Mrs Cross; Cleone-Miss Bennet; Hermione-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Matelot-Fausan, Signora Fausan; V: Le Genereux Corsaire-Fausan, Signora Fausan, LaCroix, Delemain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story, Miss Rayner, Miss Wright

4161
16 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; III: a New Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411207

4162
16 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17410921, but Melinda-Mrs Stevens; Constable-Stoppelaer; Scale-Marten; Scruple-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Scruple Actor: Roberts.
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, James

Afterpiece Title: What D'ye Call It

Dance: % Scotch Dance, as17411130; Le Matelot, as17411130; Comic Dance, as17411209

4163
17 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Bride-Mrs Horton; Osmyn-Ryan; Gonzales-Bridgwater; King-Hale; Garcia-Cashell; Heli-Stephens; Salim-Gibson; Alonzo-Roberts; Perez-Rosco; Leonora-Mrs Mullart; Zara-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Roberts

Dance: As17411215

4164
19 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [R+Rylands MS. suggests that the Princesses sent word at 12 o'clock that they would attend. It was too late to advertise the fact.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

4165
28 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunk Actor: Mullart
Role: Boors Actor: James, Smith, Marten

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411219, but Orpheus-Roberts; Nymph-Mlle Bonneval; 2nd Nymph-Mlle Renos; 3rd Nymph-Mrs Wright; Vocal Parts-Waltz, Thompson, Mrs Wright, Miss Davies; Villagers-Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Richardson, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet, Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Orpheus Actor: Roberts
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward. and Concluding with a Grand Ballet .
Role: the Villagers Actor: Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Miss Davis included in the Metamorphoses of Harlequin pantomime
Role: Ascalax Actor: Roberts

4166
12 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17420108 but Jupiter-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts.
Role: Lasses Actor: Dupre, Lestrande, Davenport, Mlle Maudet, Mlle Renos, Miss Short

4167
05 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Performance Comment: As17411214, but Orestes-Cibber; Andromache-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Les Matelotes, as17411208; II: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; III: A Hornpipe-Phillips; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

4168
22 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Tickets of Bradshaw, &c, and at Mill's House in Nassau St. Tickets deliver'd out for The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. We are obliged to change the Play because of the uncertainty of one of the principal Actors coming to perform. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17420320 but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Foppington-Macklin; Lady Betty-Mrs Mills; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Let Me Wander not Unseen-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance-Phillips; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

4169
13 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VI; the Artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richardv; the Murder of young King Edward V, and his brother in the Tower; The landing of the Earl of Richmond, and the death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. With many other Historical passages. [This descriptive passage accompanies all notices of the play this season and will not be recorded here further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; Richmond-Havard; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Mills; Duke of York-Miss Cibber; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Duchess of York-Miss Bennett; Stanley-Winstone; Lord Mayor-Taswell; King Edward V-Mrs Ridout; Tressel-Turbutt; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Norfolk-Blakes; Catesby-Marr; Lieutenant-Ray; Oxford-Green; Tirrel-Vaughan; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Blunt-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: V: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

4170
16 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Garrick; Carlos-Hallam, 1st appearance in any theatre in 2 years; Antonio-Arthur; Charino-Taswell; Sancho-Yates; Don Choleric-Macklin; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Elvira-Mrs Cross; Louisa-Mrs Roberts; Don Duart-Berry; Don Manuel-Woodburn; Monsieur-Blakes; Governor-Havard; Jaques-Leigh; Honoria-Mrs Ridout; Page-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: La Mascarada, as17421009; V: Les Matelotes, as17421009

Song: III: Song-Beard

4171
04 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Delane; Tamerlane-Berry; Moneses-Havard; Axalla-Mills; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Green; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Woodburn; Zama-Ray; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: James Actor: Woodburn
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe.

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

4172
08 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With New Habits and Decorations to the Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Berry; Sir Francis-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Neale; Richard-Green; Poundage-Turbutt; John Moody-Winstone; Jenny-Miss Lee; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Checo Torinese, Sga Charetta Aquilanti, their 1st appearance, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Music: Concerto-Veracini

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley

4173
22 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Dance provided with New Habits and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Macklin; Sir Charles-Mills; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Mills; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: I: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley

Music: III: A Concerto on the Violincello-Cervette

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: A New Comic Ballet, call'd Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie-Checo Torinese, Sga Chiaretta Aquilanti, Boromeo

4174
21 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece with scenes, machines, and other decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; A Sylvan-Mlle Domitilla; 2nd Sylvan-Mrs Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Miss Hillyard; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LeFont; Follower of Ceres-Mlle Auguste; Demons-Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Dupre; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Dodson, Mlle Maudet, Miss Short; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Dumont, Mlle Auguste; Water-Picq, Mlle Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Roberts
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Dodson, Mlle Maudet, Miss Short

4175
10 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17430103, but Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Piantanida