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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.

4301
06 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17840224, but Robert-Helme .
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Helme
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

4302
08 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "[Mrs Siddons] again appeared in Lady Randolph, for on the sudden illness of Kemble, Tancred was thus forced to be changed" (Public Advertiser, 10 May).] Receipts: #225 18s. (207/18/0; 16/10/0; 0/12/6; tickets not come in: 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Farren
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17831124, but Robert-Spencer .
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Spencer

4303
04 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: : Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Cubitt; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Dr Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Cubitt
Role: Squire Robert Actor: Helme

Dance: As17841201

4304
14 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Governor Cape-Wrighten; Young Cape-Staunton; Sprightly-R. Palmer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Chaplin; Printer's Devil-Burton; Vamp-Moody; Arabella-Miss Palmer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Chaplin

4305
14 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Bates; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

4306
10 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Bates; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tippet-Miss Platt; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing (composed by Byrn) by Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin; In Act I of afterpiece Dance by Byrn, Miss Andre, Miss Besford

4307
26 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Sir William Belmont-Wrighten; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley-Kemble; Lady Restless-Miss Pope; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Packer
Role: Robert Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market, as17851024

4308
16 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Robert-Chaplin; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Chaplin

Dance: In afterpiece The Minuet de la Cour by Hamoir and Miss Stageldoir

4309
04 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Faddle-Lewis; Sir Charles Raymond-Farren; Colonel Raymond-Pope; Sir Robert Belmont-Fearon; Villiard-Gardner; John-Helme; Young Belmont-Holman; Rossetta-Mrs Mattocks; Fidelia-Miss Wilkinson (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Belmont Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Johnstone; Don Diego-Inchbald (from the Theatre Royal, York [see17860925]); Mungo-Quick; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Johnstone

4310
13 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Ryder; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blanford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tippet-Miss Platt; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Belinda-Mrs Belfille (1st apPearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Ryder; Gripe-Wewitzer; Thrifty-Booth; Leander-Davies; Octavian-Macready; Shift-Cubitt; Sly-Brown; Lucia-Mrs Byrne; Clara-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davies

4311
13 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Macready; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Doctor Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Macready
Role: Squire Robert Actor: Helme

4312
29 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Tickets delivered for The Careless Husband will be taken. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Lady Restless was at Manchester, 17 Feb. 1777.] Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 16, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #293 12s. 6d. (148.16.0; 15.3.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 129.10.0) (charge: #105 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Sir William Belmont-Staunton; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley (for this night)-Kemble; Lady Restless-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Packer
Role: Robert Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Related Works
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Robert Benson

4313
28 September 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Faddle-Lewis; Sir Charles Raymond-Farren; Colonel Raymond-Macready; Sir Robert Belmont-Fearon; Villiard-Gardner; John-Helme; Young Belmont-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Rossetta-Mrs Mattocks; Fidelia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Belmont Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Johnstone; Don Diego-Davies; Scholars-Thompson, Helme; Mungo-Quick; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End: a new dance, Mirth by Moonshine-Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin

4314
06 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "When Priuli was relating to the Senators the impending and immediate destruction of their wives and families, the Senators, without discovering any emotion, were very pleasantly surveying the house, and laughing with their friends in the Upper Gallery. These gross enormities, that yet hang about our stage and are its disgrace, call aloud for the correcting hand of an intelligent Manager, to weed them out. Thanks to their own genius the Principals take care of themselves-the Subalterns are a disgrace. Is not King responsible for this part at one house, and Lewis at the other?" (World, 8 Oct.). Receipts: #302 2s. 6d. (274.4.0; 27.3.0; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Bannister Jun.; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Staunton; Marquis-Lamash; Kitteau-Bates; Gamut-Fawcett; Robert-Chaplin; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Stageldoir.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Chaplin

Dance: In afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

4315
02 November 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Ryder; Mr Blanford-Fearon; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tippet-Mrs Platt; Tattle-Mrs Watts; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Ledger
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

4316
21 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17871102, but Robert-Cubitt; Tattle-Mrs Davenett.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

4317
11 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Booth; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Mock Doctor (for that night only)-Ryder; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Macready; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Doctor Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Macready
Role: Squire Robert Actor: Helme

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: Bucks have at You All as spoken in Dublin-Ryder

4318
15 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Roberts, Young, Painter, Curteen, Pilfold, Bourrelier will be admitted. Receipts: #317 16s. 6d. (27.5.6; 7.2.0; tickets: 283.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Belmont Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Jackson

4319
21 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Ryder; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Mountain; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tippet-Mrs Platt; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Belinda-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mr Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17881112

4320
13 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [Afterpiece in place of The Doctor and the Apothecary, advertised on playbill of 12 Jan.] Receipts: #145 10s. 6d. (125.10.0; 19.8.0; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Palmer; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Williames; Sir William Belmont-Phillimore; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley-Kemble; Lady Restless-Mrs Siddons; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Williames
Role: Robert Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Comus

4321
20 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [C 5, by the Hon. Henry Seymour Conway, adapted from Les Dehors Trompeurs; ou, L'Homme du Jour, by Louis de Boissy; incidental music by Michael Kelly. Prologue by the author. Epilogue by John Burgoyne (see text)]: 1st time at a public theatre. With new Scenes and Dresses. [This was 1st acted on 31 May 1788 at the private theatre in the town house of the Duke of Richmond, which was situated on what is now Richmond Terrace, Whitehall. It was demolished in 1819.] Diary, 16 June 1789: This Day is published False Appearances (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #138 3s. (114.15.0; 22.5.6; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Wroughton, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Parsons, Mrs Crouch, Miss Pope, Mrs Kemble, Miss Farren. Cast from tex t (J. Debrett, 1789): Marquis-Kemble; Baron-Wroughton; Abbe-Bannister Jun.; Robert-R. Palmer; Governor-Parsons; Lucile-Mrs Crouch; Lisette-Miss Pope; Caelia-Mrs Kemble; Countess-Miss Farren; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: V: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

4322
21 April 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A gala Sponsored By brooks's Club, Celebration Of king's Recovery [and See 15, 24 Apr

Performance Comment: 11 May]. [Shortly before midnight an overture-; [was played, followed by a duet-Kelly, Sga Storace, [assisted by a Chorus; music by Mazzinghi-; An Ode by Robert Merry-Mrs Siddons; [dressed "a la Britannia, with a spear, standing on a raised stage...This being finished a Transparent Paintingv dropped upon her, and she was no more seen." The Ode was concluded at 12:30, and Rule Britannia-[ was sung. Supper was served at two o'clock, but no dancing was possible because of the large number of guests. "Many persons were not gone at six in the morning." The price of seven tickets was 25 guineas (World, 22, 23 Apr.). was sung. Supper was served at two o'clock, but no dancing was possible because of the large number of guests. "Many persons were not gone at six in the morning." The price of seven tickets was 25 guineas (World, 22, 23 Apr.).
Cast
Role: Robert Merry Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: and Rule Britannia Actor:

4323
19 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir J. Restless-Ryder; Sir W. Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Hull; Robert-Cubitt; Brush-Farley; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Mountain; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Tipper-Mrs Platt; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
Role: Robert Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17891113; Afterpiece to conclude: Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

4324
18 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Beverley-Kemble; Sir William Belmont-Phillimore; Young Belmont-Barrymore; Mr Blandford-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Ward; Belinda-Miss Farren; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandford Actor: Packer
Role: Robert Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Frolicks of Fancy

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Osmand Actor: Phillimore

Entertainment: Monologue. Previous: British Loyalty, as17900423; to conclude with: God save the King-Dignum, Williames, Danby

4325
13 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling: A Dramatic Caricature

Performance Comment: !! Characters by Bannister Jun., Davies, Cubitt, Iliff, Chapman, Barrett, Evatt, Abbott, Farley, Baddeley, Mrs Webb, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Powell, Mrs Brooks. Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 8 July 1791: Mr Robert Gout-Bannister Jun.; Ned Howard-Iliff; Landlord-Chapman; William-Barrett; Mr Gout-Baddeley; Lady Anecdote-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Gout-Mrs Powell; Harriet-Mrs Brooks; Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Mr Robert Gout Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Random Actor: Williamson
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 3rd piece: Liberty; or, Two Sides of the Water-Bannister Jun