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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.

4901
21 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Middlesex-Hospital for sick, and lame, and lying-in women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Lewes; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Author

4902
30 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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 Knights

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

Related Works
Related Work: L'Usurier Gentilehomme Author(s): M.A. Le Grand
Related Work: Agnes de Challiot Author(s): M.A. Le Grand
Related Work: L'Epreuve Réciproque Author(s): M.A. Le GrandRobert Alain

4903
11 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-King; Clermont-Cautherly; Frederick-Brereton; Decoy-Wright; Ramilie-Palmer; List-Jacobs; Upholsterer-Wheeler; Sattin-Griffith; Lawyer-Wrighten; Servant-Watkins; James-W. Palmer; Sparkle-Ackman; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Wheedle-Mrs Love; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Lappet-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: James Actor: W. Palmer
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 Institution of the Garter

4904
03 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Papilion-Weston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton; Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge (playbill).
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

4905
19 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The House Open'd September. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places at Stage Door from Johnson No money taken at Stage Door or after the curtain is drawn up. Doors to open at 5 p.m. To begin at 6 p.m. [Repeated in all Season's bills.] Rec'd from Mrs Groath 1 year's rent to Xmas last, #3; Paid Supernumaries & Kettle Drum #2 8s. Taylor's Bill #1 #10 11s. 1d.; Carpenters #10 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [These payments were constant during the season. The weekly average and season totals will be set forth as follows and no further itemization will be made.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Supers & K. Drum #13 13s. #477@Taylor #7 #250@Carpenter #7 #250@ Receipts: #156 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Elliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

4906
21 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Taylor-Quick; Ramilie-Dyer; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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 Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Lewes; Maj Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage

4907
01 June 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers, Cridland, Piercy. Tickets delivered by Hodges will be taken. Paid Mr J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #259 8s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Bowers, Cridland, and Piercy: #175 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17720919, but Sir James-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Actor: Davies.
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

4908
23 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17730531, but James-_; Davy-_; Helebor-.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Lewis
Role: Leander Actor: Courtney
Role: Robert Actor: Lings

Dance: As17730614

4909
06 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Command. Mrs Jefferson made her first appearance upon this Stage in Miss Grantham a Small figure not Handsome no Spirit & not at all like the Character. Some applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Masque of Alfred oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday next. Paid Mr Nicoll for lines #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Papilion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferson, first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

4910
03 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Dyer; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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 Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

4911
21 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Payments: Mr D. Garrick's 3 Nights for the Christmas Tale, 30 Dec., 4 & 11 Jan., #84 charges deducted each night--#371 14s. (Treasurer's Book). At Isleworth, James Lacy, Esq.: one of the patentees of Drury Lane Theatre died (Gentleman's Magazine, 44, p. 47). [For full account of Lacy, see Covent Garden Magazine (229-34).] Rec'd of Mr Burges, 1 yrs. rent to Xmas last (#4 4s. King's Tax deducted) #16 16s.; Paid Mr Cropley (linen draper) 2 Bills #66 10s. 6d.; Mr Scott (laceman) #66 1s.; Messrs Lowe & Co. (glaziers) #18 6s.; Mr Burges (bricklayer) #65 8s.; Mr Waller (hosier) #24 5s.; Messrs Barrow & Co., oil, #53 7s. 6d.; Messrs Hopkins & Co. (ironmongers) #30 11s.; Mrs Vaughan (haberdasher) 2 bills, #14 10s. 6d.; Mr Hatsell (mercer) 3 bills, #120 11s.; Mr J. French's draft to Mr Wise #5 10s.; Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill #24 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #246 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

4912
16 May 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Davy-Jacobs; Harry-Johnson; James-Everard; Leander-Courtney; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Everard
Role: Leander Actor: Courtney

Dance: End: Giorgi's scholars

4913
30 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitefield; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Lewes, first time; Harriet-Mrs Whitefield, first appearance this stage; Lappet-Mrs Pitt; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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 Sylphs

4914
02 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy (by Hugh Kelly] of 2 Acts never perform'd. [Written, as the author states in his Advertisement to the Edition of 1774, at the instigation of and on the inspiration of Mrs Abington. The Larpent MS 379 lists a partial cast and the lengths for each part: 10 Hector Strangeways-and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter">Shuter; 7 Brownlow-$Bensley; 5 Ormsby-$Clarke; 6 Bussora-...; 5 +Orson-...; 6 +Pillage-$Dunstall; 1!2 Servant-...; 5 +Lady Strangeways-$Mrs Green; 7 1!2 Zelinda 1!2 Jenny-....(A Length was 42 lines of dialogue.)] [From the +Westminster Magazine, Dec: Though there is scarce anything new in the Plot, Characters, Dialogue of this piece; yet upon the whole we found it extremely entertaining. The Indian servant is well introduced to satirize the follies and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter and Quick."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of An Hour

Performance Comment: Parts by: Shuter, Bensley, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Miss Pearce, Mrs Green, Mrs Bulkley. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. Sir Hector Strangeways-Shuter; Brownlow-Bensley; Col. Ormsby-Clarke; Bussora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; James-Bates; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; With a New Prologue by Kelly-Lee; Epilogue by Kelly-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: James Actor: Bates

Dance: I: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End Opera: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17731005]

4915
22 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Eliot-Davies; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Whitefield; Kitty-Miss Pearce; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: Davies

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End: The Frolick, as17741214; End II Afterpiece: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

4916
07 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Leander-Lane; Hellebore-Jones; Davy-Jacobs; James-Everard; Hartry-Castevens; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lane
Role: James Actor: Everard

Dance: The Medley-

4917
28 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Overture and Music for the Prelude composed by Bates. Mr Bensley return'd from Covent Garden Theatre Play'd Pierre as usual was received with Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Carpenter's Bill #31 10s.; Two surveyors (by Butler) #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [The carpenter's bills averaged #10 per week during the season, or about #380 total. No further mention will be made of this item.] Receipts: #238 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James-Davies; Old Wilding-Usher; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir James Actor: Davies

4918
30 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Davis; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Miss Poussin; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Davis

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

4919
09 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by Hugh Kelly, not printed] never performed. [It was performed but once. The Biographia Dramatica suggests failure was partly due to Woodward's misconception of the main character. The Westminster Magazine for Feb. damns the play, for developing two confusing and parallel plots, for the acting, and for the language.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Reason

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by: Woodward, Lewis, Clarke, Aickin, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Booth, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, and Mrs Bulkley. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Sir James Clifford-Woodward; Freeman-Clarke; Lestock-Lee Lewes; Dr Wilmington-Aickin; Wilmington-Wroughton; Wyndham-Lewis; Flavella-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Wilmington-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Winterly-Mrs Hunter; Mrs Gloworm-Mrs Green; Mrs Freeman-Mrs Pitt (Genest, V, 517).
Cast
Role: Sir James Clifford Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

4920
18 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Clerimont-Davis; Ramilie-Goss; Decoy-Lloyd; Furnish-Francis; Sparkle-Walters; Lawyer-Dyell; James-Jackson; Fredrick-a Gentleman; Harriet-Miss Essex; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Bishop; Wheedle-Miss J. Essex; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mariana-Miss Weller (a pupil of Dr Arne's, first time in that character).
Cast
Role: James Actor: Jackson
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: Midas

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

4921
20 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #260 12s. (259.17; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks in place of Robson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitefield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Whitefield

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

4922
17 April 1777 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alcina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Trebbi, Fochetti, Savoi, Vincdnzio Cestini, Sga Prudom, Sga [Luiggia] Farnese, Sga Sestini. [Libretto (Venice, 1772) lists the parts: Il Barone di Brikbrak, La Rose, Brunoro, James, Alcina Fata, Lesbia, Clizia.]Luiggia] Farnese, Sga Sestini. [Libretto (Venice, 1772) lists the parts: Il Barone di Brikbrak, La Rose, Brunoro, James, Alcina Fata, Lesbia, Clizia.]

Dance: As17770313

Cast
Role: a Grand Serious Ballet Actor: Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

Song: With the Alterations of two new songs-Sga Sestini; a favourite one-Sga Sestini

4923
25 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Newton; Sir Jasper-Graham; Leander-Vowell; Davy-Baker; James-Walters; Henry-Trotter; Charlotte-Miss Essex; Dorcas-Mrs Symmonds.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vowell
Role: James Actor: Walters

4924
01 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Ramilie-Lee Lewes; James-Cushing; Decoy-Fox; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Whitefield; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cushing
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 Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

4925
09 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #282 11s. (280.11.6; 1.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Whitfield

Dance: End: a new dance, All in the Downs or Farewell to Deal-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois