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894 results for: Keyword - Rooker
We found 899 matches on Roles/Actors, 105 matches on Performance Comments, 62 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
11 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sturt, Bulbrick, Harrison and Rooker. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17530409 but Fine Gentleman-Sturt; Drunken Man-Rooker; Fine Lady-Miss Minors; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Rooker

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; End: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Song-Wilder

2
31 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Woodward was taken ill, & Mr Yates his part of Lucio, & Mr Rooker did the Harl: (all well) a Disturbance was design'd by the officers occasion'd by a new Scene (which no Effect) about a Captain being in Leading strings, but we left it out & all was Quiet (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17571029, but Harlequin-Rooker; others-Beard.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

3
22 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: See17591207, but Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

Dance: A Hornpipe-a sailor from on board the Royal Sovereign

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Rice

4
05 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of the Most Noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions. For the Benefit of their Brother Hurst, and Mr Rooker. N.B. The Grand of the Albion Lodge desires his officers to meet him at the Rose Tavern in Bridges St., at 5 o'clock, to proceed from thence to the front boxes, in procession, with the Ensigns of their Order. The company of any other of the Brethren will be esteemed a favour, to join the Grand and Officers--Care will be taken to preserve Places in the Boxes for the Ladies belonging to the members of this Society (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17700113, but Robert-Rooker, first time; Harriet-Mrs W. Barry, first time (playbill); Miss Rogers (Public Advertiser). Miss Rogers (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Rooker, first time

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Ackman; Witch-Moody; Farmer-Johnston; Squire-J. Burton; Farmer's Daughters-Mrs King, Miss Tetley; To conclude with a Masquerade-.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

5
18 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker. [Rooker himself did not perform that night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

6
16 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Majr O Flaherty Mr Hurst-not enough upon the Brogue (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Hurst and Rooker. Paid salary list #494 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French #1 10s.; Rec'd stopages #9 8s. 6d.; from Sinking Fund #42. Receipts. #229 19s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Hurst and Rooker: #155 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

7
27 February 1749 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Rooker; Flora-Miss Agnetta; Hob-L. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Rooker

8
16 April 1750 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).
Cast
Role: Calchas Actor: Rooker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

9
27 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, W. Vaughan, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17550927, but Palemon-Rooker.
Cast
Role: Palemon Actor: Rooker.

10
11 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Alonso-Atkins; Prospero-Beard; Antonio-G. Burton; Ferdinand-Curioni; Gonzalo-; Caliban-Champnes; Stephano-Rooker; Ventoso-Abington; Trincalo-Beard; Mustacho-Champness; Ariel-Miss Young; Miranda-Mrs Vernon; With an Introductory Dialogue by way of Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Rooker

11
11 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.

12
19 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Palemon-Rooker; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Damon-Beard; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Palemon Actor: Rooker

13
10 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Miss Lucy-Miss Barton, 1st time; Quaver-Rooker; Blister-Philips.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Rooker

14
29 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; other characters-Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Austin, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Simson; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New@rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Austin, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Rooker; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Palemon Actor: Rooker

15
13 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Quaver-Rooker; Lucy-Miss Barton; Blister-Philips; Coupee-Yates; Goodwill-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Rooker

16
16 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17571208, but Harlequin-Rooker.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker.

17
13 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick, 1st time; Prince of Wales-Palmer; John of Lancaster-Usher; Archbishop of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Shallow-Yates; Silence-Rooker; Pistol-Blakes; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Minors; Falstaff-Woodward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Silence Actor: Rooker

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

18
27 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17580125, but Palamon-Rooker; Damon-Vernon, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Rooker
Role: Palemon Actor: Rooker

Dance: A Masquerade Polish Dance-Delatre, Miss Rousellet; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Valcour

Song: III: Miss Young

19
03 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Chamness. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker.

20
22 June 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Filch-Raftor; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Miss E. Young, her 1st appearance on any stage; Mat@o@Mint-Rooker; Lockit-Champnes; Beggar-Philips; Player-Bransby; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Morris; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Rooker

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

21
19 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Goodwill-Taswell; Blister-Philips; Lucy-Miss Barton; Quaver-Rooker.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Rooker.

Dance: TThe German Hunters, as17580916

22
30 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Rooker; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Rooker

23
05 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Columbine-Mlle Mariet.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

24
20 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other parts-Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker

Dance: III: Spanish Dance, as17581014

25
27 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Blakes, Bransby, Mozeen, Ackman, Settree, Clough, Master Simson, Miss Barton, Mrs Mariet, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rooker, Blakes, Bransby, Mozeen, Ackman, Settree, Clough, Master Simson, Miss Barton, Mrs Mariet, Mrs Vernon.