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2600 results for: Keyword - Edwin P. Grobe
We found 1700 matches on Event Comments, 1124 matches on Performance Comments, 72 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
18 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Palmer, Booth, Darley, Meadows, Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Billington. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1786): Belville-Johnstone; Sir Gregory Craveall-Quick; Dry-Edwin; Frankly-Palmer; Sir Harry Cripplegate-Booth; Captain-Darley; Sailor-Meadows; Blandford-Mrs Kennedy; Servant-Swords; Clara-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Morton; Coraly-Mrs Billington.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Dry Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

52
12 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Edwin, Quick, Johnstone, Davies, Fearon, Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Brown, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from playbill of 1 Oct. 1787: Gregory-Edwin; +General Howitzer-Quick; +Captain Farquar-Johnstone; +Sulphur-Davies; +Commissary-Fearon; +Rifle-Darley; +Corporal-Cubitt; +Saib-Mrs Kennedy; +Maria-Miss Wilkinson; +Susan-Mrs Brown; +Lucy-Mrs Martyr.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Edwin, Quick, Johnstone, Davies, Fearon, Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Brown, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Gregory Actor: Edwin

53
02 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [In mainpiece Squire Tally-ho is assigned to Edwin, and he is also listed as acting in the afterpiece, but "On the night of Mrs Mattocks' benefit [he] absented himself from the theatre, and at his next appearance [on 4 Apr.] was obliged to make an apology" (Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1788, p. 188). Who substituted for him, in both pieces, has not come to light.] Receipts: #249 15s. (180.3.6; 4.7.6; tickets: 65.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: As17871011, but Nicolas- ? in place of Edwin.
Cast
Role: Nicolas Actor:
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17871129

54
23 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred, A Masque

Performance Comment: Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Edwin Actor: Burton

55
28 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Morcar-Reddish; Siward-Palmer; Oswald-Chaplin; Harold-Wrighten; Edwin-Smith; Bertha-Miss Platt; Matilda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Edwin Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

56
23 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Lewis; Edgar-Aickin; Orgar-Clarke; Edwin-Hull; Ardulph-Whitfield; Albina-Mrs Mattocks; 2nd Speaking Virgin-Mrs Jackson; Elfrida-Mrs Hartley; Chorus of British Virgins-Miss Brown, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Morton, Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Edwin Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

57
30 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror; or, Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779) Jupiter-Robson; Pluto-Baker; Minos-L'Estrange; Belphegor-Reinhold; Astorath-Doyle; Cryer of Minos' Court-Thompson; Poor Spirit-Brundson; 3 Antipodeans-; Mercury-J. Wilson; Harlequin-W. Bates; Punch-Edwin; Lieutenant-Booth; Sailor-Fearon; Ceres-Mrs Kennedy; Little Girl-Miss Morris; Prude-Mrs Poussin; Sicilians-Mrs Willems, Miss Green; Colombine-Miss Brown [in text: Miss Cranfield (see17800110)].in text: Miss Cranfield (see17800110)].
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Edwin

58
26 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (no pub., 1782) and Airs (T. Cadell, 1782): Harlequin-W. Bates; Old Lieutenant-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Midshipman-Mrs Kennedy; Bridewell-Keeper-Edwin; Irishman-Egan; Old Beau-Jones; Jailor-Webb; Bailiffs-Thompson, Fearon, &c.; Groom Porter-Doyle; Columbine-Miss Matthews; Her Mother-Mrs Pitt; Virtue-Mrs Martyr; Pleasure-Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c]..
Cast
Role: Bridewell Actor: Keeper-Edwin
Role: Keeper Actor: Edwin

Song: As17811109

59
17 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Old Woman and Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Webb; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Lieutenant of Press Gang (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Man with two Heads (with a solo duet in character)-Bannister; Giant of the Causeway-Master Brett; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Various other Characters by Stevens, Usher, Swords, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, Darley, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Darley, Dorion, Burton, Brett; Colombine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Collins .
Cast
Role: Lieutenant of Press Gang Actor: Edwin

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet, in Spanish Characters, by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Vidini, and others

60
24 September 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Brett; Easy-Thompson; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicely-Mrs Davenett; Gillian-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Solomon Actor: Edwin

61
02 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Performance Comment: Rebate-Quick; Trueman-Whitfield; Frank-Davies; Ezekiel Spotless-Jones; Precipe-Edwin; Lucy-Mrs Davenett; Emilia-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Precipe Actor: Edwin

62
09 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Henderson; Polixenes-Aickin; Camillo-Hull; Old Shepherd-Clarke; Clown-Quick; Cleomenes-Fearon; Autolicus-Edwin; Florizel-Lewis; Perdita-Miss Satchell; Paulina-Mrs Bates; Mopsa-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Morton; Hermione-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: Autolicus Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Dr Last Actor: Edwin

63
23 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Autolicus Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Partial cast from Morning Chronicle and from Morning Herald, both 24 Dec: Friar Bacon-Reinhold; Friar Bungay-Bannister; Harlequin-Chalmers; Boy in Brobdignag-Edwin; Girl in Brobdignag-Miss Stewart; Colombine-Mrs Chalmers. Other parts from Larpent MS and from Morning Chronicle, 24 Dec.: Head, Councillors in Lilliput, Cryer, Lord Mayor, Alderman, Clerk, Lawyer, Judge, Sailor, Country Squire, Watchman, Clown, Father; Old Woman.] hathi. Old Woman.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Boy in Brobdignag Actor: Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

64
29 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler; or, The Convent in an Uproar

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Chalmers; Sea Captain-Bannister; Friar Bacon-Davies; Father-Fearon; Friar Bungy-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Sportsmen-Mahon, Booth; Hunchback Barber-Edwin; Abbess-Mrs Templeton; Mother-Mrs White; Waiting Woman-Mlle Semini; Columbine-Mlle Bithmere. Musical and Other Characters by Johnstone, Thompson, Doyle, Rayner, Jones, Helme, Bates, Ledger, Painter; Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Martyr. The Lilliputians, Blefuscudians and Brobdignagians by New Performers . Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Martyr. The Lilliputians, Blefuscudians and Brobdignagians by New Performers .
Cast
Role: Hunchback Barber Actor: Edwin

65
24 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage; Or, Money Works Wonders

Performance Comment: Philenzo-Wroughton; Duke of Mantua-Hull; Fulvio-Gardner; Ambassador-Helme; Grutti-Wewitzer; Dondolo-Palmer; Perenotto-Cubitt; Carlo-Swords; Orpiano-Thompson; Guards-Stevens, Bates, Painter, &c; Morello-Edwin; Bonamico-Quick; Donella (with singing')-Mrs Martyr; Cassiana-Miss Platt; Katherina-Miss Stuart; Mardona-Mrs Swords; Fidelia-Miss Rowson; Eugenia-Mrs Wells. New Occasional Epilogue spoken by Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Morello Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dana of Ladies [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd [performers not listed, but see17860304

66
09 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Mortimer-Aickin; Tyrrel-Lewis; Aubrey-Wroughton; Doctor Druid-Edwin; Lord Aberville-Davies; Colin Macleod-Fearon; Napthali-Wewitzer; Bridgemore-Booth; Miss Bridgemore-Mrs Bates; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Webb; Miss Aubrey-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Thornton]) .Miss Thornton]) .
Cast
Role: Doctor Druid Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

67
07 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Mrs Edwards]); Lockit-Baddeley; Filch-Meadows; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Usher; Player-Gardner; Peachum-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Brett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Cranford; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Edwin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Cast
Role: Jerome Actor: Edwin
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Edwin

Monologue: 1786 07 07 Before mainpiece an Occasional Address spoken by Bannister Jun

68
29 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Glib (with the original Prologue and Epilogue)-Palmer; Sir Toby Fuz-Usher; Sir Macaroni Virtu-R. Palmer; Carpenter-Booth; Mervin-Williamson; Patent-Gardner; Prompter-Burton; Wilson-Bannister Jun.; Lady Fuz-Mrs Webb; Miss Fuz-Miss Woollery. In which the Burletta of Orpheus. Orpheus-Davies; Old Shepherd-Edwin; Rhodope-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17860706

69
19 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Tipple-Edwin; Captain Wilson-Meadows; Captain Greville-Davies; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Tipple Actor: Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: a monody, The Shadows of Shakespeare; or, Shakespeare's Characters doing Homage to Garrick (written by Samuel Jackson? Pratt)-Browne

70
01 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; General Howitzer-Quick; Captain Farquar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Fearon; Rifle-Darley; Corporal-Cubitt; Saib-Mrs Kennedy; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Susan-Mrs Brown; Lucy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Gregory Actor: Edwin

Song: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Bonville, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Kennedy

Entertainment: Monologue Before: Occasional Address-Pope

71
15 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb-Edwin; Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Wewitzer; Wilkins-Fearon; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Caleb Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

72
18 May 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Kemble; Sir William Douglas-Williamson; Lord Falbridge-Iliff; Owen-Usher; La France-Powell; Officer-Chapman; Servant-Abbott; Spatter-Edwin Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Barresford; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: Edwin Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performance Comment: ; or, The Enraged Musician. Principal Characters-Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister; [For assignment of parts, see17890612] Prologue-Edwin Jun.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Edwin Jun.

73
01 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Lloyd]); King-Kemble; Polonius-Moss; Laertes-Iliff; Horatio-Johnson; Ostrick-J. Edwin; Rosencraus-Chapman; Guildenstern-Chambers; Francisco-Abbott; Marcellus-Reeve; Player King-Usher; Gravediggers-Powell, Barrett; Ghost-Williamson; Queen-Mrs Barresford; Player Queen-Mrs Lefevre; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Ostrick Actor: J. Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Dance: As17890525

74
05 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Friends; Or, The Benevolent Planters

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Edwin; Lord Edmund-Williamson; Dowdle-Moss; Count Fripon-Powell; Father Frank-Mathews; Phelim-Ledger; Tough-Burton; Frill-Johnson; Trap-Gardner; Landlord-Painter; Jack Connor-R. Palmer; Rachel-Mrs Brooks; Mary-Mrs Edwards; Adelaide-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Muns Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Edwin; Sir John Loverule-Davies; Nell-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Edwin

Dance: In: a new dance, Liberty or We Slaves Rejoice-

Entertainment: Monologues End 2nd piece: As17890617 Preceding: An Address to the Humane Society on the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the character of a Negro , by-Kemble; End 3rd piece: Belles have at Ye All-Mrs Kemble

75
21 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Clown-Delpini; Pantaloon-Ratchford; Lover-Farley; Barber (with A Twiggle and a Friz)-Edwin; Farmer (with Come Roger and Nell)-Bannister; Shepherd, Shepherdess (with Cast my Love, thine Eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Lawyers-Davies, Reeve, Cubitt; Serjeant-W. Powel; 1st Recruit-C. Powell; 2nd Recruit-Cubitt; Artist-Letteney; Carpenter-Lee; Bricklayers-Thompson, Evatt; Doctor-Jackson; Woodcutter-Rock; Monkey-Rayner; Peacock-Sloper; Principal Witches-Darley, Duffey, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Fishwomen-Mrs Gray, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Masters, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss L. Simonet.
Cast
Role: Barber Actor: Edwin

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr