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6223 results for: Keyword - George Robinson, Esq
We found 4200 matches on Author, 980 matches on Event Comments, 965 matches on Performance Comments, 631 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
02 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Afterpiece by George Farquhar. Advertised as "the last new Farce," it probably had its premiere in Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Coach Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Stage-Coach; or, Inn in an Uproar Author(s): George Farquhar

127
08 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Farquhar. The preface is a semi-serious, semi-humorous apology for having the play open on the night of D'Urfey's benefit at the Queen's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

128
22 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by the late Mr George Farquer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

129
25 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by late Mr George Farquer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

130
25 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Pack, and Spiller. At Penkethman's Booth near St. George's Church, in Southwark. The Boxes and Pit are laid together, and the Booth will be pull'd down on Thursday. At 6 p.m. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 5 Oct.: Wednesday at the Quarter-Sessions for the Borough of Southwark, Mr Penkethman, Mr Leigh, and other Persons taken out their Booths by the Informing Constables during the Time of the Fair, appear'd upon their Recognizances, and were immediately Discharg'd, there being no Prosecution, upon which Occasion the Recorder severely reprimanded the Constables for presuming to molest such as Acted upon a Lawful Patent, whilst they let others pass undisturb'd, who were really under the Censure of the Act against Strolling, or Vagrant Players

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

131
16 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By George Sewell.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh Author(s): George Sewell

132
24 February 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By George Jeffreys.] With all new Habits. Receipts: money #91 6s. 6d.; tickets #2 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edwin

Related Works
Related Work: Edwin Author(s): George Jeffreys
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): C Robinson

133
27 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Jeffreys.] Receipts: #44 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

134
30 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, Written by Mr George Farquhar. Receipts: money #72 17s.; tickets #60 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

135
13 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo.] Prompter, 18 Feb.: And, indeed, the Pulpit seems the properest Theatre for such Representations, and the Clergy, the properest Actors in the Religious Drama. This then, of itself, sufficiently justified the Town in its Reception of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

Related Works
Related Work: The Christian Hero Author(s): George Lillo

136
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Great Mogul's Company of Comedians. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of George Barnwell. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Satire: With freshest Advices Foreign and Domestick. Written by the Author of Pasquin [Henry Fielding]. These Characters will all be seen cheap; 1n the Boxes at 5s.; in the Pit at 3s.; in the Gallery at 2s. Note, None will be admitted after the House is full; for which Reason, the sooner you come, or secure your Places, the better. All Persons are desir'd to cry at the Tragedy, and laugh at the Comedy, being quite contrary to the present general Practice. Mr Hen gives Notice, that if any Joke is both Hiss'd and Clapp'd, such Division will be consider'd an Encore, and the said Joke be put up again. Daily Advertiser, 22 March: Last Night the two new Performances at the Hay-Market...were receiv'd with the greatest Applause ever shown at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George LilloGeorge Colman, the elder
Related Work: Guilt Its Own Punishment; or, Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Lillo
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

137
28 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the Author of George Barnwell.--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George LilloGeorge Colman, the elder
Related Work: Guilt Its Own Punishment; or, Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Lillo
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

138
04 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Pericles Prince of Tyre, By the Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marina

Related Works
Related Work: Marina Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

139
23 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

140
26 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

141
28 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

142
03 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

143
05 June 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Afterpiece: With Additions, the Words and Musick by Mr Carey. 6:30 p.m. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 June: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

144
19 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m. Receipts: #89 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-M Michel, Mlle Michel (the French Boy and Girl); Villeneuve, Miss Oates

145
03 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #75 9s. 6d. (Account Book); #60 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

146
17 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #109 17s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

147
16 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #148 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #140 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

148
21 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #133 15s. 6d. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

149
03 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receeipts: #73 15s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

150
21 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George, Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer