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We found 14174 matches on Performance Comments, 4592 matches on Performance Title, 1881 matches on Event Comments, 211 matches on Author, and 41 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Juliet by Mrs Robinson--a genteel Figure--a very tolerable first Appearance, and may do in time. [Note added by J. P. Kemble: Mrs Mary Robinson, whose maiden name was Darby, died Dec. 26, 1800 at Englefield Green. See her Life, of which the first part, namely as far as to her Acquaintance with the Prince of Wales, was written by herself] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #170 8s. (133.15; 31.15; 4.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Davies; Tibalt-Grist; Prince-Norris; Paris-Farren; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Robinson]).Mrs Robinson]).

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: In I: Masquerade-; Dance-Giorgi, Blurton, Mrs Sutton. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent perfomances.

Song: Mainpiece: with the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Carpenter, Follett, Chaplin, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Carpenter, Follett, Chaplin, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand-Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Paget; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Mandarin Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Charke; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

Song: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; or, A Doctor in Spight of his Teeth

Performance Comment: Sir Toby-Griffin; Selfwill-Shepard; Octavio-Stoppelaer; Belmie-A. Hallam; Martin-Harper; Lucinda-Mrs Grace; Lucy-Mrs Mills; Martin's Wife-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Martin's Wife Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: See17311227, but Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Thurmond; Miller-Oates; Mandarins Gormogons-Essex, Lally, Houghton, Tench; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the Time of Performance. The Additional Money to be return'd (if desired) to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Denoyer; Helen-Mrs Booth; Shepherds-Lally, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Grace, Miss Man, Miss Price; Juno-Mrs Walter; Pallas-Miss Mears; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Power-Ellis Roberts; Venus-Miss Robinson; Thalia-Miss Raftor; Euphrosyne-Mrs Mullart; Aglaia-Miss Atherton; Fame-Young Cunningham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Festival (The Impromptu Revel Masque)

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Arne; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Dancey, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swain and Nymph-F. Tench and Miss Latour; College Youths-H. Tench, Holt, Janno; but see17331124. but see17331124.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Queen; or, Harlequin Turn'd Enchanter

Performance Comment: Fairy Queen-Miss Raftor; Her Followers-Young Master Lally, Young Master Tench, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett; Shepherd-Rainton; Shepherd's Man-Wetherilt; Harlequin-Surel; Colombine-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: Concluding with the Loves of Shepherds and Shepherdesses

Performance Comment: Shepherds-Lally, Essex, Haughton, Roger; Shepherdesses-Mrs Roger, Mlle Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.
Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 2, Piazza., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Miss Younge having refused performing the Part of Viola, Mrs Robinson has kindly undertaken that Character at a short Notice; and Mr Edwin humbly hopes she will be honoured by the Indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #304 0s. 6d. (211/3/6; tickets: 92/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Wilson; Orsino-Whitfield; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Davies; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Edwin; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Pigeon by Mrs Kennedy; End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 05 07 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster-Abbey by Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17261011, but Prue-Mrs Cibber.*d1727 2 10 dl Lally, Boval, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Acis-Essex; Galatea-Miss Robinson; Polyphemus-Harper; Swains-Boval, Rainton; Nymphs-Miss Lindar, Mrs Walter; Roger-Weaver; Joan-Mrs Mills; Bridesmen-Haughton, Burney; Bridemaids-Mrs Young, Mrs Haughton; Countrymen-Oates, Wright; Country Maids-Mrs Sherburn, Miss Biddy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Performance Comment: Caratach-Bridgwater; Venutius-Cibber Jr; Suetonius-Roberts; Macer-Griffin; Hengo-Miss Robinson; Bonduca-Mrs Butler; Claudia-Mrs Cibber; Bonvica-Miss Raftor; The Original Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Hengo Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Bonvica Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: The Original Epilogue Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Quorum-Fielding; Grig-Berry; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Cant-Cibber Jr; Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tit Tatter-Mrs Willis; but edition of 1729 adds: Gage-Lacy; Mump-Roberts; Scrip-Wright; Swab-Burnet; Constable-Grey.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Wilks, Mills, Cibber, Bridgwater, Harper, Griffin, Roberts, Norris, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth, Miss Raftor; but edition of 1730 lists: Colonel Truemore-Mills; Gainlove-Wilks; Shamwell-Bridgwater; Haughty-Harper; Conundrum-Griffin; Apeall-Cibber; Vicechancellor-W. Mills; Old Apeall-Roberts; Timothy-Norris; Dash-Oates; Lady Science-Mrs Porter; Victoria-Mrs Booth; Clarinda-Mrs Oldfield; Kitty-Miss Raftor; Wife to Haughty-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Miss Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Mustacho-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-Wetherilt; Stephano-Shepard; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Neptune-Rainton; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Roberts; Hypolita-Miss Williams; Trincalo-Miller; Caliban-Johnson; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson (in Daily Post, 25 Dec.; Daily Post; 26 Dec., missing). Daily Post; 26 Dec., missing).
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17321222, but Tritons-Lally Jr, Tench, Charke, Davenport; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Mears, Miss Mann; Mandarin Gormogons-Cox, Charke, Lally Jr, Tench; Chinese Guards-Jones, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Lally, Tench, Miss Mears, Miss Mann.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John of Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Oats; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Th. Cibber; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Dol Actor: Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John-Wm. Mills; Gloster-Oates; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Chief Justice-Boman; Justice Shallow-Cibber; Falstaff-Harper; Justice Silence-Miller; Fee6le-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Norris; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol Mavis-Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-Wilks; Antonio-W. Mills; Gonzalo-Oates; Alonzo-Roberts; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Stephano-Shepard; Mustacho-Harper; Trincalo-Miller; Ventoso-Norris; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hypolito-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Miller; Mustachio-Harper; Ventoso-Norris; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Performance Comment: See17301125, but Sir William-Corey; Patie-Mrs Roberts; Roger-Cibber Jr; Glaud-Fielding; Symon-A. Hallam; Peggy-Miss Raftor; Jenny-Miss M. Vaughan; Margery-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss M. Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Porter; Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Marshall; Chamont-Mills; Acasto-Paget; Serina-Miss Williams; Page-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17311202, but Prospero-Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Arthur-Mullart; Dolallola-Mrs Mullart who performed them originally; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Huncamunca-Harper; Ghost-W. Mills; Tom Thumb-Miss Robinson; With a new Introduction by the Author of Tom Thumb: The Speaker, Lord Monkeytail-A. Hallam; Mr Critick-Watson; Mr Heroick Diction-Wetherilt Jr; Miss Monkeytail-A. Raftor; Mrs Witwou'd-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Miss Monkeytail Actor: A. Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Mills; Plume-W. Mills; Brazen-Cibber; Worthy-Milward; Kite-Harper; Bullock-Miller; Appletrec-Oates; Pearmain-Tench; Sylvia-Mrs Charke; Melinda-Mrs Grace; Rose-Miss Robinson; Lucy-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: As17331031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Miller; Truewit-W. Mills; Clerimont-Mills; Dauphin-A. Hallam; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Oates; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Lady Haughty-Mrs Shireborn; Mrs Otter-Mrs Charke; Mrs Centaure-Miss Mann; Doll Mavis-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Doll Mavis Actor: Miss Robinson

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: By Nivelon, F. Tench, Janno

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Performance Comment: Belshazzar-Beard, tenor; Nitocris-Signora Francesina, soprano; Cyrus-Reinhold or Miss Robinson, contralto; Daniel-Miss Robinson,contralto; Gobrias-Reinhold, bass; Arioch-, tenor; Messenger-, bass. (Deutsch, Handel, p. 610; Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 454.) Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 454.)
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Public Advertiser, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, at Pope's, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #265 5s. (94.8; 17.7; 0.8; tickets: 153.2) (charge: #69 1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-King; Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Parsons; Clip-Lamash; Jessamy-Burton; Dick-Palmer; Clarissa-Mrs Bulkley (of cg); Araminta-Mrs Robinson; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Bradshaw; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Corinna-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Liesbia Actor: Miss Abrams

Dance: End II: Slingsby's grand ballet The Savage Hunters, as17780324but Fitzgerald