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7734 results for: Keyword - Mr Robert Turbutt
We found 4465 matches on Event Comments, 2537 matches on Performance Comments, 942 matches on Author, 619 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
26 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir William-Hurst; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins , first time; Lord Eustace-Davies , first time.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

452
13 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Harley; Harmony-Munden; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Edward-Mrs Lee; Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival; or, All Alive at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

453
28 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Gray, West, Mortimer, and Cape. Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Page and Mr Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

454
23 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, probably by Robert Baddeley. Larpent MS 765; not published]. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 766; not published]: The Overture and Music entirely new. Public Advertiser, 5 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #285 (96.3.0; 14.1.6; 0.18.6; tickets: 173.17.0) (charge: #105 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II mainpiece) Jewish Courtship

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake of a Minute

455
09 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Knight; incidental music by William Reeve]: Partly taken from The Committee [by Sir Robert Howard]. Morning Herald, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by G. Cawthorn] The Honest Thieves (1s.). True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was call'd knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The Storm-Incledon; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-; Hospitality; or, The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

456
29 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Altered from the Comedy of The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman [by Sir Robert Howard]. Never acted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

457
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Altered from The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman [by Sir Robert Howard]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

458
25 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Phillis-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Roberts

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

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts. With an Epilogue of Thanks, spoke by Mrs Roberts in Man's Cloaths .
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts. With an Epilogue of Thanks, spoke by Mrs Roberts in Man's Cloaths

Music: Solo on Violin by Eversman. Dancing

Song:

459
21 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's The Mistress

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Johnson; Beauford-Wright; Sir D. Fancy-W. Giffard; Empty-Penkethman; Roger-Norris; Nicholas-Yates; Lady Fancy-Mrs Marshall; Harriet-Mrs Hamilton; Charlot-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; A New Epilogue-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: A New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: Scots Dance-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Song: II: The Early Horn Salutes the Morn-Miss Jones; III: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

460
26 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. Tickets at Mrs Roberts' House in Duke Street, near lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17380210, but Zara-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Varole-Bardin; Daily Advertiser adds: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Beard; Moody-Ryan; Obadiah-Griffin; Clodpole-Woodward; Clara-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

461
27 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Roberts' House in Duke Street, near Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400317 but Sir John (with The Early Horn)-Beard; Nell-Mrs Roberts; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Butler-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; III: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-

Song: V: Beard As end V, 25 March

462
16 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. Tickets had of Mrs Roberts at her house in Duke St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at Bradshaws, &c. Receipts: #130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17420215, but Berinthia-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17410910, but Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Jobson Actor: Turbutt

Song: I: Celia has Ten thousand charms-Beard; III: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; V: The French Peasants, as17420116

463
10 February 1671 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The King's Company. Evelyn, Diary, 9 Feb.: & next day was acted there the famous Play, cald the Siege of Granada two days acted successively: there were indeede very glorious scenes & perspectives, the work of Mr Robert? Streeter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Granada, Part Ii

464
30 April 1674 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Edition of 1674: Prologue-; Second Prologue-; Epilogue-; Second Epilogue-; According to L. C. 5@15, p. 3 (16 May 1674; see Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 356) Charles? Hart and Robert? Turner sang in The Tempest. Trinculo-Underhill?.

465
30 March 1698 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Post Boy, No. 452, 26-29 March 1698: In York-Buildings tomorrow being the 30th instant will be perform'd a New Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, compos'd by Seignior Baptist for the Benefit of him and Mr Robert, beginning at the usual time. [London Gazette, No. 3378, 24-28 March 1698, with essentially the same notice, states that the admission charge is 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

466
29 March 1699 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Post Man, 28 March 1699: For the Benefit of Mr Robert Roades...a Consort, all new Music, both Vocal and Instrumental: There being no Play at either House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

467
18 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Booth; Gonsalez-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Selim-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson [Daily Courant or Roberts: Daily Post]; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young Sandham, Young Sandham's Sister; Scaramouch-Young Sandham; Serious Dance-Lally, Mrs Walter

468
06 May 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Boxkeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: I: A Song by Kelly. II: In Italian by Young Mr Cutting

469
16 April 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Cleora; or, The Amorous Old Shepherdess

Dance: Hornpipe by Ferguson. Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: Cuckoo Solo by Master Oates. Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

Performance Comment: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts .

470
06 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora's Hol1day; or, The Shepherds Welcome to the Spring

Performance Comment: Parts by Leveridge, Laguerre, Roberts, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard; with The Faithful Shepherd (a ballet) by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Dupre, Livier, Mrs Ogden, Mlle De Lormc, Miss Norman, Mrs Kilby .

Music: Select Pieces on several Instruments

Dance: I: Clown by Nivelon. II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle

471
24 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: Comic Ballet, as17360417 In: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. V: Glover's Sailors Dance

Song: I: By Leveridge. IV: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

Performance Comment: IV: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts .

472
03 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick, 1st time; Dumont-Delane; Belmour-Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Woffington (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Roberts (London Daily Post and General Advertiser); Duke of Gloster-Macklin; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: IV: Beard

473
08 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Hunt Rosetta pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Half a year's water, to Midsummer last #2 19s. 6d.; Paid Mr Roberts (shoemaker) #5 3s.; Mrs Ross for women's cloaths #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #195 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

474
11 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Miss Lindar. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Biron-Booth; Baldwin-Boman; Villeroy-Mills; Carlos-Thurmond; Frederick-Bridgwater; Belford-Roberts; Fabian-Oates; Fernando-Norris; Jaqueline-Miller; Porter-Harper; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond; Julia-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Baker; Child-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: Saraband-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Mrs Tenoe

Song: In III: Miss Lindar; IV: Miss Lindar

475
21 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts. Particular Care is taken to perform the Play with Decency and Regularity, to the best Capacity of the Company. [Advertised in Craftsman, 19 Dec., and notice exists also in a clipping in BM, 11791 dd 18, Volume 5.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Iiid

Performance Comment: Richard-Roberts; Prince Edward-Miss Price; Duke of York-Miss Norris, .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Roberts