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23218 results for: Keyword - Mrs Roberts
We found 23450 matches on Performance Comments, 4454 matches on Event Comments, 4273 matches on Performance Title, 1294 matches on Roles/Actors, and 940 matches on Author.

1576
01 February 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: And took my wife out immediately to the King's Theatre, it being a new month, and once a month I may go, and there saw The Indian Queen acted; which indeed is a most pleasant show, and beyond my expectation; the play good, but spoiled with the ryme, which breaks the sense. But above my expectation most, the eldest Marshall did do her part most excellently well as I ever heard woman in my life; but her voice not so sweet so Ianthe's [Mrs Betterton's]; but, however, we came home mightily contented

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

1577
08 April 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: We three [Mrs Pepys, Mercer, and Pepys] to the King's house, and saw the latter end of the Surprisall, wherein was no great matter,I thought, by what I saw there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprisal

1578
29 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs deL'Epine. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Box in the Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17040422

Song: Several Entertainments of Singing in Italian-the Famous Signiora Francisca Margarita del'Epine; of the best Songs she hath Sung in England: The Accompanied with Musick- compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-

1579
26 January 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Mrs Morgan. A concert, etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick or Vintner in the Suds

1580
28 November 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

1581
19 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous English Master Mr Henry Purcell; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Dance:

1582
22 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: As17150719

Dance:

1583
29 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: As17150719

1584
19 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Randal

Dance: Miss Younger

1585
01 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

1586
19 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

1587
15 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: A Boy, who never appear'd on the Stage but once

Dance: As17191127

1588
15 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Song: The Boy

1589
11 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17561001, but Millamant-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: As17561023

1590
29 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Receipts: #33 17s. 6d. Charges: #80. Deficiency covered by income from tickets, #115 9s. Two New Renters came in a 1 share each: Mrs Tabitha Mendez, and Mrs Susan White. [This addition brought the total of New Renters' shares to 50, which equalled the holdings of the Old Renters] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Country Lass-Miss Vallois; V: Comic Ballet, as17580428

Song: II, IV: Roberts

1591
04 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Roberts on a one-half value of tickets and minimum charge basis. Receipts: #12 6s. 6d. leaving a deficit for the minimum charge of #14 11s. 6d. Tickets: Dupre #45 13s. (Boxes 36; Pit 191; Gallery 80); Roberts #78 19s. (Boxes 50; Pit 359; Gallery 126). Half value of total #62 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: II: Liberty Alone-(from the Oratorio of Judas Maccabaeus sung by Roberts); IV: Come Smiling Liberty-Roberts

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; V: The English Boy, English Girl

1592
21 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Charges #80. Deficit to Roberts #49 8s., covered by income from tickets of #116. Receipts: #30 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Dance: III: Tambourine-Jardin; End of Play: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

1593
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Stede, Mrs Mullart, and Page (Housekeeper). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17410423 but Trim-James; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mrs Farthingale Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Vincent

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

1594
23 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Destrade. Tickets deliver'd out by Reinhold and Mrs Hale will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420213, but Amiens-Roberts; Celia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Roberts
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17420210; III: Minuet (by desire)-Destrade, Mlle Auguste; New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Ruddier than the Cherry, out of Acis and Galetea (Set by Handel),-Reinhold; IV: True Blue-Roberts

1595
26 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ellis Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Mrs Farthingale Actor: Neale
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Song: WWar he sung is Toil and Trouble (out of Alexander's Feast)-Roberts; English Cantata-Roberts

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: Concerto on the Harp-Parry

1596
09 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale, the first time of her appearance on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Brunette; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Simon-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

1597
27 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts. Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Hilleria Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: II: Go Rose my Chloe's Bosom Grace-Roberts; V: War he sung is Toil and Trouble (in Alexander's Feast)-Roberts

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17450423

1598
12 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17460408 but Tippet-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: II: Come Rosaline O come and see-Roberts; IV: a New Cantata-Roberts

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17460405 V: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405

1599
26 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit fo r Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Song: II: Roberts; IV: A Song-Roberts; accompanied on the Welsh harp-Rice

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

1600
04 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: II: A Ballad-Roberts; IV: A Cantata-Roberts