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23199 results for: Keyword - Mrs Roberts
We found 23448 matches on Performance Comments, 4453 matches on Event Comments, 4273 matches on Performance Title, 1294 matches on Roles/Actors, and 933 matches on Author.

1601
29 May 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Slighted Maid

Performance Comment: See16630223, but Pyramena-Mrs Gosnell.
Cast
Role: Pyramena Actor: Mrs Gosnell.

1602
17 April 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Performance Comment: See16671226., but Emilia-Mrs Knepp?.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Knepp?.

1603
25 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Estcourt; Day-Penkethman; Ruth-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song: As17070204

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow; particularly a new Dutch Skipper-

1604
10 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

1605
19 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17100410 but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Abel-Bullock; Teague-Bowen.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

1606
30 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17101108, but Teague-Estcourt; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

1607
07 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17110430 but Mrs Day-_.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

1608
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802

1609
26 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Roberts. At the particualr Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

1610
10 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17250914, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

1611
09 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

1612
18 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Colonel Carless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

1613
23 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17321123, but Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Obadiah-Johnson (in Daily Post, 21 April; Daily Post, 23 April missing). Daily Post, 23 April missing).
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Lally, Mrs Booth

1614
01 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17350913, but Mrs Chat-Miss Bennet .
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

1615
13 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Col. Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Blakes; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Teague-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment; with Triumphs of Love

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Drab Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

1616
19 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for The Provok'd Wife will be admitted. Tickets delivered by Jackson, Pilfold, Roberts, Clarke, Painter, Atkins, Curteen, Grey, Orme, Bourrelier will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #340 15s. 6d. (22.18.0; 2.7.6; tickets: 315.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Waterman-; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

Song: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts, as17861021, but Miss _Stevenson, Mrs Byrn

1617
09 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional songs, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional Songs, Hope told a flattering tale, accompanied on the Harp by Weippert)-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Ferguson.

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

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.

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

Performance Comment: Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: Thompson]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Davenport.

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

1618
04 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Thompson (box-keeper), Webb (door-keeper), Dibdin, Purkins, Pitt, Williamson, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Loyd, West, Berecloth, Young, Norton will be taken.] Receipts: #374 16s. (38.1.6; 4.18.0; tickets: 331.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Litchfield in place of Miss Mansel.
Role: Mrs Mortimer Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Miss Gloomly Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As17990515, but added: Waiter-Simmons; Bar@maid-Mrs Norton.
Cast
Role: Bar@maid Actor: Mrs Norton.
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Chapman.

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

1619
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

1620
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

1621
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-

1622
21 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Hallam's House, Leman Street, Goodman's Fields.] Afterpiece: As 18 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: King Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Music: As17400101, but Vocal Parts-_Roberts

1623
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

1624
13 March 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Receipts: money #49 1s.; tickets #99 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Diggs; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Egleton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Spiller; Amanda-Mrs Parker; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Butcher; Flareit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Butcher
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Grand Dance-DuPre, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

1625
22 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #30 14s.; tickets #100 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Trudge Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Alexis and Dorinda

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Barbier.
Role: St Cecilia Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Nivelon, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden