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2206 results for: Keyword - Robert Carver
We found 1060 matches on Performance Comments, 924 matches on Author, 328 matches on Event Comments, 93 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1201
11 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Griffin; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Modely-Bridgwater; Freehold-Harper; Heartwell-Roberts; Flora-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Performance Comment: Peartree-Roberts; Rako-Charke; Ply-Berry; Mother-Mrs Shireburn; Margery-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Peartree Actor: Roberts

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

1202
13 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Performance Comment: Jolt-James Excel, his first appearance on any stage; Nicodemus-Miller; Basil-Roberts; Macahone-Williams; Micher-Norris; Fetch-Oates; Landlord-Harper; Isabella-Miss Raftor; Dolly-Mrs Heron; Also a new Epilogue-Girl five Years old.
Cast
Role: Basil Actor: Roberts

Dance: End II: Dutch Man and Woman-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; IV: Grand Dance of Moors-

Music: End Act V: (by Desire) Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

1203
14 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: As17291112, but Cydaria-Mrs Booth; Odmar-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Odmar Actor: Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

1204
21 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17300428 but Rovewell-Carey (for that Night only); Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17300518; With an Epilogue in Character to be spoken-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue in Character to be spoken Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: TThe Tragical Cantata of the Mare that Lost Her Shoe-; Comic Songs-Carey

Dance:

Music: Select Pieces-

1205
27 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17300414 but Pedro-Roberts; Valeria-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Cast
Role: Basil Actor: Roberts

Dance: PPierrots-Roger, Mlle Delorme; Little Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; Last new Comic dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter

1206
20 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Performance Comment: King of Tunis-Barcock; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Fielding; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Squire Noodle-Berry; Doodle-Smith; Davy-Excell; Captain-Brogden; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettica-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lettica Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Related Works
Related Work: St. Giles's Scrutiny; or, The Cries of London in a New Stile Author(s): Robert Baddeley

1207
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

1208
24 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corvino-Cibber; Corbaccio-Johnson; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Norris; Bonario-Wm. Mills; Peregrine-Watson; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; Caelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Voltore Actor: Roberts

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Pierete-Roger, Mlle Delorme

1209
29 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Williams; Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of York-Roberts; Archbishop of Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Silence-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Archbishop of York Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: [The Strollers

1210
06 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Wilks; Amphitryon-Mills; Mercury-Shepard; Phoebus-Watson; Sosia-Harper; Gripus-Griffin; Tranio-Roberts; Polydas-Oates; Alcmena-Mrs Thurmond; Phaedra-Mrs Mills; Bromia-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Tranio Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

1211
20 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Harper; Mizen-Cibber Jr; Worthy-Watson; Rovewell-Williams; Sir Charles-Bridgewater; Cribbidge-W. Mills; Sailors-Norris, Griffin, Shepard, Oats, Roberts, Berry; Fair Quaker-Mrs Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Butler; Jenny-Miss Vaughan; Jiltup-Mrs Shireburn; Barmaid-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Norris, Griffin, Shepard, Oats, Roberts, Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

1212
28 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

Performance Comment: Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Their Followers-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Winds-R. Wetherilt, Surel, Peploe, Leigh; Father-Norris; Squire-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Cephalus Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart Author(s): Robert Hitchcock

1213
13 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Jones; Young Mirabel-Roberts; Duretete-Morgan; Dugard-Havard; Petit-Reynolds; Oriana-Mrs Mullart; Bisarre-Mrs Morgan; Lamorce-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

1214
16 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Young Reynard-a young Actor, who never performed on this Stage before; Woodcock-Hallam; Loveworth-Roberts; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-Woodward; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Belinda-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Nokes; Penelope-Mrs Smith; Lucy-Mrs Woodward, .
Cast
Role: Loveworth Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

1215
25 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Sir William-Corey; Patie-Mrs Roberts; Roger-Cibber Jr; Glaud-Fielding; Symon-A. Hallam; Peggy-Miss Raftor; Jenny-Miss M. Vaughan; Margery-Mrs Shireburn; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber, Dress'd like a Petit Maitre.
Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Mrs Roberts

1216
30 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Roberts

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: Patie Actor: Mrs Roberts

1217
30 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Performance Comment: Worthy-Havard; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roberts; Ramble-Mullart; Sotmore-Lacy; Constant-Furnival; Hillaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Politick Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.
Cast
Role: Noctifer Actor: Roberts

1218
04 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris: With Harlequin Grand Volgi (a New Pantomime Interlude)

Performance Comment: See17301103, but Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Followers of Pleasure-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Essex; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Cephalus Actor: Mrs Roberts

1219
07 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Furnival; Horatio-Roberts; Lothario-Mullart; Altamont-Lacy; Calista-Mrs Mullart; Lavinia-Mrs Woodward; Lucilla-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Noctifer Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

1220
09 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Masqueraders; Or, The Humourous Cuckold

Performance Comment: Parts-Jones, Morgan, Roberts, Furnival, Hallam, Reynolds, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Jones, Morgan, Roberts, Furnival, Hallam, Reynolds, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Nokes.

1221
17 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-attempted by Royer; Iago-Roberts; Brabantio-Mullart; Cassio-Lacy; Roderigo-Woodward; Lodovico-Furnival; Gratiano-Jones; Desdemona-Mrs Mullart; Emilia-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Roberts

1222
20 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Fair; Or, Union Of The Clans

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Charles-Mills Jr; Donald-Harper; Duncan-Paget; Alaster-Fielding; Davy-Mrs Roberts; Kenneth-Berry; Willy-Johnson; Nanny-Miss Raftor; Jeany-Miss Vaughan; Maggy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Davy Actor: Mrs Roberts

1223
19 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Quorum-Paget; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Cant-A. Hallam; Grigg-Berry;Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tib Tatter-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

1224
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17310325 but Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Mrs Roberts; Amin Prim-Griffin; Varole-Oates; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Miss P. Vaughan; Flora-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

1225
01 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17310424 but Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Cephalus Actor: Mrs Roberts