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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Robert King"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Robert King")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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7577 results for: Keyword - Robert King
We found 3542 matches on Performance Comments, 2727 matches on Performance Title, 1854 matches on Event Comments, 956 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2726
05 February 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [King, Queen, and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne [in Creta]

2727
03 December 1736 @ Westminster School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuchus

Performance Comment: King's Scholars of Westminster School.

2728
30 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Performance

Performance Comment: King Charles's Martyrdom. No Play.

2729
30 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Egerton, Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart Author(s): Robert Hitchcock

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730327 Quadrille, as17730327

2730
06 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: King Richard III oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Receipts: #139 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

2731
17 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King not being sufficiently recover'd the School for Wives deferr'd. Paid half year's rent to the Duke of Bedford to Mich. last #165 2d.; Insurance of theatre and New Building to Christmas 1774 from this day #51 10s. 6d.; Mr G. Garrick on acct #100. Receipts: #183 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Ackman.

2732
02 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King continuing ill. The Spleen Deferr'd. Paid 4 days salary list #416 4s. 4d. Receipts: #239 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

2733
02 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: King Lear [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Hartley and Lewis. The Rehearsal having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between Bayes and the two Gentlemen wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Dance: As17780129

2734
02 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: King Lear [announced on playbill of 1 Nov.] is unavoidably obliged to be deferred on account of Henderson's infirm state of health. Receipts: #85 0s. 6d. (81/2/0; 3/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

2735
29 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King Richard the Third [announced on playbill of 27 Dec] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #110 12s. (87/0/0; 19/0/0; 3/9/6; tickets not come on: 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

2736
20 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King Henry the Eighth [advertised on playbill of 19 Jan.] is, on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons, deferred 'till Sturday next (after which it will be laid aside from some Time, on Account of Preparations for Coriolanus [see 7 Feb.]) with The Critic [also advertised on playbill of 19 Jan.]. Kemble Mem.: Palmer imprisoned [seemingly for debt]. Receipts: #129 13s. (108.3; 19.19; 1.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

2737
18 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King Richard the Third, and also Moggy and Jemmy [both advertised on playbill of 17 Jan.], are obliged to be deferred. Receipts: #124 6s. 6d. (70.7.0; 52.6.0; 1.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

2738
26 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: See17360920, but Damon-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Roberts.

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Roberts; III: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: Caelia has a Thousand Charms (music by Purcell)-Beard

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

2739
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General

Performance Comment: As17310826 at bf, but King-Barcock; Tipple-Clark; Sir Wilful-Peckman; Colonel Westford-Bardin; Plausey-Tenoe; Lady Westford-Mrs Williamson; . .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Barcock

Song: Singing-Mrs Roberts In the Character of Sally Sweetbread, the Butcher's Wife

2740
07 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance:

2741
08 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance:

2742
10 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance:

2743
11 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

2744
12 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17320111

2745
14 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17320111

2746
15 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Burny, Charles Delegarde Jr, Sandham Jr, Miss Wherrit, Mrs Tollet, Miss Sandham; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-

2747
17 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17320115

2748
18 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17320115

2749
26 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

2750
28 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Singing in Italian-Roberts

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, F. Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers