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7572 results for: Keyword - Robert King
We found 3542 matches on Performance Comments, 2727 matches on Performance Title, 1854 matches on Event Comments, 947 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1976
08 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King

1977
26 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: St

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

1978
16 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: As17801030

1979
18 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

1980
22 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir

1981
24 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: As17811022

1982
26 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17811022

1983
08 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: As17811022

1984
10 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Song: As17811022

1985
16 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: As17811022

1986
11 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17811019, but omitted: Henry [and thereafter]

Song: As17811022

1987
01 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Putf Actor: King

Song: As17811022

1988
06 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: As17821230

1989
24 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

1990
26 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket by Harris, Ratchford, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally bo!, as17830516; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen by Master Bartheiemon

1991
03 November 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

1992
10 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1993
13 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Kemble
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831204

1994
16 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Kemble
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1995
05 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Author(s): Robert Greene

1996
09 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Staunton as King John, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes L'Estrange.] Receipts: #223 13s. (211/18; 11/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17841020, 1783 but King John-L'Estrange [of CG] .of CG] .
Cast
Role: 83 but King John Actor: L'Estrange

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

1997
12 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

1998
22 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; ENT 2]: Consisting of Dialogue, Music [chiefly by Henry Purcell and Thomas Linley Sen. (Boaden, Kemble, I, 225)], and Machinery. Altered from [David Garrick's alteration of] King Arthur, by Dryden. With great Variety of very capital Scenery, new Dresses, and Decorations. [The alteration was probably made by John Philip Kemble.] Receipts: #148 11s. (107/13/0; 39/17/6; 1/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith; Col. Briton-Brereton; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Lissardo-King; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Mrs Wells; Violante-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lissardo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

1999
17 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Holman
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

2000
16 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 14 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. In drinking health to the King at the supper table in the farce, Baddeley introduced very appositely an allusion to his Majesty's late fortunate escape [on 2 Aug., when Margaret Nicholson attempted to assassinate him], which was received with three plaudits" (London Chronicle, 19 Sept.). Receipts: #260 13s. (224.2; 36.6; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Wrighten; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald of cg; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: III: Song-Williames [This was sung, as here assigned,in all subsequent performances, except on 19 Jan. 1787, q.v.]