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763 results for: Keyword - Robson
We found 1007 matches on Roles/Actors, 257 matches on Performance Comments, 53 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Performance Title.

201
10 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: Spanish Captains Actor: Fearon, Robson, Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

202
17 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Wilson, Edwin, J. Wilson, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Quick.; Mrs Webb, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy. [Cast from text(G. Kcarsly, 1781): Garcia-Mattocks; Dr Fabio-Wilson; Gil Perez-Edwin; Secretary-J. Wilson; Islanders-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Domingo-Quick; Dorothea-Mrs Webb; Camilla-Mrs Martyr; Orra-Mrs Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Islanders Actor: Fearon, Robson, Booth

203
15 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Aickin, Davies, F. Gentleman, Vandermere, Hamilton, Castle, Weston, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Miller, Lings, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Didier, first time on that stage.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Robson, Aickin, Davies, F. Gentleman, Vandermere, Hamilton, Castle, Weston, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Miller, Lings, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Didier, first time on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Cowkeepers-Mas. West, Miss West

204
23 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Vandermere, Robson, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Vandermere, Robson, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

205
27 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Baddeley, Aickin, Davis, F. Gentleman, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowel, Jacobs, Farrel, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Robson, Baddeley, Aickin, Davis, F. Gentleman, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowel, Jacobs, Farrel, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17720518

206
29 June 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Bransby, F. Gentleman, Fearon, Ward, Lloyd, Castle, Groves, Lings, Baddeley, Parsons, Robson, Davis, Smith, Jacobs, Farrel, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Gardner; Epilogue in character of Lady Catherine Coldstream-Mrs Fearon.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Weston, Bransby, F. Gentleman, Fearon, Ward, Lloyd, Castle, Groves, Lings, Baddeley, Parsons, Robson, Davis, Smith, Jacobs, Farrel, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Robson

Dance: As17720615

207
10 August 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings; with the Reinforcement of Bayes's New@Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

208
07 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

209
31 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, V 561: Sir Robert Riscounter-Wilson; Sir James Biddulph-Wroughton; Pillage-Dunstall; Margin-Quick; Lady Riscounter-Mrs Jackson.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson.

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

210
25 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley; 2nd Spirit-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson

Dance: As17770218

Song: Sweet Echo, as17761007

211
16 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Experiment

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Booth, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Lessingham; [Larpent MS 429 lists the parts: Mr Warren, Sir James Middleton, The Hon. Capt. Turner, Mr Green, Robert, Thomas, Miss Warren, Miss Louisa Warren.] Address to the Public-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Booth, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End: Hunting Dance, as17770218; End I afterpiece: The Villagers, as17770122

212
28 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Robson, Fearon, Booth, Thompson, Jones, Fox, Wewitzer (with a new song), Miss Ambrose; Partial cast suggested by Genest, V, 567: Don Quixote-Lee Lewes; Sancho-Quick; Dorothea-Miss Valois; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Robson, Fearon, Booth, Thompson, Jones, Fox, Wewitzer

Entertainment: IV: an Interlude between Plutus and Wit and a Masque of Singing and DancingPlutus-Reinhold, Wit- Miss Valois; After dance: +Monologue Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London (1st time)-Quick

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races-Dagueville (1st appearance this season)

213
30 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; 1st Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanal-Reinhold; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

214
20 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Mr Johnson-Hull; Mr Smith-Clarke; other Characters-Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].
Cast
Role: other Characters Actor: Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

215
21 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Spendthrift; or, A ChristmasGambol

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Whitfield, Dunstall, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Booth, Robson, Fearon, Jones, Cushing, Mrs Willems, Mrs White, Mrs Morton; Larpent MS 463 lists the parts: Sir Clement Courtly, Young Courtly, Save Charges, Plunder, Hazard, Bumper, Bondage, Bobbin, Trusty, Bottlerack, Marrowbone, Trip, Servants, Miss Worthy, Dorothy, Margery. New Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Whitfield, Dunstall, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Booth, Robson, Fearon, Jones, Cushing, Mrs Willems, Mrs White, Mrs Morton

216
13 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17790322but Brothers-Whitfield, Robson.
Cast
Role: 790322but Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson.

Dance: As17790222

217
17 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Conrade Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (1st time)-Peile; Bacchanal-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Burkett]); 1st Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; 2nd Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; 2nd Spirit-Mrs Kennedy; 3rd Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Brown; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; 1st Bacchant-Miss Catley; Euphrosyne (with [song] Sweet Echo, assisted by Leoni)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson

Dance: As17791231

218
25 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Whitfield, Egan, Mrs Wilson, Mrs White, Mrs Morton. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) and London Chronicle, 3 May 1780: Beauclerc-Mattocks; Major Bromfield-Reinhold; Ben Hassan-Quick; Serjeant Trumbull-Wilson; Woolwich-Edwin; Muley-Whitfield; Serjeant O'Bradley-Egan; Lieutenant-Wordsworth; Officers-Booth, Fearon, Robson; Sailor-W. Bates; Soldiers-L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer; Mob-Jones, Ledger, Brunsdon, Bates, Stevens; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Moll Trumpet-Mrs White; Zayde-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Booth, Fearon, Robson

219
13 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies; The Lady-Mrs Inchbald; Bacchants-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr (late Miss Thornton; 1st appearance these 2 years); Euphrosyne-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

220
03 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtall Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: SCENE I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; SCENE II. The Cave of Echo; The Vauxhall Echo Catch, They say there is an echo here-Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle; SCENE III. Mount Ida; Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Mrs Morton; The music by Dr Fisher-; SCENE IV. A Camp Scene, and Dance of Warriors-; SCENE V. A Cottage. Auld Robin Grey-Mrs Kennedy; SCENE VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; The music by Purcell-; SCENE VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-; To conclude Chorus-; Dance-; Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Robson

221
16 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17801115, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

222
19 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (for that night only)-Henderson; Johnson-Hull; Smith-Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson; Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin . Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin .
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

223
10 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 32, St. Martin's-strcet, Leicester-fields. 1st piece [1st time; CO 2, by Horatio Edgar Robson. MS: Larpent 657; not published. Composer of music unknown]: The Music partly new and partly compiled. With a New Overture. Receipts: #181 i5s. (99/16; tickets: 81/19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Too Loving By Half

Related Works
Related Work: Too Loving by Half Author(s): Horatio Edgar Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of 2nd piece Adelaide de Brabant, as17840508

224
22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, by Horatio Edgar Robson, based on La Bonne Mere, by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian]: Now reading with universal Applause by Mons. LeTexier. Public Advertiser, 9 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street. Ibid., 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published Look before You Leap (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Related Works
Related Work: Look before You Leap Author(s): Horatio Edgar Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

225
31 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-garden. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Giardini, Bertoni, Dr Arne, Carolan the Irish Bard. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the French of La Bonne Mere, by Horatio Edgar? Robson, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by LeTexier in Lisle-Street [and 1st acted at the hay, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Ryder, altered from The Man of Parts, by Isaac Jackman; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Related Works
Related Work: Look before You Leap Author(s): Horatio Edgar Robson

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder