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8146 results for: Keyword - Sir Rob. Howard
We found 6109 matches on Performance Comments, 1620 matches on Author, 978 matches on Event Comments, 466 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2751
19 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. No money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. No persons to be admitted behind Scenes. [Customary notice on each bill. Only significant differences will be noted hereafter. Special notice appeared on all Bills this season from 19 Sept.-19 Nov. 1763]: Whereas many Complaints have been made of Interruptions, in the performances at this theatre, occasion'd, by the Admission of Persons behind the Scenes; in Order to prevent the Like for the Future, it is humbly hop'd, no Nobleman or Gentleman, will insist on a Privilege so displeasing to the AUDIENCE in General; whose APPROBATION it is the DUTY, as well as the INTEREST, of the Managers, to endeavour, on all Occasions, to deserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Marten; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Hallam; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Mattocks; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mattocks

2752
24 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lord Foppington-O'Brien; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

2753
14 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Obrien; Col. Standard-Holland; Smuggler-Parsons; Vizard-Packer; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jr-King; Tom-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Bride; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Obrien

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, call'd The Provancalle-Master Clinton, Miss Street , being their first appearance on this stage

2754
09 April 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder; Prologue-; Cries of Edinburgh-Glaud.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

2755
17 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Lauder. By Desire. For this night only. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder; Occasional Prologue-Lauder; several favorite Scots songs-Lauder; several musical entertainments-; Cries of Edinburgh-Player representing Glaud.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

2756
12 December 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder.

Dance: Middlemist

2757
18 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Dorilant-Holland, 1st time; Modely-Palmer; Bellmour-Packer; Steward-Baddeley; Caelia-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Araminta-Mrs Yates; Lady Beverley-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Faithful Irish Woman

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

2758
16 May 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder (with favorite Scots songs); Prologue-Lauder.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

Entertainment: The Cries of Edinburgh-Lauder

Dance: McClean, 1st appearance on the stage

2759
16 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Gibson; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mattocks

2760
22 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon (with Early Horn); Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon

2761
26 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Smith; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Hull; Vellum-Shuter; Butler-Costollo; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardener-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Pitt; Lady Truman-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; IV: The Garland, as17651003

2762
29 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Dodd, first time; Col. Standard-Bensley, first time; Smuggler-Parsons; Vizard-Hurst; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom Errand-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Plym; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Dodd, first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Dodd, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

2763
30 April 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Buck-the young Gentleman; Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Buck Actor: the young Gentleman

2764
19 May 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder; who will introduce several favourite Scots Songs, Prologue-Lauder; Glaud-Boyack; who will sing the Cries of Edinburgh-Boyack.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

Entertainment: Dancing-

2765
20 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Dodd; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Charles-Packer; Butler-Strange; Isabinda-Miss Plym; Sir Jealous Traffic-Love; Whisper-Ackman; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Patch-Miss Pope, 1st time; Miranda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon

Dance: End: The Venetian Travellers-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

2766
19 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Dorilant-Holland; Modely-Palmer; Belmour-Packer; Steward-Castle; Araminta-Mrs Yates; Lady Beverley-Mrs Clive; Celia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2767
22 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

2768
15 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Desire. Fixed nightly expenses were five: music-varying from #6 to #7 7s. 8d.; Wardrobe, from #1 12s. to #4; Properties, from 6s. 3d. to #2; and Kettle Drum, at about 5s.; Renters stage;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks

2769
08 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Dorilant-Holland; Modely-Palmer; Bellmour-Packer; Steward-Castle; Araminta-Mrs Abington, 1st time; Celia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Beverley-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2770
22 February 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder; with several Scots Songs-Lauder; He will speak a Prologue-; Epilogue by Dr Smollett-; Patie, Roger, Bauldy, Peggy-Performers from Edinburgh their first performance in London.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

2771
12 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Peter-Bates; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Withers Actor: Shuter

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2772
11 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-DuBellamy; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green. *u§´cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: DuBellamy

2773
18 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Bevil-Burton; Young Bevil-Holland; Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Bannister; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Myrtle-Jefferson; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Phillis-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Song: II: Miss Young

2774
19 December 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-Boyack; Patie-Aiken; Roger-Walker; Bauldy-Ramsay; Peggy-Miss M'Lane; Jenny-Mrs Johnston; New prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Boyack

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

Entertainment: CCries of Edinburgh, with a new Scotch Cantata-Boyack

2775
27 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder (who will introduce several Scots Songs); Prologue, Epilogue by Smollett-.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Lauder

Dance: Middlemist