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9657 results for: Keyword - Sir Robert Cooke
We found 7048 matches on Performance Comments, 2106 matches on Author, 1244 matches on Event Comments, 794 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
09 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

952
27 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts. Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: II: Go Rose my Chloe's Bosom Grace-Roberts; V: War he sung is Toil and Trouble (in Alexander's Feast)-Roberts

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17450423

953
12 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: II: Come Rosaline O come and see-Roberts; IV: a New Cantata-Roberts

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17460405 V: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405

954
26 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit fo r Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: II: Roberts; IV: A Song-Roberts; accompanied on the Welsh harp-Rice

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

955
04 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: II: A Ballad-Roberts; IV: A Cantata-Roberts

956
06 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, and Sarjant, House Keeper. Receipts: #46 7s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #16 16s. 3d., covered by income from tickets: Sarjant #45 14s. (Boxes 50; Pit 178; Gallery 65); Roberts #82 9s. (Boxes 100; Pit 293; Gallery 135). Total income #174 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17591220, but Gibbet-Bennet; Bonniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Song: III: Song-Roberts

Music: III: accompanied on the Harp-Evans; after which, By Desire, A Lass that was Laden with Care, with variations -Evans

957
18 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Roberts. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment (being one short Act of low Humour) intermix'd with Comic Songs to Old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances. Tickets for Hallam and Wetherilt taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife

Performance Comment: Betty-Mrs Roberts; Old Gizzard-Hallam Sr; Constable Wrangle-Norris; Squeak-Wetherilt Jr; Jerry-A. Hallam; Mazzard-Rosco; Richard-Berry; Mrs Stubble-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Music: III: Sonata of Corelli, proper to the Play-

Song: End III: A New Ballad to the tune of the Second Joke,-Mrs Roberts

Dance: IV: La Matellote-Miss Robinson; V: Last new Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter

958
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Stede, Mrs Mullart, and Page (Housekeeper). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

959
23 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Destrade. Tickets deliver'd out by Reinhold and Mrs Hale will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420213, but Amiens-Roberts; Celia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17420210; III: Minuet (by desire)-Destrade, Mlle Auguste; New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Ruddier than the Cherry, out of Acis and Galetea (Set by Handel),-Reinhold; IV: True Blue-Roberts

960
19 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Villeneuve and Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Song: III: Roberts

Dance: IV: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

961
18 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17481128, but Tom-Cibber; Song in II, Lothario-Roberts; Song-_Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Song: IV: The Smiling Hours-Roberts

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

962
11 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: As17561023

963
29 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Receipts: #33 17s. 6d. Charges: #80. Deficiency covered by income from tickets, #115 9s. Two New Renters came in a 1 share each: Mrs Tabitha Mendez, and Mrs Susan White. [This addition brought the total of New Renters' shares to 50, which equalled the holdings of the Old Renters] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: Country Lass-Miss Vallois; V: Comic Ballet, as17580428

Song: II, IV: Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

964
05 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: II: A Song-Roberts; III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Evans

Dance: V: Fingalian Dance, as17581111

965
06 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Receipts: #23 14s. plus #87 15s. from tickets (Box 116; Pit 295; Gallery 145 (Account Book). Charges: #80 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: II: A Song-Roberts, accompanied on a Welch Harp by Evans; IV: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Evans

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

966
February 1678 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Justice; Or, The Jealous Husbands; With The Humours Of Sir John Twiford

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: Prologue-Flora; Sir Arthur Twilight-Powell; Sir Generall Amorous-Wilshire; Contentious Surly-Disney; Sir Geoffrey Jolt-Perrin; John Twiford-Powre; Spywell-Mr Q [Cue]; Bramble-Coysh; Eudoria-Mrs Farlee; Petulant Easy-Mrs Merchant; Emilia-Mrs Bates; Flora-Mrs Cook; Epilogue-Sir Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Arthur Twilight Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Generall Amorous Actor: Wilshire
Role: Sir Geoffrey Jolt Actor: Perrin
Role: Epilogue Actor: Sir Arthur.

967
April 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Heiress; Or, Sir Timothy Treatall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: The Prologue by Mr Otway-Mrs Barry; Sir Timothy Treatall-Nokes; Tom Wilding-Betterton; Sir Anthony Meriwill-Lee; Sir Charles Meriwill-Williams; Dresswell-Boman; Fopington-Jevon; Lady Galliard-Mrs Barry; Charlot-Mrs Butler; Diana-Mrs Corror; Mrs Clacket-Mrs Norice; Mrs Closet-Mrs Lee; Epilogue by a Person of Quality-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir Timothy Treatall Actor: Nokes
Role: Sir Anthony Meriwill Actor: Lee
Role: Sir Charles Meriwill Actor: Williams

968
09 January 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Edition of 1700: King Henry IV-Berry; Prince of Wales-Scudamore; John Earl of Lancaster-Bayly; Northumberland-Boman; Henry Percy (surnamed Hotspur )-Verbruggen; Westmorland-Pack; Worcester-Freeman; Owen Glendower-Hodgson; Douglas-Arnold; Sir Walter Blunt-Trout; Sir Richard Vernon-Harris; Sir John Falstaff-Betterton; Bardolph-Bright; Francis the Drawer-Bowen; Katherine Percy-Mrs Boman; Hostess-Mrs Leigh.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Trout
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Harris
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Betterton

969
24 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Wroughton; King-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Sir Richard Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Bardolph-Egan; Francis-Cushing; Carriers-Wewitzer, Messink; Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Booth
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Hull
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift (with variety of Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-L'Estrange; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister; Lucy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: Whitfield
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17790216

970
28 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Ramble-Booth; Merry-Mills; Sir Thomas-Norris; Sir Mannerly-Pack; Drytone-Fairbank; Booby-Bullock; Rash-Johnson; Lady Faddle-Mrs Powell; Christina-Mrs Porter; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw; Goody-Mrs Willis; Isabella-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Mannerly Actor: Pack

971
06 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Ramble-Booth; Merry-Powell; Sir Thomas-Norris; Sir Mannerly-Pack; Booby-Leigh; Porter-Spiller; Lady Faddle-Mrs Kent; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Mannerly Actor: Pack

972
24 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Hotspur-Aickin; King-Younger; Westmorland-Egan; Sir W. Blunt-T. Davis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Massey; Peto-Kenny; Gadshill-Besford; Francis-Edwin; Carriers-Jackson, Blissett; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

973
September 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town-fopp; Or, Sir Timothy Tawdry

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-; Epilogue-Sir Timothy Tawdry written by Mr E. R.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Sir Timothy Tawdry written by Mr E. R.

974
May 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Gallant; Or, The Amours Of Sir John Falstaffe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1702 lists none of the actors. Epilogue written by Burnaby-Sir John Falstaffe.
Cast
Role: Burnaby Actor: Sir John Falstaffe.

975
17 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. At the Particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Or, The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-W. Giffard; Ford-Giffard; Sir Hugh-Penkethman; Shallow-Collet; Page-Huddy; Caius-Bardin; Fenton-Lacy; Host-R. Williams; Pistol-Pearce; Bardolfe-Machen; Slender-Bullock; Mrs Ford-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Ann Page-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Kirk.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Penkethman

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, Two Pierrots, Turkish Dance-