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7173 results for: Keyword - Henry Smith
We found 3385 matches on Author, 2471 matches on Performance Comments, 1444 matches on Performance Title, 733 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
13 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Katherine-Mrs Horton; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Surrey-Cibber Jr; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Norfolk-Wm. Mills; Suffolk-Boman; Chancellor-Shepard; Chamberlain-Berry; Sands-Griffin; Abergavenny-Fielding; Cromwell-Watson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: [Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Henry Carey

Song: [Miss Raftor

Dance: [LLes Bergeries, as17321019

227
14 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Giffard; Queen Katherine-Mrs Horton; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Wolsey-Roberts; Cranmer-Paget; Norfolk-Hewitt; Suffolk-Richardson; Gardiner-Aston; Surrey-Marshall; Sands-Norris; Campeius-Mullart; Lord Chamberlain-Corey; Cromwell-Raftor; Surveyor-Turbutt; Anna Bullen-Miss Hollyday .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Related Works
Related Work: Cephalus and Procris: With The Mistakes Author(s): Henry Carey

228
20 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Harper; Queen Katherine-Mrs Horton; Anna Bullen-Mrs Heron; Wolsey-Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Cranmer-Milward; Gardiner-Johnson; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Norfolk-Hewitt; Suffolk-Richardson; Sands-Miller; Butts-Griffin; Cromwell-Cross; Campeius-Mullart; Surveyor-Oates; Lord Chamberlain-Berry .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

229
14 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Harper; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Cranmer-Milward; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Miller; Norfolk-Hewitt; Suffolk-Boman; Lord Chamberlain-Corey; Campeius-Shepard; Abergavenny-Salway; Capucius-Turbutt; Cromwell-Cross; Butts-Griffin; Surveyor-Oates; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: As17341010

230
27 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Cranmer-Milward; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Miller; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday; Norfolk-Berry; Suffolk-Boman; Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Salway; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter

231
19 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Cranmer-Milward; Sands-Miller; Gardiner-Johnson; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday; Norfolk-Berry; Suffolk-Boman; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Este; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchman and his Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter

232
20 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Griffin; Sir ThomasLovel-Ray; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Boman; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Ridout; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross; Anna Bullen-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

233
20 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Griffin; Sir Thomas-Ray; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Raftor; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cashell; Anna Bullen-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: As17391019

234
24 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Hale; Cranmer-Bridgwater; Norfolk-Cashell; Suffolk-Stephens; Surrey-Gibson; Gardiner-Hippisley; Lord Chamberlain-Ridout; Cromwell-Goodall; Campeius-Chapman; Lord Sands-Woodward; Surveyor-Rosco; Abergavenny-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Anne Bullen-Mrs Stevens; Old Lady-Mrs Mullart; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With a Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullen-; the Military Ceremony of the Champion-in Westminster Hall; all other decorations proper to the play. all other decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Quin

235
16 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry V-Barry; Archbishop of Canterbury-Delane; Exeter-Berry; Fluellin-Macklin; Pistol-Yates; Gloster-Usher; Bedford-Marr; Westmoreland-Simpson; Gower-Bransby; Salisbury-Burton; King of France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Mountjoy-Lee; Bp. Ely-Winstone; Cambridge-Raftor; Scroop-Mozeen; Grey-Ray; Governor of Harfleur-Taswell; Macmorris-Barrington; Jamy-Neale; Nym-Arthur; Bardolph-I. Sparks; Boy-Miss Yates; Queen Isabel-Mrs Bennet; Katherine-Mrs Green; the Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Henry V Actor: Barry

236
04 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Delane; Norfolk-Sparkes; Cromwell-Ridout; Suffolk-Arthur; Surrey-Gibson; Abergavenny-Oates; Guilford-Cushing; Lord Chancellor-Marten; Campeius-Dunstall; Lord Sands-Collins; Sir T. Lovell-Holtham; Lord Chamberlain-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Patience-Miss Allen; Archbp. Cranmer-Bridgwater; Gardiner-Cibber; Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Queen Katherine-Mrs Woffington 1st time; With the repersentation of the Coronation of Anne Bulldn. Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Courtney, Roberts, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris. Also the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. And all other Decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Quin

237
16 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Delane; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; English Soldier-Bransby; France-Gibson; Dauphin-Lee; Constable-Bridgewater; Burgundy-Lacey; Queen of France-Mrs Horton; Katherine-Mrs Barrington; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Fluellen-Arthur; Pistol-Dyer; Chorus (after the manner of the Ancients)-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis

238
27 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper Song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

239
22 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry 8th-Moody; Surrey-Davies; Suffolk-Blakes; Wolsey-Havard; Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bennet; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk; Palmer; Queen Katharine-Mrs Pritchard; Patience-Miss Young (with proper song); Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Sands-Philips; Cromwell-Mozeen; Gardiner-Clough; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Henry 8th Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Ranger Author(s): Henry Woodward

240
01 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Bransby; Wolsey-Havard; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Kennedy; Suffolk-Blakes; Cranmer-Burton; Bp. Gardiner-Clough; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bennet; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Katharine-Mrs Pritchard. With the Coronation, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

241
30 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Bransby; Wolsey-Havard; Norfolk-Palmer; Gardiner-Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Anne Bullen-Mrs Yates; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Kennedy; Cranmer-Burton; Suffolk-Blakes; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Buckingham-Holland.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: In the Play will be introduc'dThe Coronation

242
09 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Clarke; Wolsey-Lee (first time); Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Cromwell-Young; Gardiner-Wilson (first time); Sands-Quick; Anne Bullen-Miss Ambrose; Patience (with song)-Miss Brown; Queen Catherine-Mrs Jackson (first time); In Act I, The Banquet-; with Dancing-Dagueville, Sga Vidini; in Act IV, The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen-.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

243
16 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Zara [announced on playbill of 15 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Smith. Receipts: #270 18s. (242/18/0; 27/7/6; 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Williames; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Fawcett; Flint-Wright; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Williames

244
30 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for A. Smith and Miss Dowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: I: An Overture-; A favourite Song from Pharnaces, Swift Wing'd Vengeance Nerve my Arm-A. Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor

Performance Comment: Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor.
Cast
Role: A Celebrated song from Anacreon Actor: A. Smith
Role: A Celebrated song British Wives Actor: A. Smith
Role: Russel's Triumph Actor: A. Smith

245
31 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Follet, Smith & T. Smith, late of the Bear, Westminster-bridge. Tickets to be had of Follet, No. 20, Little Wild-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; of T. Smith at the Golden Cross, Charing Cross. T. Smith hopes to be honoured with the company of his brother Free Masons, Bucks, &c., Gentlemen of the Welsh Society, Hereford Society and West-moreland Society

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Smith; Sir Philip Modelove-Massey; Periwinkle-Bailey; Freeman-Swindall; Simon Pure-Thompson; Tradelove-Bowles; Sackbut-Kenny; Quaker's Boy-Master Follet; Obadiah Prim-Follet; Ann Lovely-Miss Hale; Betty-Mrs Waldron; Mrs Prim-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Colonel Feignwell Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: Between Acts: Singing, particularly Black Ey'd Susanthe new Hunting Song-T. Smith

Performance Comment: Smith.

Entertainment: Monologue.End: The Farmer's Blunder-Follet

246
19 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Performance Comment: Henry VII-Furnival; James IV-Cushing; Huntley-Paget; Skelton-Barnard Bourn, for his Diversion; Katherine-Mrs Hallam; Perkin-Shepard.
Cast
Role: Henry VII Actor: Furnival

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Debauchees Author(s): Henry Fielding

247
16 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Henry is identified in playbill of 15 Nov. He had been acting in America since 1767 (Dictionary of American Biography); and see 18 Apr. 1780.] "We cannot but object to [his] calling handkerchief hand-kercher, according to the old Saxon termination. Perhaps he may be justifiable [sic] on the strict rules of etymology, but singularity always looks like affectation" (Morning Chronicle, 18 Oct.). Receipts: #109 2s. 6d. (91.15.0; 17.2.0; 0.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance upon the [recte: this] stage [Henry]); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

248
11 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: . Principal characters-Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

249
05 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Lancaster-Miss Mullart; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Wales-Ryan; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Cushing; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; 1st Carrier-Arthur; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; 2d Carrier-Dunstall; Sheriff-Wignel; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Peto Actor: R. Smith
Role: Hotspur Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

250
24 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince John-Young; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Davis; Douglas-Anderson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Buck; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Poins-White; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Lewis; Sheriff-Wignell; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Peto Actor: R. Smith
Role: Hotspur Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey