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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.

5476
23 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

5477
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Cushing; Ballance-Furnival; Worthy-Massey; Brazen-Singleton; Kite-L. Hallam; Bullock-Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Bambridge; Rose-Miss Smith; Lucy-Mrs Beckham; Sylvia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Smith

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

5478
21 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-James; Pilgrim-Ryan; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Storer; Old Pilgrim-Ridout; Lopez-Morgan; 2nd Outlaw-Smith; Porter-Rosco; Roderigo-Bridges; Mad Scholar-Giffard; Stuttering Cook-Cibber; Mad Englishman-Morris; Mad Welchman-Stoppelaer; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Collins; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Alinda-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Bland; In IV Mad Bess in character-Beard.
Cast
Role: 2nd Outlaw Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

5479
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Lovers; Or, The Gamester Bit

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, the Sallee Rover

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Morgan; Captain-Jones; Spaniard-Richardson; Gripe-Smith; 'Squire-Villars; Blunder-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Gripe Actor: Smith

5480
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Goodman; Hippolito-Mrs Morgan; Ferdinand-Trye; Antonio-Brown; Gonzalo-Betts; Alonso-Machen; Stephano-Smith; Mustacho-Palmer; Ventoso-Richardson; Trinculo-Morgan; Caliban-Paget; Ariel-Master Paget; Sycorax-Simms; Miranda-Mrs Roberts; Dorinda-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Imprison'd; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Gripe-Smith; Flash-Fie; Blunder-Morgan; Madge-Miss Minors; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Gripe Actor: Smith

Dance: GGrand Dance of Furies-D'Esser, Le Mont, Gramont, Fribourg; First Fury-Phillips

5481
26 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe 1st appearance on that stage; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Paddick; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Miss Copen; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Betty Doxy-Mrs Villeneuve; Polly-Miss Faulkner; With Hornpipe-Oates; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

5482
02 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: As17490429 but Diane-Mrs Knight; Hornpipe-Smith.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Smith.
Role: Tourneclef Actor: Smith
Role: Henry de Chemin Actor: Johnson

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

5483
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Decoy; or, The Harlot's Progress Author(s): Henry Potter

5484
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick; Or, The Generous Sailor

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness; or, A Touch of the Times

Performance Comment: Keeper-Bridges; Clack-Smith; Master Clack-Master Cross; Mrs Clack-Mrs Daniel; Madam Taste-Mrs Cross; Solomon Overzeal-Clough; Modern Poet-Cross.
Cast
Role: Clack Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball, a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

5485
07 September 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Industrious Lovers; Or, The Yorkshireman Bit

Performance Comment: Constant-Massey; Old Muckworm-Smith; Jolter-Platt; Slango-Bruodin; Squire Sapskull-Morgan; Harriet-Mrs Morgan; Busy-Mrs Peters.
Cast
Role: Old Muckworm Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Clack Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Decoy; or, The Harlot's Progress Author(s): Henry Potter

5486
20 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Oates; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner; With Hornpipe-Atkins; Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

5487
23 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis

5488
20 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

5489
09 February 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'officier En Recrue

Performance Comment: Plumet-Jackson; Balance-Fern; Front d'Airain-Johnson; Oronte-Edwards; La Ramee-Costo; Colin-Smith; Guillot-Williams; Melinde-Miss Talbot first time on the Stage; Rose-Miss Davis; Silvia-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Smith

5490
26 February 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avare

Performance Comment: Harpagon-Fern; Cleante-Jackson; Valere-Edwards; Anselme-Smith; La Merluche-Ives; Brindavoine-Vincent; Le Commissaire-Costo; La Fleche-Williams; Maitre Jacques-Johnson; Elise-Mrs Knight; Frosine-Miss Rawlinson; Mariane-Mrs Bright her first appearance.
Cast
Role: Anselme Actor: Smith

Dance: III: As17500221

5491
17 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Piercy-Delane; Rochford-Ridout; Northumberland-Sparks; Lady Diana Talbot-Mrs Vincent; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Horton; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Mullart; Anna Bullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Hostler Actor: Smith

5492
16 April 1750 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Performance Comment: Harlequin-M. L'Agile, from Paris; Squire-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Smith; Clown-Warner.
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

5493
26 July 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Yates, first in that part; Volatil-Cross; Sir Tristram-Taswell; Young Cash-Shuter; Grim-C. Woodward; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-L. Hallam; Horatio-Clarkson; Cynthia-Miss Hippisley; Arabella-Miss Haughton; Aurelia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Miss Jones

Dance: The Little Swiss

5494
07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrific'd

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Carr; Elen-Clark; Jethro-Jones; Toby-Coleman; Zekel-Malone; Didymo-Allen; High Priest-Grimwood; Capt. Bluster-Warner; Nurse-Mrs Smith; Princess Miriam-Mrs Grimwood.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Smith

Music: The Original Musick- as performed by Mrs Lee, with universal applause, about 15 years since

5495
12 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Draper-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Dance: As17500926

5496
29 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis

5497
27 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

5498
30 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis

5499
22 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Intriguing Chambermaid; Or, The Wanton Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Intriguing Chambermaid Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-M Devesse; Servant-Smith; Clown-Hussey; Colombine-Mme Grimaldi; Harlequin-Gayward.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Smith

Dance: I: A new Grand Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Codgerino; End: A new Irish Dance-

5500
10 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wive's Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Mrs Lampe; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Mullart, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Gardner, Dennison; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Martre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre