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17426 results for: Keyword - Mr William Smith
We found 10821 matches on Author, 4811 matches on Event Comments, 4282 matches on Performance Comments, 806 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16951
06 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Henry Williams for performing the Bells #1 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #210 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

16952
23 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700206, but to avoid confusion full cast listed here: Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorne-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-A Gentlewoman; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

16953
26 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, with Imitations, Epilogue-Bannister; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Palmer; Sir William-Castle; Dick-J. Burton; Transfer-Weston; the Minor-J. Aickin; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

16954
16 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17690922, but MacMorris-_; Bardolph-_; Williams-_; Burgundy-_; Isabel-_; Hostess-_.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Smith
Role: Williams Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

16955
17 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: CCymbeline cannot be performed on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Tickets delivered by Stoppelaer and Mas. Harris, will be taken. Charges: half house-charges, plus half-value of tickets #89 15s., minus half value of receipts left a deficit to Stoppelaer of #54 8s., covered by income from Tickets of #105 19s. (Box 144; Pit 335; Gallery 197). [Harris seems to have had no charges and to have cleared #38 12s. from tickets (Box 97; Pit 51; Gallery 67). William Gard and Singleton performed as usual in Harlequin's Jubilee and received customary pay. See 15 Feb.] (Account Book.) Receipts: #70 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: II: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

16956
21 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17691123, but William-Cushing.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Cushing.
Role: Lovemore Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

16957
20 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Keasberry (from Theatre Royal, Bath) Justice Woodcock-Sparks; Sir William Meadows-Farrell; Eustace-Humphries Hodge-Hamilton; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Rosetta-Mrs Baker .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Farrell

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Tricked

Music: hay End of Opera: A Favourite Concerto on Harpsichord by Hook

16958
26 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Lovermore-Cautherly; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Baddeley; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs W. Barry; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with song).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

16959
20 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: LeBrush-King; Brilliant-Fawcett; Irishman (with original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Williams-Ackman; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

16960
04 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Kniveton, first time; Owen-Morris; LaFrance-Quick; Lord Falbridge-Bensley; Sir William Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Ward; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Miss Macklin, first time; Amelia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

16961
04 March 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Fleetwood; Aboan-Williams; Blandford-Simonds; Governor-a Gentleman, first time; Stanmore-Jones; Hotman-Lloyd; Driver-Wooler; Imoinda-a young Lady (being her first appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: King-Lloyd; Miller-Williames; Dick-Simmonds; Lord Lurewell-Jones; Joe (with a Song)-Wooler; Peggy-Mrs Simmons; Kate-Miss Fairlamb; Madge-Miss Vincent; The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last in his Chariot-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Williames

16962
15 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Collins; Stockwell-Vaughan; Capt. Dudley-Lockhart; Young Dudley-Hudson; Major O'Flaherty-Johnson; Stukely-Edwards; Fulmer-Williams; Lawyer-Roberts; Servant-Pierce; Lady Rusport-Miss Fairlamb; Miss Dudley-Mrs Hudson; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Simmonds; Chambermaid-Miss Atkinson; Miss Rusport-Mrs Collins.
Cast
Role: Fulmer Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

16963
10 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Performance Comment: Parts-Brereton, Inchbald, Parsons, Hurst, Waldron, Watkins, Miss Rogers, Mrs Love, Miss Pope. [The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]
Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

Song: V: By Desire, The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

16964
15 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17701023, but Sir William-Wright; Blandford-Keen.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Wright
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: V: A Clown's Dance, in which will be introduc'd a mock Minuet-Philips

Ballet: II: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright

16965
16 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: F. Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

16966
31 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Reddish, 1st time; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Young, 1st time; Lady Constant-Mrs Reddish; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington, (with song in character); Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

16967
18 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17711008, but Sir William-Ackman; Rosetta-Mrs Wrighten (both for 1st time); Eustace-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Ackman
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720326

Song: III: By Particular Desire, O What a charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

16968
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

16969
21 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger; Or, The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Bauldy-Walker; Symond-Millemist; Glaud-Boyack (who will introduce the Cries of Edinburgh); Peggy-Miss Stuart; Jenny-Miss Sterling; Mage-Wilson; Mause-Blair; Sir William-Blendel; Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Blendel

Entertainment: II: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman; with other entertainment of Music and Dancing-

16970
13 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

16971
15 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Lady Constant-Mrs Robinson, 5th appearance on any stage; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with a Song in Character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

16972
30 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Russett-Bransby; Major Oakly, first time-Hurst; O'Cutter-Moody; Tom-Ackman; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet, first time-Miss Jarratt; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730327 Quadrille, as17730327

16973
23 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Cautherly, first time; Lord William-Master J. Bannister; Eleanor-Miss Ambrose; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Sir Ardolph-Bannister; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry; Laroches-Hurst; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Wright, Fawcett (playbill).
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Master J. Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Tukely-Davies; Racket-Keen; Sir William Wister-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Spinner-Griffith; Ruffle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Dottrell-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Egerton (playbill). [The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]
Cast
Role: Sir William Wister Actor: Wright

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

16974
01 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-King, for that night only; Shift, with a variety of imitations both rhetorical and vocal-Bannister; Minor-J. Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Transfer-Parsons; Loader-Palmer; Lucy-Miss Ambrose; Richard Wealthy-Wrighten; Dick-Burton.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17730325

16975
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars