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25183 results for: Keyword - Mrs and Miss Smith
We found 26695 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5651 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

8076
09 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Clarke, Stoppelaer, Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: See17391130, but Royal Merchant-Hallam; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Ryan; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginkes-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Anderson, Smith; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Mullart
Role: Boors Actor: James, Anderson, Smith
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Salway; Phillida-Mrs Vincent; Arcas-Anderson; Cymon-Stoppelaer; Mopsus-Mullart; Corydon-James; Aegeon-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: Tambourine-French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

8077
12 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Marten. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Night Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Miss Edwards; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; V: Muilment

8078
14 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17391124, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Saygrace-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

8079
02 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Master ThomasThumb

Music: Solo on the Violin-Mrs Bush

Dance: I: Miss Naylor; II: Drunken Peasant-Chettle; IV: Hornpipe-Yates

Song: III: Miss Medina; V: Dialogue-Stitchbury, Mrs Jones

8080
10 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts; money #37 14s.; seals #110 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Leveridge was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

8081
09 November 1741 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Spackman; Thorogood-Williams; Trueman-Catesby; Uncle-Boham; Blunt-Husbands; Maria-Miss Carter; Millwood-Mrs Morrison; Lucy-Mrs Freeman; Prologue-Spackman; original Epilogue-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Husbands
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Carter
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Morrison
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Freeman
Role: original Epilogue Actor: Miss Carter.

Afterpiece Title: Comic part of Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Gomez-Husbands; Fryar-Hawkins; Elvira-Miss Carter; Lorenzo-Spackman.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: Husbands
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Carter

Song: SSwains I Scorn, Who're Nice and Fair-Miss Carter; The Life of a Beau-Mrs Morrison

8082
13 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Theatre, the Bottom of Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. [The terminology is repeated in the bills until 16 Feb. 1747. The concert formula is continued as before.] Afterpiece: By Particular desire. First time at this stage. [On Wednesday The Beggar's Opera and The Anatomist were announced for today.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The True And Ancient History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Cushing; Barnwell Sen-Furnival; Thorogood-Paget; Trueman-Pinner; Blunt-Cartwright; Maria-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Miss Maddocks; Millwood-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Maddocks
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Mons. le Medicin-Shuter; Crispin-L. Hallam; Beatrice-Mrs Hallam; Old Gerrard-Cartwright; Young Gerrard-Lee; Martin-Pinner; Simon-Dove; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Beckham; Angelica-Mrs Mills [Daily Advertiser].Daily Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: Mr Miles, Mrs Miles, Master Morgan, Miss Baker

8083
24 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Moreau.
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dove.

Dance: Between the Acts: Miles, Mrs Miles, Master Morgan, Miss Baker

8084
15 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Cushing; Polydore-Wignell; Acasto-Paget; Chaplain-L. Hallam; Ernesto-Dove; Chamont-Goodfellow; Serina-Cushing; Florello-Mrs Wignell; Monimia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Florello Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Mr Miles, Mrs Miles, Master Morgan, Miss Baker

8085
13 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17470121, but Arabella-Mrs Wignell; Day-Hallam.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Mr Miles, Mrs Miles, Master Morgan, Miss Baker

8086
14 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Cunningham, Adams, Miss Lincoln, Mrs Bullock

Dance: Cunningham, Adams, Miss Lincoln, Mrs Bullock

8087
06 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Relief of Sufferers by the late Fire. [It happened in the Exchange on 25 March. See General Advertiser accounts.] Boxes and Pit laid together at 5s. each. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Statement about gift of the night's box receipts (31 March) repeated. See note, 11 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Song: Beard, Miss Faulkner, Mrs Storer

8088
18 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bridges and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Bridges; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Bridgwater; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Rosco; Sir Politic-James; Bonario-Gibson; 1st Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Celia-Mrs Hale; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; In I, Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; In III, a Punch Dance-Harrison.
Cast
Role: Peregrine Actor: Anderson
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Dance Actor: Master Granier, Miss Granier

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Mrs Bland; Justice Quorum-Marten; Chanter-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: II: Mrs Storer; IV: Miss Faulkner

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

8089
08 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Gray, Dunbarr and Burke. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange Women will not be admitted. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: only Lucy Actor: Mrs Green listed.

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; III: A Comic Dance-Master and Miss Shawford; V: Louvre, Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Shawford

8090
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Murphy first time; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Gibbet-Shuter; Scrub-Cibber; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang or Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe; True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnaught-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; Jolly Tars, their Lasses-Comedians, Singers, Dancers; In the Sailor's Dance-; by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Poitier; Also a New Occasional Epilogue (relative to Naval Preparations)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

8091
12 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Tickets to be had of Havard in Broad Court, Bow Street; at Tom's Coffee House in Russel St.; at the Bedford, Covent Garden, and at the Stage door of the Theatre. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

Entertainment: I: The Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare, written by Havard, set to music by Dr Boyce.-Beard, Champnes

Dance: II: A Dance-Mrs Vernon; IV: A Minuet by Desire-Miss Macklin

8092
07 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Adam-Havard; Jaques-Burton; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet; Fairy-Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: I: The Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston

8093
07 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, sub-treasurer and Widow Cross. No building on Stage. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 5 Dec. 1755.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Holland, first time; Clodio-O'Brien, first time; Charino-Weston; Angelina-Mrs Davies; Elvira-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa-Miss Haughton; Governor-Bransby; Don Duart-Kennedy; Sancho-Clough; Page-Mas. Kennedy; Don Choleric-Yates; Monsieur-Blakes; Antonio-Burton; Jaques-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Holland, first time
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-King; Wingate-Yates; Charlotte-Miss Pope, first time; Gargle-Burton; Scotchman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Pope, first time

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Vincent; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: Miss Young; End: Mrs Vincent

8094
15 January 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: New Comic Dance-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Daigueville, Miss Ross

8095
11 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Mrs Thomas

8096
13 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Mrs Thomas

8097
18 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Mrs Thomas

8098
20 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Mrs Thomas

8099
05 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Orra Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: new grand Polish Dance-Mettalcourt (1st appearance here), Harris, Miss Besford; In afterpiece: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks

8100
10 June 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for Wild. Wild respectfully informs the Public, on account of the Loss he sustained by his former Night [see 17 May], the Managers of Covent Garden and Hay-market Theatres, as well as the several Performers, have granted him their free Assistance. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17831205, but Antonio-Bensley; Lorenzo (with songs)-Davies; Launcelot-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Salanio-Gardner; Solarino-L'Estrange; Nerissa-Mrs Bates; Portia-Miss Younge; omitted: Tubal . omitted: Tubal .
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17840323but Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Helme, Williames; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Dance by Byrne and Mrs Goodwin; End of Act IV Dance by Harris and Miss Besford

Song: In afterpiece Sweet Echo, as17840323but accompanied by Foster