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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.

8376
26 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17670427 but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Guiderius-Keen; Cloten-King; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Song: II: A Song, The Judicious Choice-Kear

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Collett, Miss Giorgi, as17670508

Entertainment: BBucks Have At Ye All-J. Palmer

8377
16 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Thomas Barry. Neville MS Diary: Mr Barry having obtained permission to play 3 nights after the time at which Foote by his patent is obliged to shut his house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-T. Barry; Polydore-Sowdon; Acasto-Hurst; Chaplain-Thompson; Ernesto-Castle; Page-Miss Palmer; Monimia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Palmer
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17670911, but Kitty-Mrs Kirby; Sir James-Smith.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Sir James Actor: Smith.
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Burden.

Dance: End: The Fingalian-Miss Froment; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

8378
07 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Powell. Part of pit will be laid into boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. [Powell paid no House charges, so received a clear benefit of #170 19s. plus #109 5s. from disposing of 439 combined Box and Pit tickets (Accoudt Book).] Receipts: #170 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Smith
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Cornwall's servant Actor: T. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Bensley, Barrington, DuBellamy, Cushing, Mahoon, Quick, Wignell, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Stephens, Miss Pierce, Miss Mills, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Miss Ogilvie, Miss Mills, Miss Pearce, Mrs Stephens

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.

8379
12 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

8380
13 September 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Edwards , her first appearance

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Vandermere
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Saunders

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; other dancing-Duquesney, Miss Street

8381
05 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Reddish; Younger Wou'dbe-King for that night only; Truman-Jefferson; Subtleman-Baddeley; Alderman-Parsons; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Abington; Constance-Miss Pope, for that night only; Richmore-Packer; Fairbank-Hurst; Balderdash-Ackman; Steward-Hartry; Poet-W. Palmer; Constable-Wrighten; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Pope, for that night only
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Burton
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Dances Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Cunning Love, as17710204; III: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

8382
12 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous Academy of Dancing 23 April 1762. Miles listed for the part of Landlady by Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Mrs Western Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Honour Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Performance Comment: The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-.
Cast
Role: The Allemande Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Ballet: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs White

8383
16 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Burton

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: End Opera: A Variety of Imitations-Bannister

8384
16 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw. Epilogue written by David Garrick Esq
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17710410 but Leonora-Mrs Fitzgerald.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Fitzgerald.
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville); End: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

8385
04 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

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

Entertainment: Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

8386
06 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

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

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

8387
25 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

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

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

8388
06 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Reinhold, Miss Thomas, Miss Esser

8389
13 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper, Miss Esser; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Concerto on Violin-Reeves

8390
03 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For Dotage

Performance Comment: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Medley Cantata-Reinhold, By Particular Desire after the first part; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Song (By Desire) Water Parted from the Sea, after the manner of the original-Miss Catley; Concerto on Organ-Reinhold; Solo on Violin-Reeves

8391
20 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Medley Cantata-Reinhold; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing With Horns and With Hounds, The Soldier Tir'd the favourite song in Comus,-Miss Catley; Sweet Echo-Miss Catley the echo by, a young Gentleman

8392
12 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing, Soldier Tir'd, the Wanton God-Miss Catley; With Horns and with Hounds-Miss Thompson; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

8393
05 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs White
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Barsanti, first time, who performed in the PRELUDE.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: incident to the piece Actor: Mas. Harris, Mas. Blurton, Miss Twist, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: A New Ballet-Mr Asselin, his first appearance in this kingdom, Miss Valois, Miss Twist

8394
01 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Dodd, first time; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Hortensio-J. Bannister; Pedro-Griffith; Tailor-J. Burton; Bianca-Miss Platt; Catharine-Miss Pope; Biondello-Hartry; Music Master-Fawcett; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: V: A New Dance call'd The Surprize-Master Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others, scholars of Daigville

8395
12 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Lewis, his first appearance in tragedy; Jachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cloten-Lewes; Cymbeline-Gardner; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Wroughton; Arviragus-R. Smith; Queen-Mrs P. Green; Imogen-Mrs Lessingham; In II, a Masquerade Scene-; Singing-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Smith
Role: Arviragus Actor: R. Smith
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs P. Green
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: III: The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Miss Besford. [See17730519.

8396
17 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Handy Actor: Dyer
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Flounce Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Mrs Golding Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Brown, first time.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Reinhold
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Brown, first time.

Dance: End: The Recruits-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Twist, Miss Capon. [See17721117.

8397
27 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Present their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. Receipts: #169 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Handy Actor: Wroughton replaces Dyer.
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Flounce Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Mrs Golding Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Barsanti, first time
Role: Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon [see17731023]; After Epilogue: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426
Role: A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim Actor: Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

8398
28 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Quick (first time); Eustace-DuBellamy (first time); Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mme Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mme Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End of play: A Dance call'dThe Provencale-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong, Miss Ross. [See17720529.

8399
28 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Woodward, Shuter, Hull, Wroughton, Booth, Lee Lewes, Quick, Cushing, Mrs Lesingham, Miss Barsanti.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Miss Besford. [See17711030.

8400
03 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17750222, but Lydia Languish-Mrs Mattocks, first time replacing Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time replacing Miss Barsanti.
Role: Faulkland Actor: Lewis
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Dance: II: A New Double Hornpipe-Harris, Miss Besford [See17730929]; IV: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Mathews [see17740416]