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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.

8926
13 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Edwards, 1st time at this theatre
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs King
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Landlord Actor: Vaughan

Dance: V: A Tambourine-Miss Mechel

8927
31 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17451228, but Hamlet-Banberry first time in that character; Horatio-Cushing; Gravediggers-Morgan, Dove; Ophelia-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: Captain OBlunder or the Brave Irishman

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Wooden Shoe Dance, Hornpipe-Banberry

8928
18 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Phillips; Goodwell-Julian.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Phillips

Song: Between the Acts: (By particular Desire) Behold the sweet Flowers-; Come Rosalind O Come and See-; Blow ye Bleak Winds around-; Musick by Arne-Miss Medina

8929
25 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Owen and Starkey. [Prices, 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17451204, but Neptune-Brett; Amphytrite-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Amphytrite Actor: Mrs Dove.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

8930
27 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Between the Acts: the two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Williams

Song: Several favourite songs-Miss Medina

8931
01 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Benefit being designed for the Use of Mr Mills and his Creditors, Tickets for the Creditors are to be had of Mr Lucas, at the Sun Tavern, Clare Market; and for Mills at His Lodgings in Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17451008, but Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: II: Lowe; III: Duet My Faith and Truth, as17460104 IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: V: Muilment

8932
11 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the antient Family of Rowlands. Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont, Tickets at the George in Vine St., in the Minories; Jennings's, Ship in Upper Shadwell; and at the Taphouse of the Wells. [Prices as 25 Feb. (Daily Advertiser only).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Beaumont

8933
08 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17451127, but Jacques-_; Clodio-Chapman; Elvira-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Jacques Actor: Anderson.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17460315 but Tippet-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley.
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17460405 III: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: Minuet(by Desire)-Destrade, Miss Vandersluys

Song: II: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125 IV: a Bacchanalian Song-Reinhold

8934
16 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit M. and Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Edwards, 1st time at this theatre
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs King
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Crispin Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: I: Muilment; II: The Peasant and Sabotiere-Mechel, Young Mechel; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Miss Mechel; I of Farce: Minuet, Louvre-the Mechels; End of Farce: Swiss Dance-the Mechels

8935
17 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: An Entertainment of Dancing (never performed before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Damaris Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Followers-Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys; Venus-Sga Campioni; The Graces-Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan; Vulcan-Essex; Bacchus-Sodi; Cyclops-Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.
Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys
Role: The Graces Actor: Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan
Role: Cyclops Actor: Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.

Dance: II: Pigmalion-Cooke, Signora Campioni; III: The Revellers-Essex, Miss Vandersluys, Sodi

8936
18 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Winstone. Mainpiece by particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd out for Amphytrion will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Neale
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

8937
24 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Desse and Liviez. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd by Fowlis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Philotis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Edwards
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Beliza Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sabina Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Royer.
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Crispin Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416 V: Minuet, Louvre-Desse, Miss Hilliard

8938
03 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gray [Constable] and Dunbar [Boxkeeper. See note 29 April.] I hope my diligence as a Constable, in preserving Ladies from the Insults of the Pickpockets... may entitle me to some small Indulgence at my Benefit. James Gray.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460322 but Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Epilogue-_; Balthazar-_; Duke-_; Tubal-_; Morochius-_; Solarino-_.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st appearance here in 3 years
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Edwards

Song: III: Miss Young; IV: Lowe

8939
20 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17470210; but Kitty-Miss Moreau (General Advertiser), Miss Major (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Moreau

Song: Brett, Mr Hallam, Mrs Hallam

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

8940
04 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Roberts on a one-half value of tickets and minimum charge basis. Receipts: #12 6s. 6d. leaving a deficit for the minimum charge of #14 11s. 6d. Tickets: Dupre #45 13s. (Boxes 36; Pit 191; Gallery 80); Roberts #78 19s. (Boxes 50; Pit 359; Gallery 126). Half value of total #62 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley

Song: II: Liberty Alone-(from the Oratorio of Judas Maccabaeus sung by Roberts); IV: Come Smiling Liberty-Roberts

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; V: The English Boy, English Girl

8941
22 August 1747 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bf Miss In Her Teens

Afterpiece Title: Frolicksome Lasses or Harlequin Fortune Teller

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Chettle; Colombine-Miss Moreau; Clodpole-Smith.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Moreau
Role: Clodpole Actor: Smith.

Song:

Dance: NNew Hornpipe-Chettle

Music: A Grand Band of Musick

8942
14 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [see 2 Nov. 1743]. Afterpiece: Several scenes taken from The Muses Looking Glass, written by Mr Randolph. [See letter to Mr Ryan 5 March acquainting the town with Randolph's works.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Col. Belvil-Gibson; Frederick-Bridgwater; Ned Blunt-Cibber; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Helena-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; The Extremes of Fortitude Liberality Meekness Justice, in the Characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotus, Orgylus, Argus, Nimis, Nihil-Ridout, Collins, Morgan, Cibber, Bridges, Cushing, Dunstall, Rosco; their Clerks (Plus and Parum)-James, Bencraft; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Bland; To conclude with a new masque of Music representing the Intellectual Virtues, compos'd by Lampe: Fortitude-Beard; Modesty-Mrs Storer; Truth-Mrs Lampe; Dancing-Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Cast
Role: Mediocrity in the character of Urania Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Modesty Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Truth Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Dancing Actor: Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Related Works
Related Work: The Muses Looking-Glass Author(s): Thomas Randolph

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]

8943
08 November 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. A Burletta, or Comic Opera...being the first of this Species of Musical Drama ever exhibited in England. [But see Burney, II, 248, on both cast and music.] Pit and Boxes Half a guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6 p.m. Last Wednesday arrived in London, from Italy, Signor Croza, with his New Company of Italian Performers, who are to entertain the Town the approaching Season, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, with Operas of a new kind, call'd Burlettas (General Advertiser, 23 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Comedia In Comedia

Performance Comment: Lucinda-Angelica Saiz; Celindo-Gaetano Guadagni; Florilind-Filippo Laschi; Dorinna-Anna Laschi; Pandolfo-Pietro Pertici; Nobilia-Caterina Pertici; Marcion-Francesco Bianci; Vespino-Sga Giustina Amoretti [1748 Libretto].1748 Libretto].
Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Pietro Pertici

Dance: GGrand Dance (compos'd by Poitier)-Mlle Poitier, Master Charles, Miss Jenny Poitier

Music: Rinaldo da Capua

8944
20 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Collins; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Sparks; Sir Politick-Arthur; Bonario-Gibson; First Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Caelia-Miss Bellamy; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Peregrine Actor: Anderson
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: CComic Dance-Master and Miss Granier

8945
14 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: I: Lothario-Miss Falkner; II: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; IV: Mirth Gives Courage-Leveridge

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

8946
31 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Quin; Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Delane; Alvarez-Sparks; Manuel-Ridout; Isabella-Mrs Bambridge; Leonora-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner.

Dance: TTambourine-DeJardins; Grand Scotch Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard her 1st time of appearing on that stage

8947
21 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen in Distress. Benefit for Mr Buss. Cash #47 1s. 6d. plus tickets #46 19s. Total income #94 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets to be had at Pinchbeck's Toy Shop, in the Haymarket; the Mitre, Union St., Westminster; The Rummer, Charing Cross, the Gentleman and Porter, Fleet St.; Mr Dickenson, Printseller, Fleet St., Doctor's Commons Coffee House; the Dog Tavern, Garlick Hill; the Three Tuns Aldgate; and of Hobson at the stage door. Tomorrow, the Merchant of Venice, for the Benefit of a Young Gentlewoman under misfortunes, by the bankruptcy of her Guardian (General Advertiser). Receipts: #93 (Cross); charges, #80 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: CComic Dance-Mathews, MacNeale, Miss Baker

8948
01 March 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lavare

Cast
Role: Anselme Actor: Smith
Role: Le Commissaire Actor: Costo
Role: Elise Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Frosine Actor: Miss Rawlinson
Role: Mariane Actor: Mrs Bright her first appearance.

Dance: Dancing, as17500221, but Miss Poitier

8949
07 March 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lavare

Cast
Role: Anselme Actor: Smith
Role: Le Commissaire Actor: Costo
Role: Elise Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Frosine Actor: Miss Rawlinson
Role: Mariane Actor: Mrs Bright her first appearance.

Afterpiece Title: Les Precieuse Redicul

Dance: Mme Roland, Miss Poitier

8950
10 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. By Command of his Majesty. Duke and Amelia [present] (Cross). Pit and Boxes laid together, and servants will be allowed to keep places there and on the stage, which will be formed into front and side boxes. Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock. Tickets and places to be had of Barry, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #280 (Cross); #252 (Treasurer's Book). @Rec'd: Cash Front #84 14s. 6d.@Stage #45 16s. 6d.@Tickets Front #119 10s.@Stage-@ Paid salary List 4 days, #203 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker