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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.

22451
17 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17820927, but Lucilla-Mrs Morton; Calista-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: The Maids the Mistress

22452
24 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17830101, but Regan-Mrs Whitfield; Cordelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

22453
03 March 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Minette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Marcella Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sancha Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: The Squire-Mattocks; Sarjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Brett; Vulcan-Quick; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

22454
31 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: dl THE ADVENTURES OF A Night

Performance Comment: As17830324but omitted: Mrs Love .
Cast
Role: Mrs Morecraft Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Crab Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: dl As17830118

22455
12 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Receipts: #255 12s. 6d. (214/5/6; tickets: 41/7/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: As17821231

22456
23 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brereton. Receipts: #184 13s. 6d. (62/4/0; 24/16/0; 0/15/6; tickets: 96/18/0) (charge: #113 19s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Brush Actor: Palmer If Miss Sterling-Miss Pope
Role: Palmer If Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Fawcett, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Kenny, Phillimore, Norris, Alfred, &c.

22457
10 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield at his house in Leicester Court, Castle-street, Leicester-fields. Afterpiece: Taken from Beaumont [recte Massinger] and Fletcher's Play of the same Name. [F 2(?); Town and Country Magazine, May 1783, p. 23 5: synopsis of plot. And see DL, 19 Oct. 1749.] Receipts: #197 9s. 6d. (102/5/6; tickets: 95/4/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Performance Comment: As17830128, but omitted: Prologue, Epilogue [and thereafter] .
Cast
Role: Marianne Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Davenant Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Mysterious Husband Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

Performance Comment: Diego, the Sexton-Quick; Bartolus-Fearon; Leandro-Whitfield; Millanes-Booth; Arsino-Davies; Lopez, the Curate-Wilson; Egla-Mrs Morton; Amaranta-Mrs Whitfield .
Cast
Role: Leandro Actor: Whitfield
Role: Egla Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Amaranta Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: After the Monologue The Poney Races, as17830428, but added: Ratchford

Song: In Act II of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

Monologue: 1783 05 10 As 9 May

22458
14 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wilson. Tickets delivered for The Busy Body will be taken. Receipts: #86 6s. 6d. (54/15/6; tickets: 31/11/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Edwin
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: As17830512

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

22459
06 November 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Justice Credulous (1st time)-Quick; Doctor Rosy-Wewitzer; Serjeant Trounce-Booth; Lieutenant O'Connor-Mahon; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Morton

22460
03 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: As17831016, but Damaris-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks

22461
06 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Palmer's Stukely was exactly infamous, his Scene with Mrs Beverley was just on both hands, each seemed to gain Spirit by the Nature and Exactness of the other-it was inimitable. Kemble's Beverley was all we could wish; his Manner, peculiar as it is, gave us home Sensations" (Public Advertiser, 9 Dec). Receipts: #226 13s. 6d. (202/6/0; 23/10/0; 0/2/6; tickets not come in: 0/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

22462
12 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Miss Juvenile Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lodging Mistress Actor: Miss Piatt
Role: Miss Archer Actor: Miss Younge. Helme is unassigned.j Prologue spoken by Bonnor. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17831104, but Mrs Johnstone (1st appearance in that character) in place of Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: : Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Bannister. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. 1

22463
22 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Rhadamistus-Wroughton; Pharasmanes-Aickin; Megistus-Hull; Zopiron-Whitfield; Tigranes-Fearon; Teribazus-Lewis; Zelmira-Mrs Morton; Zenobia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years) .
Cast
Role: Zelmira Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Zenobia Actor: Mrs Crawford
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr

22464
01 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis; Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-Thompson; Officer-Helme; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Mrs Whitfield; Sigismunda-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years) .
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: : Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Bannister. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. 1

22465
04 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Henderson; Nerestan-Whitfield; Orasmin-Fearon; Chatillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Osman-Wroughton; Selima-Mrs Whitfield; Zara-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years) .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

22466
09 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill announces as mainpiece The Countess of Salisbury, but the Kemble playbill deletes it. The Account-Book also deletes it, and lists the substitute play. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: The tragedy was "unavoidably deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons." Receipts: #144 17s. (121/16; 22/11; 0/5; tickets not come in: 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: As17840308athi

22467
03 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17840123, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Whitfield; Edging (1st time)-Mrs Chalmers .
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Chalmers
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17840323but Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: 840323but Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Field
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Martyr

22468
12 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 3 Apr.] is deferred, on Account of Mrs Crawford's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Harlequin Rambler, announced on playbill of 3 Apr.] Receipts: #186 18s. 6d. (183/5/0; 3/13/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: : Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Bannister. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. 1

Dance: As17830922

Song: As17840119, but omitted: Mahon

22469
13 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: As17840308but Mrs Wells in place of Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips.

22470
24 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Wilson, Darley, Thompson, Helme, Mrs Hamilton, and the Orchestra will be admitted (Account-Book). [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 22 May.] Receipts: #254 7s. 6d. (89/16/6; 1/2/0; tickets: 163/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks

22471
28 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17840415, but Mother-Mrs Pitt; Landlady-Mrs Davenett .
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Niece Actor: Miss Platt
Role: 2nd Constantia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17840525

22472
13 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Young Gentleman(1st appearance on any stage [Hemsted]; Old Norval-Bensley; Lord Randolph-Williamson; Glenalvon-Palmer; Anna-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Randolph-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character, and 4th in tragedy [see17840805]). hathi.see17840805]). hathi.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Williamson
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Morris. Tragedians: Timothy Peascod-Wilson
Role: Susan Actor: Miss George
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Ghost of Bess Smut Actor: Mrs Morris
Role: Ghost of Goody Black and Blue Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: , Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Usher
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Genius of Nonsense Actor: Miss Hooke

Song: As17840730

22473
29 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Chalmers; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Bates; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: The Musical Lady Actor: Miss Wheeler

22474
30 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Both these actresses [Mrs Siddons and Mrs Wells] possess a quality which no other actresses have on the English stage--they are always, whether speaking or not speaking, in their part" (Public Advertiser, 4 Oct.). Receipts: #245 18s. (223/16; 21/8; 0/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Smith
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wells

22475
04 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Henderson; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Farren; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-Egan; Hali-Cubitt; Stratocles-Davies; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs White
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Goodwin. The other Characters by Doyle, Rayner, Jones, Helme, Bates, Ledger, Painter

Song: In mainpiece To thee, O gentle sleep! by Brett