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4076 results for: Keyword - P. Smith
We found 2181 matches on Performance Comments, 1963 matches on Event Comments, 249 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3901
January 1672 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by Robert Smith, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

3902
09 October 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Langhans, New Restoration Theatre Accounts, pp. 123-24, believes that acting resumed on 9 Oct. 1682 and continued to 14 July 1683, followed by 14 acting days between 16 July and 6 Oct. 1683.. Betterton and Smith managed the company for the proprietor

Performances

3903
29 October 1684 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Londons Royal Triumph For The Citys Loyal Magistrate In An Exact Description Of Several Scenes And Pageants Adorned With Many Magnificent Representations

Performance Comment: Performed on Wednesday, October XXIX. 1684. At the instalment and Inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir James Smith, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Illustrated with divers Delightful Objects of Gallantry and Jollity, Speeches and Songs, Single and in Parts. Set forth at the Proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Devised and Composed by Tho. Jordan, Gent.

3904
29 November 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: London Gazette, 25-29 Nov. 1686: Whereas Mr Thomas Otway some time before his death made Four Acts of a Play, whoever can give Notice in whose Hands the Copy lies, either to Mr Thomas Betterton, or Mr William Smith, at the Theatre Royal, shall be well Rewarded for his pains

Performances

3905
17 November 1694 @ Mr Smith's residence

Event Comment: London Gazette,No 3021, 12-15 Nov. 1694: A Consort of Musick composed by Mr Grabue, will be performed on Saturday next, at Mr Smiths in Charles-street, Covent-Garden, between the Hours of Seven and Eight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3906
April 1695 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: Christopher Rich's Company. The date of this revival is not certain. Apparently the revival was in preparation before the division of the company, but the publication of the Songs in 1695 confines the production to the period between mid-April and the late autumn. For the opera, see The Works of John Dryden, Vol. VIII: The Plays, edited by John Harrington Smith and Dougald MacMillan (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1692), pp. 325-30; Moore, Henry Purcell and the Restoration Theatre, Chapter VI;and Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, Vol. XIX. The Songs (1695), the music by Henry Purcell, lists the following pieces and singers: I, Wake, wake, Quivera, sung by Freeman. I, Why shou'd men quarrel, sung by The Boy, with Flutes. Their looks are such that mercy flows, sung by Freeman. II, I come to sing, sung by Freeman. Scorn'd Envy here's nothing, sung by Freeman. Begone, curst Feinds of Hell, sung by Freeman. III, Ah, how happy we are, sung by Freeman and Church. I attempt from Love's sickness to fly, sung by Mrs Cross. IV, They tell us that you mighty powers above, sung by Mrs Cross. In addition, other parts of the opera appeared elsewhere: Act V, a Masque, set by Daniel Purcell, O Bless the Genial Bed with chast delights, in Deliciae Musicae, First Book of the Second Volume, 1696. [The others, since they do not name the performers, are omitted here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

3907
28 December 1695 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Flying Post, 26-28 Dec. 1695: Mr William Smith, a Gentleman, belonging to the Theatre Royal, who had acquired a considerable Estate, and thereupon desisted from Acting, was prevailed upon by the New Play house to remount the Stage; but upon shifting his cloathes in the last New Play, took cold and died thereof this week. [See Cyrus the Great, 15 December.

Performances

3908
14 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit I. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: Bacchanalian Music from The Mad Lover-; A new piece of instrumental music-; with a solo-Dean

Dance: Between the Acts: Comical dances-

3909
04 January 1705 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Isaac. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

3910
21 April 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Edmund Smith.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

3911
25 June 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

3912
25 May 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song:

Dance:

3913
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert and Smith. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

3914
14 May 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Cuthbert. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, in the Opera of Dioclesian, with several Additions composed by the Immortal Henry Purcel, which, for the Beauty of Expression, Excellency of Harmony, and Grandeur of Contrivance, gives a first Place to no Musical Opera in Europe-; Several Entertainments on the Irish Harp-the famous Mr Morphy

3915
23 March 1715 @ Great Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The first Masters of the Opera

3916
02 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #103 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Song: Leveridge, Rawlins, Cook, New Boy

Dance: As17150425 Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Miss Russell; Harlequin and Two Punches-duPre, Moreau, Bovil

3917
11 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: As 4 Feb.; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

3918
26 March 1718 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

3919
18 February 1719 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Leneker and Mrs Smith. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; A new Concerto by Mr Hendel-Mathew Dubourg; Piece for Harpsicord-Cook; Concerto, Solo-Kytch; Solo Bass@Viol, German@Flute-Pietro

3920
20 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Willis; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17190113

3921
08 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Smith, distress'd by Fire. By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: money #19 6s. 6d.; tickets #62 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

3922
11 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cory and Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance:

3923
01 June 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Morgan, Giles. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. Receipts: money #20 3s. 6d.; tickets #92 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Lally, Mrs Rogier; Hornpipe-Jones

3924
31 January 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith and Mrs Orfeur. All the Characters new dress'd. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca Or The British General

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-; particularly, Dancing-Girl of Six years of Age, for her Diversion, Scholar to Mr Roussau; being the first Time she ever appeared on the Stage

3925
03 April 1723 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-