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10957 results for: Keyword - Sir Edward Smith
We found 7923 matches on Performance Comments, 2538 matches on Author, 1462 matches on Event Comments, 767 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3376
18 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully (With Song in Character)-Squibb; Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward
Role: Heartfree Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

3377
30 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire . Receipts: #75 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Worthy-Hull; Ballance-Gibson; Bullock-Dunstall; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Morris; Recruits; Herbert, Lewes; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Conjuror-R. Smith; Butler-Barnshaw; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Role: Conjuror Actor: R. Smith

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17690925

3378
30 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Younger; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Gardner; Paris-Perry; Benvolio-Fox; Escalus-Morris; Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; first time; In I, a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford; a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; With the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; the Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Conjuror-R. Smith; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Role: Conjuror Actor: R. Smith

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17701017

3379
20 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Theatre open at half past five. Play to begin half past six. Paid Supernumeraries & Kettle Drum 2 nights #1 7s. (Treasurer's Book). [This payment averaged #2 10s. per night throughout the season, or #470 total for the season. No further notation will be made of the item.] Receipts: #152 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Mervin-Fawcett; Lord Aimworth-Davies; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Fanny-Miss Pope; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Parsons
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

3380
12 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Courtwell-Smith; Col. Manly-Reddish; Aspin-Yates; Vulture-Moody; Butler-Bransby; Lady Outside-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Hopkins; Necessary-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Vainwit Actor: King
Role: Courtwell Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

3381
16 October 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artifice

Performance Comment: Sir John Freeman-Brinsley; Fainwell-Fitzgerald (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Young Freeman-Venables; Tally-Atkinson; Sam-Powell; Sir Phillip Moneylovc-Kenny; Watchit-Walker; Mrs Watchit-Mrs Johnson; Olivia-Mrs Child; Louisa-Miss Hurst; Judith-Mr Pressley; Lucy-Mrs Painter; Widow Heedless-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Sir John Freeman Actor: Brinsley
Role: Sir Phillip Moneylovc Actor: Kenny

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffrey Constant-A Young Gentleman [unidentified]; Captain Constant-Robson; Trusty-Jones; Clinch-Smith; Roger-Pressley; Belinda-Miss Ball; Dorothy-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffrey Constant Actor: A Young Gentleman
Role: Clinch Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Song: End of mainpiece Auld Robin Gray by Miss Lyon

3382
13 December 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Connell; Whittle-Smith; Nephew-Watts; Bates-Popplewell; Thomas-Decastro; Kecksey-Cross; Widow Brady (with Epilogue Song)-Mrs Sydney .
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Connell
Role: Whittle Actor: Smith

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Fairbrother. vaudeville. End of mainpiece a Scene in a Sporting Club, in which a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical [performers not listed]

3383
17 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Bensley; Alscrip-Parsons; Rightly-Aickin; Chignon-Baddeley; Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Prompt-R. Palmer; Servants-Swords, Lyons, Gaudry, Painter; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Miss Alscrip (1st time)-Mrs Smith; Miss Alton-Mrs Bannister; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Bates; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Poussin; Tiffany-Miss Brangin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Mrs Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Welch Heiress Author(s): Edward Jerningham

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860706

3384
28 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Parsons; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Chairman-Chaplin; William-Wilson; Clifford-Smith; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King
Role: Clifford Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Welch Heiress Author(s): Edward Jerningham

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Miss Stageldoir; Roger-Barrymore; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Miss Cranford; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

3385
20 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Lord Gayville-Kemble; Alscrip-Parsons; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Chairman-Chaplin; William-Wilson; Clifford-Smith; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King
Role: Clifford Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Welch Heiress Author(s): Edward Jerningham

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

3386
19 November 1660 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 20 Nov. 1660: Yesternight the King, Queen, Princess, &c. supped at the Duke of Albemarle's, where they had the Silent Woman acted in the cockpit (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 200). The King's Company. Pepys, Diary, 20 Nov. 1660: This morning I found my Lord in bed late, he having been with the King, Queen, and Princess, at the cockpit all night, where General Monk treated them; and after supper a play, where the King did put a great affront upon John? Singleton's musique, he bidding them stop and bade the French musique play, which, my Lord says, do much outdo all ours. The prologue was printed in 1660: The Prologue to His Majesty at the first Play presented at the cock-pit in Whitehall, Being part of that Noble Entertainment which Their Majesties received Novemb. 19. from his Grace the Duke of Albemarle. [The Prologue has been reprinted by Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 11-12. Bodleian Wood 398 has a MS note: By Sir Jo. Denham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

3387
26 February 1661 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 26 Feb. 1660@1: No more plays at court after this night, and but three days this week at the playhouse (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 202). Boswell (Restoration Court Stage, p. 279) accepts this as evidence that a play was acted at Court on this night. As this was Shrove Tuesday, Gower's statement may well reflect the restrictions upon plays during Lent

Performances

3388
26 August 1685 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Sir Robert Southwell to Edward Southwell, 26 Aug. 1685 (in Morley, Bartholomew Fair, pp. 224-26): I think it not now so proper to quote you verses out of Persius, or to talk of Caesar and Euclide, as to consider the great theatre of Bartholomew Fair....You wou'd certainly see the garboil there to more advantage if Mr Webster and you wou'd read, or cou'd see acted, the play of Ben Jonson, call'd Bartholomew Fair:...The main importance of this fair is not so much for merchandize, and the supplying what people really want; but as a sort of Bacchanalia, to gratify the multitude in their wandring and irregular thoughts. Here you see the rope-dancers gett their living meerly by hazarding of their lives, and why men will pay money and take pleasure to see such dangers, is of separate and philosophical consideration. You have others who are acting fools, drunkards, and madmen, but for the same wages which they might get by honest labour, and live with credit besides. Others, if born in any monstrous shape, or have children that are such, here they celebrate their misery, and by getting of money forget how odious they are made

Performances

3389
23 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: Smith, Bensley, Hull, Gardiner, Perry, Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems, Miss Miller, Mrs Hartley Alzuma-Smith; Don Carlos-Bensley; Pizarro-Hull; Gonzalez-Gardner; Ozmar-Perry; Orazia-Miss Miller; Orellana-Mrs Hartley; Virgins of the Sun-Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems; In Act II, a Procession of the Virgins of the Sun-; principal vocal parts-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown (Edition of 1773, which also lists Ezmont-$Thompson, whose name does not appear on the bills).
Cast
Role: Mrs Hartley Alzuma Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

3390
29 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship; Or, An Escape From France

Performance Comment: Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Sedgly-Hull; Patrick-Rock; French Commandant-Claremont; Gaoler-Blurton; Sailor-Wilde; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone// Annette-Miss Poole .
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Afterpiece Title: THE SON-IN-LAW

3391
09 September 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for Barnshaw. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): Edward Moore

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels-Barnshaw

Entertainment: I: Overture in Artaxerxes-; Favourite Cantata from Anacreon (set by Sterling Goodwin)-A. Smith; Favourite Scots air-Miss Dowson (words and Music by A. Smith); Overture-Abel; New Hunting Song (set by Brewster)-Barnshaw; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; Songs-the Italian Young Gentleman; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green (pupil to Jones); What a Charming Thing's a Battle (from the Recruiting Sergeant)-Barnshaw

Performance Comment: Smith; Favourite Scots air-Miss Dowson (words and Music by A. Smith); Overture-Abel; New Hunting Song (set by Brewster)-Barnshaw; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; Songs-the Italian Young Gentleman; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green (pupil to Jones); What a Charming Thing's a Battle (from the Recruiting Sergeant)-Barnshaw.

3392
19 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Havard; Lord Foppington-Woodward; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Lady Easy-Mrs Ward; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Beard; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive; In the character of Sir John will be introduced the song Early Horn-Sir John.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: In the character of Sir John will be introduced th Actor: Sir John.

Song: Mattocks

3393
26 November 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [See Tatler, 26 Nov., on the competitive elements of two playhouses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Powell; Charles-Booth; Sir Francis-Norris; Sir Jealous-Leigh; Marplot-Pack; Isabinda-Mrs Bradshaw; Miranda-Mrs Moor; Patch-Mrs Cox; Sentwell-Mrs Finch.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Leigh

3394
07 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Elrington; Sir Jealous-Leigh; Sir Francis-Norris; Busie Body-Spillar; Charles-Cory; Miranda-Mrs Sapsford; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Patch-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Elrington
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Leigh
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Irish Trot-; Harlequin Dance-; French Peasant-; Dutch Skipper-; Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Night Scene between a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

3395
09 November 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Careless-Wilks; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Sir Squabble-Norris; Strut-Bowen; Saunter-Packer; Sir Harry-Leigh; Old Wilful-Bullock; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Squabble Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Leigh

3396
22 October 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Careless-Wilks; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Sir Squabble-Norris; Strut-Bowen; Saunter-Pack; Sir Harry-Cross; Old Wilful-Bullock; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Squabble Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Cross

3397
28 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Leigh; Marplot-Pack; Sir Francis-Knap; Sir Jealous-Bullock Sr; Charles-Ogden; Whisper-H. Bullock; Miranda-Mrs Spiller; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Giffard; Scentwell-Mrs Chantrell.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Leigh
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Knap
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bullock Sr

Song: As17171126

Dance: As17171022

3398
16 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Marplot-Miller; Sir Framcis-Norris; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Mills; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Isabinda-Mrs Younger; Patch-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Framcis Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Shepard

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

3399
17 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Marplot-Miller; Sir Francis-Norris; Charles-Mills; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Isabinda-Mrs Younger; Patch-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Shepard

Dance: Serious and Comick Dancing-Mons Raymond lately arriv'd from France

3400
05 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Fools

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Penkethman; Young Outwit-Oates; Cunningham-Watson; Sir Gregory-Miller; Samuel Singple-Cibber; Sir Threadbare-Williams; Lucinda-Mrs Horton; Mirabel-Mrs Bret; Governess-Mrs Willis; Lady Gentry-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Penkethman
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Threadbare Actor: Williams