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10970 results for: Keyword - Sir Edward Smith
We found 7924 matches on Performance Comments, 2548 matches on Author, 1462 matches on Event Comments, 767 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
07 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Duke-W. Williams; Leon-Huddy; Juan-Bardin; Alonzo-Lacy; Sanchio-Bullock; Old Woman-Collet; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Seal; Clara-Mrs Thomas; With a New Prologue to the Town-Smith.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue to the Town Actor: Smith.

Dance: TTurk's Dance-Burny, Miss Sandham; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

1752
07 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: As17521209; but Abudah-Smith.
Cast
Role: Abudah Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

1753
10 October 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. It is the last time of performing (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Concert

Performance Comment: Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

1754
07 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A Tragedy [by Edmond Smith] revived. Never acted there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Sheridan; Hippolitus-Smith; Lycon-Ridout; Ismene-Mrs Baker; Phaedra-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Hippolitus Actor: Smith

1755
28 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Henry Smith. Concert divided into five parts. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Performance Comment: Cleopatra will entertain the town with the surprizing History of Elizabeth Canning. Song-Smith; Cantata-Sadler; Clown-Mulliner; Singing-Sadler, Mrs Yeates; Singing-Lauder; Dance-Mme Katharine.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Smith

1756
09 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths and Miss Ferguson. Tickets delivered out by Hurst, Paddick, Miss Cokayne &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17550407 but Lady Grace-Mrs Griffith; James-R. Smith; Poundage-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: James Actor: R. Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: R. Smith

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier and Mrs Granier

1757
03 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Barry; Abudah-Smith; Eumenes-Ryan; Herbis-Gibson; Caled-Sparks; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Miss Nossiter, first time.
Cast
Role: Abudah Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Taste

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

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

1758
05 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Young, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm, and Mr Jona. Tickets deliver'd by Redman, R. Smith, and Jarvis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17560213, but Caius-Holtham; Rugby-R. Smith; Nym-Hacket.
Cast
Role: Rugby Actor: R. Smith
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1759
02 May 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, and R. Smith. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. [Receipts: missing for rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17571020, but Strut-Wignel; Supple-R. Smith; Bolus-_.
Cast
Role: Supple Actor: R. Smith
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Dunstall
Role: Old Sir Wilful Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Collins
Role: Careless Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Drunken Peasants-Miles; Comic Ballet-Guerin, Dumay, Gosly, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin, Mlle Jansolin

1760
25 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross (Pit Doorkeepers); Mislebrook, Dimmock, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd out by Morgan, Elliot, Derby, Toten, J. Smith, Slater, Barnes, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17581026, but Lady Plyant-Mrs Barrington; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Elmy; Careless-Smith.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Smith.
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17581111

1761
11 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #28 2s. 6d. Rec'd of Rev'd Mr Smith in full for his share of Tickets ye 9th Inst. #2 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

1762
05 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at Doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17611106, but Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennet; Don Manuel-Gardner; Sancho-R. Smith; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Priest-Wignel.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

1763
07 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson; R. Smith, Widow Marten. None admitted behind scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17641030, but Lord Rake-R. Smith; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-[under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: R. Smith
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward
Role: Heartfree Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End of Play: Rural Love, as17641212

1764
17 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) Book-Keeper at the Stage Door. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Charmion-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

1765
02 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and R. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17660320 but Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; 3rd Spirit-_; The Dances-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Role: Second Spirit Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End of Masque: The Drunken Peasant, as17660421

1766
11 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of indisposition of Mrs Pinto. Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to each beneficiary #2 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Legg #84 2s. (Box 129; Pit 251; Gallery 142); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #74 15s. (Box 102; Pit 219; Gallery 164).] Paid Bryan a bill for writing parts #1 1s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #27 2s. Paid Condell for Coach hire, the last command by order of Mr Beard 2s. (Account Book). Before 5 went to ye Play...It was played tolerably well; Cleopatra very well by Mrs Bellamy, Octavia (for ye 1st time) by Mrs Mattocks, Antony by Smith, Vent. by Gibson not badly. We had ye Dances, Rural Love and ye Wapping Landlady (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #76 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Octavia-Mrs Mattocks (1st time).
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

1767
23 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. Neville MS Diary: At 6, went into the Pit...House not very full. King John was performed with new Dresses and Decorations. Powell and Smith are good in York and the Bastard, and Mrs Bellamy in Constance....The entertainment was the procession of the Coronation, with the ceremony of the Champion. Every truly free soul, on seeing a representation of such extravagant pageantry, must abhor that form of Government, of the superfluous trappings of which it is but a small specimen. Receipts: #91s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell; Pembroke-Davis; Prince Henry-Lewes; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Perry; Bastard-Smith; Faulconbridge-Weller; Austria-Morris; Hubert-Bensley, 1st time; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Dyer; Chatillon-Hull; Governor of Angiers-Wignell; Pandulph-Gibson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Prince Arthur-Miss Ford; Lady Blanch-Mrs DuBellamy; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

1768
13 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: A Tragedy (Written by Voltaire) and translated by [Dr Thomas Francklin] the Author of The Earl of Warwick. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies are desired to send their servants by 4 o'clock. Mrs Yates will be particularly oblig'd to those Ladies, and Gentlemen, who have seats in the Pit, if they will be co kind as to come as early as possible to prevent confusion in getting their places. [Genest V, 242, conjectures the following assignment of parts: Orestes-Smith; Aegisthus-Bensley; Pammenes-Clarke; Pylades-Perry; Electra-Mrs Yates; Clytemnestra-Mrs Ward; Iphisa-Mrs Bulkley.] Charges #65 7s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #39 1s. plus #180 10s. from 722 Box tickets (Account Book). Total House value #284 18s. 6d. Receipts: #104 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: Characters-Smith, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Yates; With a New Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Smith, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

1769
08 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710206, but Phillip-R. Smith; In Act IV: a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Phillip Actor: R. Smith
Role: Sir Benjamin Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Unnatural Brother Author(s): Edward Filmer
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422[with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

1770
21 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: Altered from Corneille [by Colley Cibber?]. Never Performed There. Pit and Boxes laid together (playbill). Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Yates #39 7s. 6d., plus #179 from tickets (Box and Pit 716). Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #5 19s. 9d. Paid John Smith for a Blue cloth suit lac'd with gold #9 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena Or The Heroic Daughter

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Smith; Don Alvarez-Bensley; Don Gormaz-Clarke; Don Ferdinand-Hull; Don Sanchez-Savigny; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Belzara-Mrs Mattocks; Ximena-Mrs Yates; By Particular Desire an Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Don Carlos Actor: Smith
Role: By Particular Desire an Epilogue Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Fleece Actor: R. Smith

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312 End II Farce: A Comic Dance, as17711031

1771
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Smith Polly (first time) very well (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell and Mr Dimon 5 guineas each per order, #10 10s.; Mr Clinch ditt, #5 5s.; Rec'd stopages #20 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Polly-Mrs Smith; first time. In III: Hornpipe-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

1772
25 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 14 years. [See 4 May 1772.] Paid Hewetson & Co. (lacemen) #13 6s.; Thomson (smith) #52 7s. 6d.; Stacy (colourman) #13 12s.; J. Johnston's Music Bill #26 15s.; Mr Hopkins (for author of Maid of Oak's) Bill #4 4s.; Mr Luppino for making dresses &c. #64 14s. 6d.; Cole (turner) #16 2s.; G. Garrick on Acct #100; Chorus 2 nights (Courtney excluded) #2 15s. Receipts: #123 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Palmer; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Belford-Usher; Child-Master Pulley; Carlos-J. Aickin; Sampson-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; In III: Epithalamium-(with a new Duet by Dibdin); the Vocal Parts-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

1773
17 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mr Smith-Leon Bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #117 1s. Charges: #64 13s. 6d. Profits to beneficiaries: #52 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17741124, but Leon-Smith; Duke-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Song: III: The Favourite Song of Gramachree Molly-Mrs Wrighten

1774
05 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Prelude and Mainpiece By Command of their Majesties. Jane Shore is oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Mrs Yates's being incapable of performing. [MacMillan's note from Kemble "Mr Smith Kitely -dull enough" does not appear in the Folger, Hopkins Diary.] King and Queen Present. Rec'd from Mr Reddish on Acct #50. Paid Printer's Bill #14 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [This weekly payment throughout the season averaged #9 6s., for a total payment of #353 8s. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #284 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hurst; Wellbred-Jefferson; Cash-Whitfield; Master Stephen-Weston; Bobadill-King; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Mathew-Burton; Cob-Moody; Young Knowell-Aickin; Downright-Bransby; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Mungo-Cubitt, first appearance on this stage; Leander-Vernon; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Diego-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith

1775
19 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 28 Apr. 1773]. With new Scenes [by French and Carver (text)] and Dresses. [In the Vocal Parts the playbill lists Sga Prudom, but "at the end of the second act, Smith came forward and apologized for the absence of Signora Prudom, and begged that Mrs Wrighten might be permitted to take her part . . . Mrs Wrighten was received with applause" (London Chronicle, 20 Oct.). Sga Romanzini was from the Royal Circus.] Receipts: #123 8s. 6d. (92/15/0; 29/11/0; 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Smith; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Farren; Conon-Packer; Albanact-Wrighten; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Guillamar-Griffiths; Grimbald-Bannister; Philidel-Miss Field; Cupid-Sga Romanzini (1st appearance on this stage); Emmeline-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Æolus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten