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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir William Sidney Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir William Sidney Smith")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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18754 results for: Keyword - Sir William Sidney Smith
We found 11806 matches on Author, 8378 matches on Performance Comments, 1642 matches on Event Comments, 741 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8476
09 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

8477
10 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. The Deuce is in Him is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Receipts: #104 18s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

8478
13 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #159 18s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

8479
15 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

8480
20 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Lieut. Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: VVenus Reveng'd, as17631222

8481
03 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell, first time; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Manly-Havard; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Count Basset-Castle; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Poundage-Clough; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; John Moody-Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

8482
06 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

8483
13 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Smith
Role: Perez Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

8484
15 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Related Works
Related Work: Alls Well yt Ends Well Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

8485
26 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeits

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End I Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8486
27 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Father Author(s): William Whitehead

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Holland, first time; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Yates

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8487
31 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8488
02 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: TThe Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

8489
10 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Mordecai-Cushing; Goodchild-Dunstall; Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Archy Actor: Macklin.

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; IV: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

8490
14 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDesdemona-Mrs Davies. $Mrs Havard being ill Mr King play'd Iago (Hopkins). Mrs Yates ill...Mrs Davies Desdemona (Cross Diary). Benefit for Vernon. Tickets for The Roman Father will be taken. Both main and afterpiece, By Particular Desire. Mr King Iago. Mr Havard could not play Mrs Havard being dead (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). A mistake in the Diary. Mrs Havard died Friday 27th (J. P. Kemble MS Notes-MacMillan). Music A La Mode deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

8491
26 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8492
27 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: III: The song of Sweet Bird-Mrs Vincent; accompanied on the Violin-Mr Pinto

Dance: The Provancalle, as17631014

8493
28 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: Between the acts: several songs-Miss Wright

8494
05 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8495
08 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Father Author(s): William Whitehead

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8496
10 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

8497
11 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus Somebody-Weston; Macahone-Moody; Jolt-Love; Fetch-Baddeley; Micher-Parsons; Basil-Packer; Landlord-Watkins; Ostler-Clough; Dolly-Mrs Smith; Isabella-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan's favorite song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody; who also introduces into his character of Macahone his whimsical Description of a Man@o@War-Moody.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

8498
12 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

8499
15 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson and for a Public Nusance &c. (Hopkins). Benefit of Mrs Simson, and removing a Public Nuisance, by opening the way at the end of Great Queen Street (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

8500
15 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Lieut. Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid