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18752 results for: Keyword - Sir William Sidney Smith
We found 11801 matches on Author, 8376 matches on Performance Comments, 1642 matches on Event Comments, 741 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

18076
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

18077
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-[Fearon]; Ralph-Dibdin; Merwin-J. Aickin; Fairfield-Aickin; Patty-Mrs Hunt; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten (from Drury Lane); first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Williams[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Follett.

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

18078
08 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Scotchman-Love; Williams-Ackman; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

18079
12 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17740122, but Sideboard-Hartry; William-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Fawcett.
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Entertainment: End Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

18080
19 August 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17740714 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Parts-Foote, Weston, Kennedy, Follet, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Wilson, Jones, Burton, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Weston, Kennedy, Follet, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Wilson, Jones, Burton, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

18081
26 August 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17740812, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Characters-Foote, Bannister, Aickin, Wilson, Burton, Fearon, Carpenter, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Foote, Bannister, Aickin, Wilson, Burton, Fearon, Carpenter, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.
Role: Mrs Fleece'em Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810

18082
02 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17740624 but Ling-Carpenter; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Lloyd

Dance: As17740613

18083
07 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Brereton
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Davies, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Carpenter, Master Blanchard, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; LaBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Harwood-Wheeler; Frankly-Davies; Williams-Wrighten; Margery-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Wrighten

18084
17 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17750515, but a new listing: Characters-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Williams, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Griffiths, Jones, Chaplin, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Foote, Aickin, Davis, Williams, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Griffiths, Jones, Chaplin, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17750515

18085
19 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Egan, Wilson, Aickin, Jacobs, Griffith, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Wilson (first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Egan, Wilson, Aickin, Jacobs, Griffith, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Blister-Wilson; Coupee-Williams; Quaver-Chaplin; Goodwill-Lloyd; Thomas-Everard; Lucy-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Williams

Dance: End: A Dance-

18086
22 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Whitefield, L'Estrange, Wilson, Griffith, Fearon, Davis, Egan, Jacobs, Everard, Lloyd, Walters, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Whitefield, L'Estrange, Wilson, Griffith, Fearon, Davis, Egan, Jacobs, Everard, Lloyd, Walters, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Williams

Dance: End: A Dance-

18087
05 June 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Davies, Aickin, Jacobs, Everard, Egan, Lloyd, Griffith, Walker, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Davies, Aickin, Jacobs, Everard, Egan, Lloyd, Griffith, Walker, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Haymakers-

18088
30 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17750728 but Parts-Davies, _Williams.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Davies, _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

18089
07 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: MacHeath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Wilson; Mat-Griffith; Filch-Weston; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Diana Trapes-Mrs Williams; Jenny-Miss Ambrose; Polly-Miss Weller; In Act III a Hornpipe; To conclude with a Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: A Tambourine Dance-

Entertainment: End: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton, Bannister

18090
20 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17750913, but Commissary-Mrs Gardner; Gruel-Lloyd; Fungus-Griffith; Dr Catgut, Coachman-Jacobs; Young Loveit-Lane; Paduasoy-Richards; Widow Loveit-Morris; Jenny-Miss Weller; Dolly-Young Gentlewoman; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Monologue: Scene from The Register Office. As 19 Sept

Dance: Hornpipe-Everard

18091
28 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: May Day or The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Wrighten, Parsons, Bannister, Kear, Legg, Fawcett, Cubitt, etc., Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Davies, Miss Platt, Miss Robbins, Miss Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, etc., and a Young Lady. Farmer Furrow-Parsons; William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Weston; Cryer-Wrighten; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; Little Gipsy-Young Lady, first appearance on any stage (Miss Abrams); Country lads-Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Cubitt; Country lasses-Mrs Scott, Mrs Davies, Miss Platt, Miss Robins, Miss Jarratt (Genest, V, 480).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vernon

18092
16 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17751026, but Semira-Mrs Williams; Mandane-Mrs Weichsel, first time.
Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: The Gamesters, as17751011

18093
24 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rosetta first time by Miss Sharp--a loud Voice a bad face and mean figure She had Applause--but it won't do (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly and adds: Miss Sharpe was a Scholar of Mr Bates's--since married to Mr William Palmer, brother to Mr John and Mr Robert Palmer."] Rec'd the late Mr Powell's bond for #200 and 9 years interest in full #290; Stopages #11 18s. Paid Barrow and Co., Oil Bill #50 3s.; Powney, (stationer) #14 11s. 6d.; Tallow Chandler's third bill #47 12s. 4d.; Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s.; Grist on acct #6 6s.; Machin, Chorus 13 nights, #3 5s. Receipts: #116 13s. [Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

18094
14 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda Or The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) (Miss Wewitzer), Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Thompson

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

18095
17 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17770407, but Lord William-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Francis.
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Dance: As17770125

18096
18 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-L'Estrange; Lothario-Young; Sciolto-Henry; Altamont-G. Graham; Rossano-Trotter; Lavinia-Miss Wilson; Lucilla-Miss Williams; Calista-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Russell; Flash-L'Estrange; Capt. Loveit-Vowell; Puff-Graham; Tag-Mrs Russell; Biddy-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Williams.

Entertainment: Monologue. An OccasionalPoetical Address-Russell

18097
22 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Collett; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggrel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Wrighten

18098
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Captain LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Collett; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggrel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End IV: As17780919

18099
03 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett; [Partial cast from playbill of 9 May: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss Collett.] Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Bannister.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett

18100
21 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); King-Hurst; Horatio-Davies; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williams; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Grave@Diggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Henry (1st appearance in that character); Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Christopher Hatton Actor: Waldron
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Entertainment: Imitations. End II: contrasted vocal Imitations in the Italian and English stile-Bannister; End V: a variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun