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7522 results for: Keyword - The Rev. Mr Smith
We found 4509 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4476
03 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBrooks dead and remov'd from Salary list. Smith in his place. Paid Solomon Samuel for a suit of crimson velet and a blue damask'd waistcoat silver lac'd #4 4s. Salary list 4 days #203 7s. Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s. Mrs Hobson a bill 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #173 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

4477
24 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [MS note in hand of Colley Cibber (in R. J. Smith, History of the Stage, Vol. IV. BM 11826r)]: December 25, 1750 Sr. Tho' Death has been cooling his his [sic] heels at my door these three weeks, I have not had time to see him. The Dayly conversation of my friends have kept me so agreeably alive, that I have not passed my time better a great while. If you have a mind to make [?] us, I will order Death to come another day--to be serious I long to see you, and hope you will take the first opportunity. And so wish as merry a Christmas, as many New Years as your heart can hope for, I am Your real friend and Serv't C. Cibber Xmas Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

4478
09 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Bride Berrisford, Tomlinson, Smith, Atkinson. [Cross lists The Virgin Unmasked as the afterpiece, but not so advertised in the papers.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: III: Master Mattocks

4479
23 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Phaedra and Hippolitus, written by Smith; and the Comedy call'd Every Man in his Humour written by Ben Johnson, are now reviving at the theatre Royal in Drury Lane. and will be acted there alternately next week. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Sga Piettero

4480
04 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Gray, Dawson, Smith. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: IV: Master Vernon

4481
08 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A Gentleman did Theodosius. First appearance. He played pretty (Cross). He is identified as William? Smith in Rich's Register

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-a Gentleman first appearance any stage; Marcian-Sparks; Leontine-Ridout; Varanes-Barry; Aranthes-Usher; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: a Gentleman first appearance any stage
Role: Aranthes Actor: Usher
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028; Il Pastore, as17521219

4482
05 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ricard, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen and the Widow Dupre will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bland from the Theatre in Dublin
Role: New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; other dancing-Cooke, Mlle Camargo

4483
14 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Gray, Dunbar, Smith. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Morris, Miss Shawford; IV: A Hornpipe-Morris; V: Minuet-Morris, Miss Shawford

4484
15 May 1754 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: At the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. [Beard and Ch. Smith gave their services free. Deutsch notes that this is the first list of Messiah performers preserved at the Foundling Hospital. The treasurer of the Hospital recorded receipts from 1,219 tickets and by cash-#666 15s. and an outlay of #58 17s. 6d., for Musicians, singers, constables, &c. Net to Hospital: #607 17s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: [Deutsch, Handel, pp. 750-52, lists 33 musicians, 18 singers, five servants, plus a number of organ blowers, porters, and constables who put on this performance. Among the singers the following from the theatres and the opera performed: Beard, Giulia Frasi, Sga Galli, Christina Passerini, Wass, Baildon, and Baildon Jr Champness, Wilder, Dupre, Walz, Cox, and Legg.]

4485
20 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gray, Dunbar, Smith and Broad. Receipts: #223 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: In Act III a Hornpipe Actor: Matthews, others
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: II: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504

4486
12 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Gray, Dunbar, and Smith. Afterpiece: By desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Mas. Cautherley

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

4487
13 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Gray, Smith and Shawford. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: A Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Vernon

Song: I: Miss Young

4488
13 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rainton, Hawksby, Peacop &c. Tickets (Cross) Tickets delivered for The Fair Quaker will be taken, and those deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Farquhar, and Miss Smith (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Minors. With a Procession and a Sacrifice, after the manner of the Ancients.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

4489
16 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Smith, Bride, Broad. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Mathews
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

4490
09 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Marr, Berrisford, Gray, Brownsmith, Miss Hippisley. Tickets deliver'd for Richard III and The Mourning Bride, and by Spilsbury, Royal, Hawksly, Costin, and Mrs Smith will be taken. Receipts: #170. 11 people had tickets (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With an exact representation of the Coronation Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mossis

4491
12 May 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for several: Wilford, Ross, Derby, Mislebrook, and Trott (Lobby-door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Morgan, Elliot, Dimmock, Slatter, Toten, Jos. Smith, Hacket, Barnes, and others will be taken. On Monday Romeo and Juliet with Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: New Comic Dance, as17580417

4492
15 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Smith, Broad, & Bride. Mainpiece, By Desire. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

4493
07 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Champness. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Smith, and Mrs Rowe will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champness; Filch-Raftor; Macheath-Beard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Mathews
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

4494
24 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bride, Dunbarr, Smith, Goodwin. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews

Song: III: Miss Young

4495
10 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author. By Command of the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales was at Drury Lane to see the new tragedy of Aquileia. I went there at 9, but it was all over and done & met Miss Smith coming from thence with Capt. Johnston. I think it very unnatural for her to be going to plays when her sister is but just laid in the Grave (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 142)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

4496
14 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Smith, and Broad (boxkeepers). Tickets delivered by Prentis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: II: Jubal's Lyre-Prentis; IV: So shall the Lute and Harp Awake [in Judas Macchabaeus]-Prentis; accompanied on the Harp-Rice

4497
06 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted without tickets, which will be delivered this day at the Office in the Theatre. Charges paid by, and receipts gained by Messrs Smith and Stanley. Galleries opened at half past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. Prices 10s. 6d., 5s., 3s. 6d. Oratorio to begin at 6:30 p.m. Received (Account Book): @368 tickets at 10s. 6d. #193 4s.@410 tickets at 5s. #102 10s.@435 tickets at 3s. 6d. #76 2s. 6d.@1215 persons.@Receipts: #371 16s. 6d.@Charges: #35.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Judas-; Israelitish Man-; Chorus-; Simon-(brother to Judas); Messenger-; Eupolemus-(Jewish Ambassador to Rome) (Larpent MS 65).

Music: Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Sg Giardini

4498
14 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Several-Dunbar, Smith, Broad, Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat of the Mint Actor: Balkes
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

4499
03 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Music of afterpiece by Smith. On account of the Machinery and Music no persons can be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic Author(s): John Christopher Smith

4500
21 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith, Cridland, Dalton, Widow Dunbar. Doors open half past 4. Play to begin exactly at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421