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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.

4501
16 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Receivers (Cross Diary). Smith, Watson, Cridland, Dalton (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Cast
Role: Dance incident to the farce Actor: Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

4502
18 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford and Cridland, Watson, Smith &c. Tickets deliver'd by Berrisford and Humphreys will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

4503
20 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith, Watson, Cridland, Berrisford. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

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

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

4504
16 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith (box-office-keeper) and Cridland (box-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Berrisford, Chinnaw, Humphreys, and Carlton will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

4505
25 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M$Mrs King was formerly Miss Baker (Genest, V, 115).] Paid Watson and Smith (Box Office Keepers) #20 (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [This was operating cash, returned 4 June 1767.] Receipts: #135 14s. 6d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

4506
10 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Rec'd from Stanley and Smith for use of the organ #21, and for coals burnt at the oratorios #2 2s. (Account Book). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17670306

4507
24 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Havard #131 13s.] Paid Medlam (smith's) bill #79 13s.; printer's bill #8 12s.; 5 Trumpets, 2 Flutes #1 15s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #216 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherley, 1st time

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King, as17670302

4508
07 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Read the two last acts of the Merchant of Venice, which I had not time to read last night (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #108 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17671005, but Others-R. Smith, _DuBellamy (playbill), although $DuBellamy remains in Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: R. Smith, _DuBellamy

4509
19 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries will be opened at Half an Hour after Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half after Six. House Charges to Stanley and Smith #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

4510
02 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. House Charges received from Stanley and Smith #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph

Music: As17680219

4511
10 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [P+Public Advertiser lists Mrs Smith for Mrs Millidge in afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4512
17 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receiv'd from Stanley and Smith for use of the Organ this season #21; for coals burnt at Oratorios #2 2s. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Serenata Geminiane, Third Opera,-Sg Paganini

4513
17 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. The Tragedy Altered by Dr Hawkesworth. Part of Pit will be Laid into the Boxes. [Winston MS 10, from O. Smith from the Town & Country Magazine, suggests Oroonoko--Fleetwood, son of the late manager, and brother to the gentleman who appeared about Nine years ago at dl.] Charges #66 19s. Balance to Bensley #51 15s. 6d. plus #113 15s. from tickets (Box 416; Pit 59; Gallery 9). Paid Younger for writing parts #6 3s. 4d. Receipts: #118 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

4514
17 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 10 notes that O. Smith suggests Miss Spencer. Winston suggests Mrs Greville. The Town and Country Magazine (From Theatre No XIII): "Mrs Gladeau...has appeared as Rosetta in Love in a Village." Comments that she does not know much about music but "has a pleasing voice and an agreeable figure and will probably be a valuable acquisition to the stage. Received with applause."] Receipts: #217 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

4515
17 March 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority and Particular Desire. For the Son of an Officer, fifty Years in Commission. Tickets delivered by Smith and Sharpless for the 15th and Monday the 19th will be admitted. N.B. As Regularity, at least, will be attempded, it is hoped no Gentleman will ask admittance behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Whim or The Hospital Fools

Entertainment: I+Interlude. Three Old Women Weatherwise-

Performance Comment: Three Old Women Weatherwise-.
Cast
Role: therwise">i>Three Old Women Weatherwise Actor: .

4516
26 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Shuter #109 8s., plus #85 17s. from tickets (Box 200; Pit 239). Woodward, Mrs Yates and Smith paid their balances (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17691005; II of the Comedy: The Dutch Milkmaid Dance=, as17691111

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-; Epilogue Riding upon an Ass-Shuter

4517
29 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-a young gentlewoman, first appearance [Mrs Morland]; Capulet-Moody; Mercutio-Dodd; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Apothecary-Castle; Peter-J. Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Friar Lawrence-Love; Benvolio-Packer; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; [In Act I, a Masquerade and Dance-.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Cautherly
Role: Apothecary Actor: Castle
Role: With the Funeral Procession Actor:
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

4518
31 January 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: As17701120, but Love_; Beggars-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Beggars Actor: Mrs Smith.

4519
28 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The first payroll of the season was met this night. It includes 91 actors, actresses and dancers, plus 36 named servants to the theatre and 4 groups (women dressers, charwomen, guards, and barbers). The pay period covered was for 3 days. It came to #168 2s. 6d. The highest paid actor for this period was Ross at #8 5s.; the highest paid actress, Mrs Yates at #8 6s. 6d.; the highest paid dancer, Fichar at #3. The lowest paid in each category were: actors: C. Smith and Hollingsworth at 7s. 6d. apiece; actresses, 11 who receiv'd 10s. each (Mrs Ferguson, Evans, White, Allen, Cockayne, &c.); Dancers: 11 who receiv'd 15s. apiece (male) and 2 (female) who receiv'd 12s. 6d. apiece. The highest paid servant listed was Stables at 15s., and the lowest the charwomen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

4520
30 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Doe, Claridge and John Smith each 15s. for performing 6 nights in the Ass and Hog [Mother Shipton] to the 18th inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #32 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

4521
27 July 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: A new dramatic Pastoral Farce. The Music composed by Hook. Play by Francis Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17720624, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Foote, Robson, Aickin, Baddeley, F. Gentleman, Davies, Parsons, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowell, Jacobs, Farrell, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell%.

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

Dance: As17720615

4522
20 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Smith made her first Appearance in Sylvia a pretty Innocent looking figure a Sweet Voice & very proper for the Character She had vast Applause & very deservedly. (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Receipts: #125 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Dorilas-Wheeler; Damon-Fawcett; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose; Urganda-Mrs Scott; Dorcus-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-a Young Gentlewoman; first appearance upon any stage. With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-; In Which will be Introduced (for the first time) The Warrior's Dance-; other Dances- proper to the Piece.
Cast
Role: Demon of Revenge Actor: Champness
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:
Role: The Warrior's Dance Actor:
Role: other Dances Actor: proper to the Piece.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly

4523
13 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Recd Messrs Stanley & Smith 11 Oratorio Nights at #28 per night Candles Oyl &c. #347 12s.; Paid 11 nights Rent for Oratorios #88 (Treasurer's Book). [The Apology for Apologies is Larpent MS 351. Satire upon "Indispositions" of principal performers, suggests what would happen if other professions (law, medicine) substituted stand-ins with no other apology than is made in the theatrical profession.] Receipts: #168 8s. Charges: #64 12s. Profits to Love: #103 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Entertainment: After: (For that Night only) An Apology for Apologies-King

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

4524
23 September 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Louisa Dudley first time Miss Hopkins very well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Smith being hoarse, the Wedding Ring deferr'd. Paid Miss Berkley on note 25 Aug. #2 2s.; Mrs Sykes for women's Cloaths #21. Receipts: #163 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Fulmer, first time-Miss Sherry; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; with Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the Waterfall as origi Actor: .

4525
12 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Burkinyoung (smith) #5 9s. 6d. Receipts: #88 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: Midas