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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.

5501
24 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Not Acted these Eight Years. Writtan by the late Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #33 15s.; tickets #127 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

5502
28 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

5503
02 May 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Ahasuerus-Senesino; Haman-Montagnana; Habdonah-Lowe; Esther-Signora Strada; Mordecai-Signora Bertolli; Israelite Woman-Mrs Davis; Israelites-Mrs Turner Robinson, Signora Bertolli, Lowe.
Cast
Role: Esther Actor: Signora Strada

5504
10 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Under the Direction of Mr Pearce. By Terence. At the Academy in Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: The Young Gentlemen of the Academy.

5505
17 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Composed by Mr Handel. With all the Grand Chorus's, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, being the first Time it ever was performed in a Theatrical Way. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Mountier, being the first Time of his appearing in Character on any Stage; Galatea-Miss Arne; edition of 1732 adds: Damon-Mason; Polyphemus-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Acis Actor: Mountier, being the first Time of his appearing in Character on any Stage

5506
03 July 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: On Monday Night last died, at his Lodgings in Richmond, Mr John Ogden, one of the Comedians...in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Daily Journal, 5 July

Performances

5507
14 July 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 11 July. Daily Courant, 13 July: Mr Booth of Drury Lane Playhouse hath sold his Share and Interest in the Stock and Management to John Highmore of Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

5508
14 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 14 Sept.: Mr Wilks, the celebrated Comedian...continues still so dangerously ill, that there is but little Hope of his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

5509
25 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #50 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

5510
30 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Daily Journal, 30 Sept., has a poem: On the Death of Mr Wilks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Loveless-Watson; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Oates; Syringe-Griffin; Shoemaker-R. Wetherilt; Hoyden-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Shoemaker Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17320921, but Hellebore-Roberts; Harry-R. Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: R. Wetherilt.

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17320923

5511
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

5512
28 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance: Mrs Booth

5513
02 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: R. Wetherilt.

Dance: FFlute Chacone-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

5514
02 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Dance: II: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; III: Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

5515
04 November 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Pietro Metastasio. Done into English by Humphreys. Music presumably by Leonardo Leo.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, pp. 145-46. Daily Advertiser, 6 Nov.: There were present a very numerous Audience; and Signora Celeste Gismondi, who lately arriv'd here, perform'd a principal Part in it with universal Applause. We hear that this Opera was not compos'd by Mr Handell, but by some very eminent Master in Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

5516
06 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFlute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

5517
13 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 13 Nov., has a poem: To Mr Giffard, on the New Theatre in Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321006, Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

5518
14 November 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 15 Nov.: The Musick (see by Mr Lampe) gave great Satisfaction to the Audience....Miss Cecilia Young was paricularly admired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

5519
16 November 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New English Opera. [Text by Thomas Lediard.] Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr John Frederick Lampe. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Sybil Rosenfeld, and Richard Southern in Theatre Notebook, II (1948), 42-54.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

5520
20 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. N.B. Mr Giffard hopes the Gentleman who bespoke the Spanish Fryar, for Tomorrow, will not take it ill, that Hamlet is to be perform'd; because the Ladies, whom he mention'd, have since sent to him for that Play-but he shall be very glad to oblige him any other day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: As17321115

5521
22 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #29 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

5522
22 November 1732 @ Chancery Lane

Event Comment: TThe Eunuch of Terence...by the young Gentlemen...under the Care of Mr Pearce.-Daily Post, 23 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuch

Performance Comment: The young Gentlemen of the Academy.

5523
30 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deraminta

5524
05 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now again Revis'd by him. With several Additions, to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scenes will represent (in a Picturesque Manner) a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains, and Grottos, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds. The Habits and every other Decoration suited to the Subject. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present. See letter from Hill to Handel, in Hill, Works, I, 174-75, and in Deutsch, Handel, p. 299.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

5525
06 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: (by Desire). Written by the Author of the Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

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

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Performance Comment: Betty-Miss Raftor; Jerry-Stoppelaer; Richard-Berry; Gizzard-Shepard; Wrangle-Mullart; Goody Stubble-Mrs Mullart; Goody Grover-Miss Mann; Huntsman, Countrymen and Lasses-E. Roberts, Jones, Tench, Wright, Miss Mears, Miss Atherton.
Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: E. Roberts, Jones, Tench, Wright, Miss Mears, Miss Atherton.