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7517 results for: Keyword - The Rev. Mr Smith
We found 4504 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5926
14 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and the Daughters of the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Karney also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

5927
25 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The hay advertised for 30 May and later two plays which never got staged: Macheath turn'd Pyrate; or, Polly in India. An Opera. Very much taken, if not improv'd from the famous Sequel of the late celebrated Mr Gay. With a New Prologue, proper to the Occasion. And after the Run of that, the Town will be entertain'd with a new Farce of two Acts, call'd The King and Titi; or, The Medlars. Taken from the History of Prince Titi, Originally written in French, and lately translated into English

Performances

5928
26 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Daughter of General Nugent, whose Father was kill'd in the Defense of Gibraltar. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

5929
31 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

5930
15 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

5931
25 June 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floor'd over, and laid to the Boxes. [For further comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 24 June, and Craftsman, 25 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

5932
02 August 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. At Common Prices. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation, as17370414

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

5933
05 August 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

5934
30 August 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Egerton 2320: Berry, Oats & Shepard discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. Griffin at Rotterdam, Jack Ray did his part. Milward's [?] a good one--the first night of Beard's playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] Daily Advertiser, 22 Aug.: The House [dl] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

5935
15 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve, Egerton 2320: Receipts: #64

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Early Horn Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

5936
01 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Early Horn Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

5937
06 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Brabantio-Milward; Cassio-Wright; Iago-Mills; Roderigo-Miller; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

5938
19 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

5939
21 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Writtten by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

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

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

5940
22 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright, the first time of his appearance on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Muilment; Turl-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Lun Jr (the first time of his appearance on this stage).

Dance: A Ballet-Haughton (his first appearance at dl in five years)

5941
25 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: Lilliputians , Scholars of Livier

5942
31 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: As17371025

5943
02 November 1737 @ 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 Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: Two Misses Scott; who never appeared on that Stage before: I: A Saraband, Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; IV: Serious Dance-the two Misses Scott

5944
03 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Harper

5945
09 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: As17371018

5946
03 January 1738 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Zeno. Music by Handel.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: Last Night the new Opera of Faramondo was perform'd...to a splendid Audience, and met with general Applause. It being the first Time of Mr Handel's Appearance this Season, he was honour'd with extraordinary and repeated Signs of Approbation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Faramondo

5947
10 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Cast
Role: with The Shepherd's Mount Actor: all the Characters

5948
11 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Cast
Role: with The Shepherd's Mount Actor: all the Characters

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

5949
14 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted [there] these Fourteen Years. Written by Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

5950
16 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton