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13854 results for: Keyword - William Smith
We found 10804 matches on Author, 3378 matches on Performance Comments, 771 matches on Event Comments, 281 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

526
06 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Written by Shakespear. [In a letter dated 6 Feb., Shenstone discusses recent plays he has seen. See Letters of William Shenstone, pp. 17-18.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois, as17401229; Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

527
15 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Mills; Duke Frederick-Ward; Jaques-Cibber; Orlando-Milward; Amiens-Lowe; Touchstone-Macklin; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Green; Phebe-Miss Bennet; Le Beau-Ridout; Jaques de Bois-Turbutt; Corin-Taswell; Charles-Winstone; William-Ray; Audrey-Mrs Egerton; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Songs by Arne-; Vocal in the play to be performed, as originally,-Lowe, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Dance: I: a Ballet-Desse; II: a Comic Dance between a Miller and his Wife-M Mechell, Mlle Mechel; A Sailor's Dance-Dumont, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Non Ch' Amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

528
15 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Stephens; Duke Frederick-Rosco; Jaques-Ryan; Orlando-Hale; Touchstone-Chapman; Amiens-Salway; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Silvius-Woodward; Phebe-Mrs Wright; LeBeau-Gibson; Jaques de Bois-Stevens; Corin-James; Charles-Marten; William-Vaughan; Audrey-Miss Hillyard; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

529
03 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17411016, but Amiens-Roberts; Touchstone-Woodward; LeBeau-_; Jaques de Bois-_; Corin-_; Charles-_; William-_; Audrey-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

530
16 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Charles-_; William-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Dance: I: The French Peasants-the Mechels; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411208

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard

531
09 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420116, but Duke Sen.-Ridout; Frederick-Winstone; Orlando-Mills; LeBeau-Woodburn; Charles-Raftor; William-Ray; Epilogue to the Memory of Milward-Cibber.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; III: The Swiss, as17410926; V: Le Boufon, as17411030

Song: II: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

532
20 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420408 but William-Raftor; Corin-Arthur; Amiens-Beard; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Raftor

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

533
14 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Macklin; Jaques-Cross; Orlando-Mills; Oliver-Havard; Amiens-Lowe; Adam-Berry; Corin-Taswell; Duke Sen.-Blakes; Charles-Arthur; Celia-Mrs Clive; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Duke Frederick-Winstone; William-Ray; Silvius-Green; Jaques du Bois-Turbutt; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Lebeau-Woodburn.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

534
17 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17441013, but Tybalt-Williams; Balthasar-Miss Charke; Page-Miss Thomson; with a prologue on Somebody-Nobody; Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Tybalt Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

535
25 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Ryan; Touchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Hale; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Amiens-Beard; Duke Sen-Ridout; Duke Frederick-Rosco; Lebeau-Gibson; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Charles-Marten; Corin-James; William-Vaughan; Sylvius-Hayman; DeBois-Anderson; Phoebe-Miss Hippisley; Audrey-Mrs James; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

536
05 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Macklin; Jaques-L. Sparks; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Duke Senior-Blakes; Frederick-Marshall; Orlando-Mills; Amiens-Lowe; Adam-Berry; Oliver-Havard; Silvius-Goodfellow; Le Beau-Woodburn; Jaques Debois-Usher; Corin-Vaughan; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Ray; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: M Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

537
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sen-Mills; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Sparkes; Orlando-Blakes; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Bransby; Jaques de Boys-Usher; Corin-Taswell; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Shuter; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Touchstone-Macklin.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Shuter

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson

538
26 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17471102, but Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard; Duke Sen-Blakes; Orlando-Havard; Oliver-Mozeen; Silvius-_; Le Beau-_; Jaques de Boys-_; Corin-_; Charles-_; William-_; Phoebe-_; Audrey-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: The Gardners Revels, as17471117; V: Polish Dance, as17471102

539
15 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Berry; Orlando-Palmer; Amiens (with proper Songs)-Beard; Adam-Havard; Silvius-Mozeen; Corin-Shuter; LeBeau-Scrase; Charles-Vaughan; Touchstone-Woodward; Jaques de Bois-Simson; William-Vaughan; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet; Audrey-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard; Epilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

540
21 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Simson; Jaques-Berry; Orlando-Palmer; Oliver-Scrase; Corin-Taswell; Amiens (with proper songs)-Wilder; Adam-Havard; William-Costollo; Celia-Mrs Clive; Audrey-Mrs James; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: I: Master Vernon

Entertainment: S+SpecialtyAfter: An Elogium-Mr Ross;wrote by Dryden, concluding with Milton's Epitaph to the Memory of Shakespear-Mr Ross. representing the shade of Shakespear as figured on his monument in Westminster Abbey. By Particular Desire.

541
25 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Douchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper Songs)-Beard; Adam-Lacey; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audry-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Several New Entertainments:A Dutch Dance-Mad Auguste lately arriv'd from Paris,; The Hungarian Peasants-Ferrere, Mad Auretti; Comic Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

542
13 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens [with proper songs]-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; LeBeau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss

543
10 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17540220, but Fenton-Simson; William Page (to be restored)-Mas. Simson; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Simson; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Jack Rugby-_; Robin-_.
Cast
Role: William Page Actor: Mas. Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Song: I: Mary Scot (by particular desire)-Beard; III: A Scots Cantata-Beard; IV: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17540416

544
18 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper songs)-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Jefferson; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

545
13 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17550218, but Adam-Davies; Le Beau-_; William-_; Charles-_; Audrey-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Walker

546
07 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 7s. 6d. Barry's 1!3 of surplus came to #14 15s. 10d. [Three new Renters came in: James Partridge, Abraham Langford, William Williams at 1 share each] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

547
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Williams, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

548
13 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Davis; Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Palmer; Jacques-Lee; Oliver-Johnston; Le Beu-M'George; Amiens-the Gentleman who sung in the Conscious Lovers; Charles-Keen; Corin-Castle; Adam-Hurst; Denis-Mahon; William-Hamilton; Silvius-Quick; Touchstone-Shuter; Celia-Mrs M'George; Phebe-Miss Madden; Audrey-Mrs Worley; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

549
22 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King, 1st time; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Love; Duke Sr-Hurst; Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fox; Charles-Moody; Silvius-Strange; William-Messink; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Havard; Celia (with song in character)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; Phebe-Miss Simson; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

550
13 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jacques-Love; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Sylvius-Strange; William-Messink; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Charles-Keen; Celia (with song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phebe-Mrs W. Palmer; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King