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2941 results for: Keyword - Charlotte Smith
We found 2506 matches on Performance Comments, 410 matches on Event Comments, 234 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
21 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Betterton; Stockwell-Murray; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wheatley; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Powel; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton. [No afterpiece.]No afterpiece.]
Cast
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Betterton.

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon; End: Peggy's Love-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mlle DeLaCroix, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon

952
04 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Irishman-Caulfield; Scotchman-Davis; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Trueman; Spouters-Grimaldi, Evans, Simpson; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: IV: a song-Dignum

953
14 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Russell; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: IV: Minuet, as17971110; II 3rd piece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

954
15 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverley-Kemble; Lewson-C. Kemble; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Caulfield; Waiter-Webb; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Siddons; Charlotte-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: All the World's Stage

955
09 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Suett; Sandford-R. Palmer; Granger-Barrymore; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Elizabeth-Miss Heard; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Danby, Brown, Fisher, Evans, Phillimore, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Wentworth, Ms Butler, Ms Jackson, Ms Benson, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Gaudry

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss Dufour

956
09 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Hollingsworth; Monford-Caulfield; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Furnish-Suett; Simon-Russell; Mrs Patypan-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Nancy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Heard

957
24 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Barrymore, Palmer, Wewitzer, Suett, R. Palmer; Aickin, Webb, Evans, Fisher, Mrs Siddons, Mrs Goodall, Miss Stuart. Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1802): The Stranger-Kemble; +Count Wintersen-Barrymore; +Baron Steinfort-Palmer; +Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; +Peter-Suett; +Francis-R. Palmer; +Tobias-Aickin; +George-Webb; +Count's Son-$Master Wells; Stranger's Son-$Master Tokely; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; +Countess Wintersen-Mrs Goodall; +Charlotte-Miss Stuart; +Annette-$Mrs Bland; Savoyard-$Miss Leak; Maid-$Mrs Jones; Stranger's Daughter-$Miss Beton; unassigned-Evans, Fisher; Prologee-Barrymore; Epilogue-Suett. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17980416), except Epilogue again on 15 May.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17980416), except Epilogue again on 15 May.]
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak their songs; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Incidental to mainpiece: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [These were the same in all subsequent performances, except on 5 May.

958
27 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Matrimony

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Duke-Lewis; Lovel-Munden; Sir Harry (with the Mock Minuet)-Betterton; Freeman-Clarke; Phillip-Davenport; Tom-Rees; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Powel; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Follett; Lady Bab-Mrs Gilbert; Cloe-Mrs Masters; Cook-Mrs Norton; Mrs Kitty (with the Song, and Mock Minuet)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Follett

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Incledon; in 2nd piece: Strike the Harp in praise of Bragela-

959
23 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Munden, Farley, Townsend, Philipps (1st appearance this season), Claremont, Incledon, Mrs Martyr, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from text (Cadell and Davies, 1798): Old Insight-Munden; Puff-Farley; Faithless-Townsend; Colonel Fairfield-Philipps [in text: Clarke (see17981005)]; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Handy-Mrs Martyr; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Mountain [in text: Mrs Follett (see17981005)].in text: Mrs Follett (see17981005)].
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Fairfield Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: In course: Old Towler, Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

Monologue: Monologue. End 1st piece: (for that night only) a humourous, satirical Recitation, Kraniographon; selected from the favourite parts of G. A. Stevens's Lecture on Heads. in which: The Head of Alexander the Great-; The Head of a Lawyer-; The Head of a Cherokee-; Every Body's Coat of Arms-; The Head of a Quack Doctor-; The Head of Flattery-; Girdle of Venus-; The Quack Doctor's Coat of Arms-; The Head of Nobody-Mrs Mountain in the Character of a Student

960
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-C. Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Mathew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Edward

961
30 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Palmer Jun; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid- Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

962
15 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: The Stranger-Kemble; Count Wintersen-Holland; Baron Steinfort-Barrymore; Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; Peter-Suett; Francis-R. Palmer; Tobias-Aickin; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; Countess Wintersen-Miss Biggs; Charlotte-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

963
18 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Russell; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth

Song: In: Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Sedgwick, Dignum, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

964
20 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Tom-Maddocks; Coachman-Webb; Kingston-Fisher; Robert-Evans; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Russell; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Maddocks; Cloe-Mrs Roffey; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

965
04 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Trueman; Spouters-Fisher, Evans, Grimaldi; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

966
05 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Old Insight-Munden; Faithless-Townsend; Puff-Farley; Colonel Fairfield-Clarke; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Follett; Servant-Mrs Gilbert; Handy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Fairfield Actor: Mrs Follett

967
06 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverley-Kemble; Lewson-C. Kemble; Stukely-Barrymore; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Caulfield; Waiter-Webb; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Siddons; Charlotte-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

968
09 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Knight; Goodall-Davenport; Oldcastle-Emery; Valentine-Mansel; Slap-Thompson; Security-Rees; Lord Pride-Claremont; Lord Puff-Abbot; Constable-Platt; Mrs Highman-Mrs Gilbert; Charlotte-Miss Mansel; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

969
17 December 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Dowton; Freeman-Surmont; Philip-Sparks; Tom-Ryder; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Russell; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Coates; Cloe-Mrs Mills; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

970
08 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother

Performance Comment: . The Twins (with a Medley Prologue)-Bannister Jun.; the other Characters-Suett, R. Palmer, Dowton, Wewitzer, Wathen, Maddocks, Miss Mellon, Mrs Walcot, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from European Magazine, Apr. 1799, p. 258: Captain Melville-Bannister Jun.; Hezekiah Falkland (his twin)-Bannister Jun.; Tobias-Suett; Simon Sly-R. Palmer; Latitat-Dowton; Buckram-Wewitzer; Sparkle-Wathen; Bailiff-Maddocks; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Mrs Tabitha-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte Belmour-Miss DeCamp.]
Cast
Role: Charlotte Belmour Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Song: By permission of Dibdin End I: Advice; or, Old Mary and John-Bannister Jun; End II: The Country Club-Bannister Jun; III: Tom Tough-Bannister Jun

971
17 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Brumpton-Archer; Lord Hardy-Powell; Mr Campley-C. Kemble; Trusty-Packer; Cabinet-Caulfield; Sable-Wathen; Puzzle-Hollingsworth; Trim-Bannister Jun.; Lady Brumpton-Miss Pope; Lady Charlotte-Miss Biggs; Lady Harriet-Mrs Jordan; Mademoiselle D'Epingle-Miss DeCamp; Tattleaid-Miss Mellon; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Sparks; Kate Matchlock (with a favourite song from The Lord of the Manor)-Mr Suett.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

972
28 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: See17981004, but Dick-Bannister Jun.; Simon-Suett; Charlotte-Miss Mellon No others listed.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon No others listed.

Song: As17990524

973
10 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Hollingsworth; Monford-Caulfield; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Furnish-Suett; Simon-Russell; Nrs Pattypan-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Nancy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Heard

Song: As17990529

974
19 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17990606 but Simon-Wathen; Charlotte-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Heard.

Song: As17990529

975
05 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-[C.] Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Edward

Entertainment: Monologue. As17990622