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We found 2796 matches on Performance Comments, 646 matches on Performance Title, 483 matches on Event Comments, 336 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2426
24 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Rosco; Gripe-Arthur; Leander-Hallam; Octavian-Hale; Shift-Jones; Sly-Smith; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Smith

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-French Boy and Girl

2427
03 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Boors Actor: James, Smith, Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Smith

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2428
23 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Hardy-Delane; Trim-James; Sable-Hippisley; Brumpton-Roberts; Campley-Hallam; Trusty-Bridgwater; Puzzle-Rosco; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Charlot-Mrs Stevens; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Cross; Tattleaid-Mrs Martin; Cabinet-Gibson; Swagger-Mullart; Bumkin-Smith; Tom-James; Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Bumkin Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17410121

2429
24 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17410106, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Oates; Country Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; Rural Swain and Nymph-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

2430
24 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17410216, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, Louvre-Signora Barberini

2431
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Crack-James; Sir Gregory Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah Nestlecock-Smith; Lady Grey Goose-Mrs Hill; Miss Grey Goose-Mrs Love; Bellamy-Jones; Captain Strut-Lacy; Servant-Davis; Page-Miss Mullart; Betty-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Sir Nehemiah Nestlecock Actor: Smith

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

2432
14 September 1741 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian, With The Comical Humours Of Geta, Servant To Diocles

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin the Man in the Moon; With His Adventures in Southwark Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Sq. Gooseacre-Vaughn; His Man Addlehead-Warner; Luna-Miss White; Countrymen-Wallis, Peterson, Bembridge; Countrywomen-Mrs Freeman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Carr.
Cast
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Freeman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Carr.

Dance: TThe General Reconcilement-

2433
21 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Chapman; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; First King of Brentford-Roberts; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Second King of Brentford-Harrington; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Mullart; General-Stephens; Lieut General-Stevens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Mrs Villeneuve; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Salway; Amarillis-Miss Burgess; Chloris-Mrs Mullart; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers horse and foot, Cardinals, Judges, Sargeant at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes, Machines, Habits, other Decoration proper to the play; With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Cashell

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

2434
07 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411028, but the Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Miss Davis included in the Metamorphoses of Harlequin pantomime; Country Lads-_; Country Lasses-_; 1st Nymph-Signora Domitella replaces Sga Barberina; 2nd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 3rd Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Nymph-_; Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers. Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers.

2435
26 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Wolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Cashell; Hubert-Hale; Vandunk-Mullart; Prince Prigg-Woodward; Orator Higgen-Hippisley; Prince Ferrit-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Marten; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Boors Actor: James, Smith, Marten

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

2436
04 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17411002, but Clodie-Woodward; Sancho-Vaughan; Monsieur-Stoppelaer; Jacques-Smith; Angelina-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Jacques Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

2437
26 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17411121, but Smith-Berry.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; II: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

2438
08 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17420105, but Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Rebour; Mercury-Reinhold; 2nd Sylvan-Mrs Wright; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Moudet; 5th Sylvan-Mlle LeFont; Demons-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mlle Fabres; Country Lads, Lasses-Dupre, Lestrande, Davenport, Mlle Maudet, Mlle Renos, Miss Short; Gardeners-Davenport, Destrade; Elements Earth-Richardson, Mrs Wright; Aior-Villeneuve, Mlle Fabres; Fire-Mlle Auguste [alone]; Water-Picq, Mlle Bonneval.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

2439
25 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17411226, but Smith-Delane; Other Characters-Mrs Bennet replaces $Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane

Dance: LLa Foullies-the Fausans

Ballet: LLes Satires Puny. As17420106

2440
03 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; two Kings of Brentford-Vaughan, Clough; Prince Pretty@man-Marshall; Volscius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Paget; Thunder and Lightning-Dunstall, Miss Naylor; Players, Soldiers, Cardinals, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; the facetious Grand Dance-the Whole Company; King Phiz-Julian; Gentleman Usher-Yates; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Chloris-Mrs Yates; Pallas-Blakes; Parthenope-Miss E. Hippisley; With the total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; the part of Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Mrs Bishop; Likewise Mr Bayes's Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle by his new@rais'd Troops-; With Dancing-, Scenes, Machines, Habits, other proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

Dance: As17420115

2441
03 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17420127, but Don Lewis alias Don Choleric, Snap-shorto-de Testy,-James; Sancho-Goodall; Antonio-Stoppelaer; Charino-Smith; Governor-_; Jacques-_; Honoria-_.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Smith
Role: Jacques Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17420430 V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Under the Greenwood Tree-Roberts; End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: IV: Cries of London-Salway

2442
04 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Hippisley; Beau-Chapman; Hogstye-Woodward; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Oronces-Hale; Roger-Marten; Quaint-James; Fruitful-Vaughan; Tradesmen-Stoppelaer, Smith; Euphronia-Mrs Hale; Mrs Fruitful-Mrs Martin; Dorio-Mrs Pritchard; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Songs proper to the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Tradesmen Actor: Stoppelaer, Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: Songs in Masonry-Salway, Bencraft; Arra my Judy (by desire)-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Dance: PPantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

2443
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: PPhillips and Yeates' Booth, opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield, during the time of bf. Boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is an extraordinary Band of Music promis'd. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane; Miser-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Clown-Dove.
Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Smith

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

2444
07 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

2445
06 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; Two Kings-Buckley, Clough; King Phyz-Julian; Usher-Dunstall; Volcius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Carr; Prettyman-a Gentleman; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Pallas-Dighton; Chloris-Mr E. Giffard; Parthenope-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

2446
21 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; A Sylvan-Mlle Domitilla; 2nd Sylvan-Mrs Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Miss Hillyard; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LeFont; Follower of Ceres-Mlle Auguste; Demons-Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Dupre; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Dodson, Mlle Maudet, Miss Short; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Dumont, Mlle Auguste; Water-Picq, Mlle Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

2447
08 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Auguste; 2nd Sylvan-Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LaFont; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Columbine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Jackson, Mlle Maudet, Mrs Fawkes; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Water-Picq, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

2448
04 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Smith-Cross; Vocal Parts-Raftor, Ray.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Cross

Dance: As17430324

Song: II: Song-Beard

2449
30 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17430404 but Smith-Berry.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 III: Sicilian Peasants, as17430310

2450
06 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Bayes-Mrs Clive; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129