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3086 results for: Keyword - Elizabeth Smith
We found 2101 matches on Performance Comments, 532 matches on Author, 437 matches on Event Comments, 243 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1026
20 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton, her first appearance on the stage in 2 years; Rutland-Miss Bellamy; Southampton-Berry; Burleigh-Havard; Raleigh-Blakes; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Horton, her first appearance on the stage in 2 years

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Master Vernon

1027
01 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Mossop; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Palmer; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Mozeen; Catesby-Marr; Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Master Simson; Tressel-Blakes; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1028
23 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Usher; Lieut-Jefferson; Edward V-Master Simson; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1029
20 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera

Performance Comment: Britannia-Sga Frazi; Peace-Miss Isabella Young; Liberty-Miss Brent; Genius of England-Mrs Vernon; Neptune-Champnes; 1st Shepherdess-Miss Elizabeth Young; 2nd Shepherdess-Miss Bricklayer; First Shepherd, First Sailor-Beard.
Cast
Role: 1st Shepherdess Actor: Miss Elizabeth Young

1030
24 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross, 1st time; Southampton-Havard; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Bransby; Lieutenant-Walker; Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Cowper; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

1031
01 June 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Holland, 1st time; Southampton-Havard; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Bransby; Lieutenant-Walker; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Dance Call'd The Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist, being their first time of appearing on that stage; IV: The Faggot Binders-Master Settree, Miss Twist

1032
19 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Garrick; Richmond-Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; King Henry-Havard; Tressel-Holland; Buckingham-Davies; Prince Edward-Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Norfolk-Burton; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duke of York-Miss Simson; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1033
09 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Sheridan, 1st appearance here in 16 years; King Henry-Havard; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Austin; King Edward-Master Cautherly; Duke of York-Miss Rogers; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

1034
03 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Actors only: Sheridan, Holland, Davies, Packer, Ackman, a young Gentlewoman (1st appearance); Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Pritchard. With a new Prologue, and Epilogue. Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Holland; Cecil-Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Countess of Rutland-Miss Mowat; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Kennedy; Raleigh-Packer; Lt of Tower-Ackman; New Prologue-Sheridan; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

1035
11 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17621218, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Cibber; Norfolk-Burton.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1036
04 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: As17661128, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Stephens; with Original Epilogue-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Norfolk Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

1037
28 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Barry; Southampton-Reddish; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieut. of Tower-Ackman; Rutland-Mrs Barry; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hopkins; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1038
03 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Aickin; Cecil-Gardner; Raleigh-Dancer; Lieutenant-Griffiths; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burton; Nottingham-Mrs Jefferies; Rutland-Miss Hayward .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Burton

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

1039
16 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17731108, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs P. Green.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs P. Green.
Role: Essex Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

1040
26 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Warwick-Reddish; King Edward-Clinch; Pembroke-J. Aickin; Buckingham-Fawcett; Messenger-Griffith; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Baddeley, first appearance here in 3 years; Lady Clifford-Miss Sherry; Margaret of Anjou-Miss Younge; Suffolk-Packer; Original Epilogue-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first appearance here in 3 years

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

1041
26 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Clinch, first time; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-L'Estrange; Lieut.-Thompson; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Nottingham-Miss Sherman; Rutland-Mrs Hartley, first time.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Melmoth, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids, With Additions & Alterations

1042
06 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17751114, but Lady Elizabeth Gray-Mrs King; first time, and Original Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Elizabeth Gray Actor: Mrs King
Role: Earl of Warwick Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1043
07 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. Richard-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King Henry-Younger; Catesby-T. Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Davies; Stanley-Fearon; Norfolk-Griffiths; Tyrrell-Kenny; Oxford-Stevens; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Hunter; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1044
24 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper (with the original Prologue)-West; Major Belford-Newton; Prattle-Smith; Emily-Mrs Lefevre; Bell-Mrs Robinson; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: Smith

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

1045
19 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-West; Burleigh-Burnett; Southampton-Cooke; Sir Walter Raleigh-Everard; Officer-Massey; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burden; Nottingham-Mrs Bailey; Rutland-The Lady who performed Belvidera [on 15 June; unidentified].on 15 June; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost; or, The Dead Man Alive

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

1046
10 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Parsons, Aickin, Palmer, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (J. Dodsley [et al], 1779): Gradus-King; Doiley-Parsons; Sandford-Aickin; Granger-Palmer; Elizabeth-Mrs Brereton; Charlotte-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton

1047
20 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Albion Queens; or, The Death of Mary Queen of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Wroughton; Davison-L'Estrange; Morton-Fearon; Gifford-Thompson; Cecil-Hull; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Jackson; Douglas-Mrs Bulkley; Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1048
01 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Brunton (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Bensley; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Bannister Jun.; Stanley-Gardner; Norfolk-Wood; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Cuyler; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1049
17 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex (1st time)-Henderson; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-L'Estrange; Lieutenant-Thompson; Officer-J. Wilson; Southampton-Wroughton; Rutland (1st time)-Mrs Barnes; Nottingham-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hunter (1st appearance these 5 years) .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hunter

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Poney Races by Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews; End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409

1050
31 January 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles I

Performance Comment: King Charles-Connell; Fairfax-Diamond; Duke of York-Mrs Hudson; Duke of Gloucester-Miss Barnes; Bishop Juxon-Banyard; Ireton-Loader; Colonel Tomlinson-Ferguson; Duke of Richmond-Randall; Marquis of Lindsey-Wood; Servant-Cooper; Bradshaw-Thompson; Oliver Cromwell-Gray; Lady Fairfax-Miss Clarke; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Brooksbank; Queen-Miss Greenleaf. With an Occasional Prologue .
Cast
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Brooksbank

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera (Last Act only)

Dance: In afterpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton. IMITATIONS. End of mainpiece a variety of new Imitations by a Gentleman [probably Kean (see17850124)]. VAUDEVILLE. After the Imitations A Comic Sketch of the Times by Ryder, Greville, Mrs Hudson; and Bucks have at ye All by Cross