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15545 results for: Keyword - Miss Smith
We found 14577 matches on Performance Comments, 4443 matches on Performance Title, 2010 matches on Event Comments, 218 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

26
11 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17301027, but Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Smith.

27
16 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir Timothy Gripe-Bardin; Lovewell-Stoppeler; Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Clown-Pearce; Leonora-Miss Smith; Margery-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Smith

28
05 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17301228, but Phillida-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Smith.

29
25 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Jaffeir Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: As17310123, but Margery-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Smith.

30
26 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Performance Comment: As17310106, but Jobson-Morgan; Sir Richard-Huddy; Spirits-Miss Smith, Master Woodward; Lettice-_.
Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Miss Smith, Master Woodward
Role: Rowland Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Smith.

31
06 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17301210, but Anne Page-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The [Country] Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Smith.

32
08 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Barden; Clerimont-Havard; Toby-Morgan; Snuffle-Bullock; Grist-W. Williams; Dame Hackett-Pearce; Dorcas-Burny; Maid-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Smith.

33
15 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Giffard; Orestes-Rosco; Phaenix-Huddy; Pylades-W. Williams; Hermione-Mrs Giffard; Andromache-Mrs Haughton; Cephisa-Mrs Thomas; Cleone-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

34
22 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cynick; Or, The Force Of Virtue

Performance Comment: Alexander-W. Giffard; Apelles-Giffard; Diogenes-Huddy; Clytus-Rosco; Hephestion-Havard; Melippus-Bullock; Parmenio-Beaumont; Manes-Morgan; Granicus-Collet; Psyllus-Bardin; Citizens-W. Williams, Pearce; Campaspe-Mrs Giffard; Lais-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Lais Actor: Miss Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

35
01 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17311211, but Hob-Pearce; Sir Thomas-Collett; Dick-Master Woodward; Old Hob-W. Williams; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Flora-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Miss Smith; Hob's Mother-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Smith

Dance:

36
08 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Throwster

Performance Comment: Worthy-Stoplar; Crafty-Bardin; Beau Pulvil-Bullock; Dunce-Pearce; Marinda-Miss Smith; Jenny-Mrs Palmer; Betty Wheadle-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Marinda Actor: Miss Smith

37
13 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: Temple Beau-Giffard; Sir Avarice-Collet; Sir Harry-Morgan; Veromel-W. Giffard; Valentine-W. Williams; Young Pedant-Bullock; Pincet-Bardin; Lucy-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gravely-Mrs Haughton; Bellaria-Mrs Morgan; Clarissa-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Smith.

38
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Cushing; Ballance-Furnival; Worthy-Massey; Brazen-Singleton; Kite-L. Hallam; Bullock-Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Bambridge; Rose-Miss Smith; Lucy-Mrs Beckham; Sylvia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Smith

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

Performance Comment: Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Dance Actor: Jo. Granier, Miss Granier

39
21 December 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-Wooler; Patie-Richardson; Roger-White; Symon-M'Clean; Glaud-Cross; Bauldy-Murray; Peggy-Mrs Burnett; Jenny-Miss Miller; Madge-Donaldson; Mause-Burnett; Prologue-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Richardson; Charlotte-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Smith.

Song: III: The Flowers of Edinburgh-

Dance: Hornpipe-Clark

Entertainment: End of Play: The Three Old Women Weatherwise; Description of a Storm-Wooler

40
16 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Grist
Role: Miss Wooburn Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Miss Spinster Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Governor

Performance Comment: As17930311but European Officer-_; here called Henriquez-Byrn; Insurgent Chief-_; called Nunez-Farley; Creolian Girl-_; called Orra-Miss Smith; Governor-Follett given no name; Natives of the Island-Messrs Jones, etc.
Cast
Role: called Orra Actor: Miss Smith
Role: see17930316 Notaries Actor: Hill, Smith
Role: Creolian Girl Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Black Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield

41
22 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Bernard; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Miss Grist; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Grist
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Bar Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane. As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith

Performance Comment: As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Old Kathlane Actor: Miss Smith.

42
15 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Coker, Cook, Newhouse, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Scotch Dance-Newhouse, Miss Smith; Marie-Cook, Miss Schoolding; The last Comic Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

43
12 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith and Miss Lindar. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: See17181219, but With an Epilogue-Miss Lindar in a Harlequin Dress.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: Miss Lindar in a Harlequin Dress.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow; A new Dance-Miss Lindar, a Boy that never perform'd on the Stage before; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

44
26 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: denefit Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Lally's Scholar, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

45
12 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith, Kellom's Scholar, Buck, Cross, Williams. Receipts: money #9 8s.; tickets #61 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Smith; particularly a new Swedish Dale Karle-

46
23 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With New Habits, Scenes, Decorations and Music. Full Prices. Songs in the Entertainment will be given out at the Theatre. Afterpiece compos'd by Love, perform'd with success (Victor, I, 40). [N.B. In June 1762 the King of the Cherokee Indians arrived with two of his chiefs to pay respects to King George III. On 28 August they appeared at Marylebone Gardens. A dmission Price to see them 6d. (London Chronicle, No 857 & 860).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Froment
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Song: IV: Miss Young

47
16 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performance Comment: Act I. Scene I. A View in Laplandv; The Death and Renovation of the Elk-; Harlequin-Farley; Whalebone-Follett; Ulan Shmolinski Czernsdorff [, the Gynosophist-Thompson; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr; [Scene II. Cornhillv-Mr Deputy Gobble's Housev; The False Step-O'Flanagan's Blunders-The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone; Sailor-Townsend; Polly-Mrs Mountain (with the Duetto, Oh! welcome home, my dearest Jack, composed by Shield); English Amazonians-Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson; [Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev. The Widow Bewitched-How to restore a Deputy Common Council-Man. Scene IV. Outside of Dancing, Shaving and Hair-dressing Academyv; Scene V. Inside of Dancing Academyv; In which The Long Minuet-(Taken from the Caricature Print [see17951109]); Principal Dancers-Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand; Dancing Master-Simmons; [Scene VI. Inside of Hair-dressing Academyv; Shaving made easy to the meanest Capacity. Master of the Academy-Wilde; Irish Song-Johnstone; [To conclude with a Dance of Block Heads-; [Act II. Scene I. Cornhillv; Lord Mayor's Coach returning to Guildhall. I sup with Gobble, My names's O'Flanagan-Johnstone?; [Scene II. A Streetv; A Balcony on each side of the Stage. The Lover's Leap-Harlequin's Flight across the Theatre. Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev; The Power of Harmony. Music hath Charms-O'Flanagan's performance on the Violin-Water parted from the Sea-The Lads of the Village-Come sing round my favorite Tree-and Stoney Batter, all the same to O'Flanagan. Scene IV. A Tavernv; A Meeting of the Council-Men. Most Learned Debates!!-The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot; [Scene the Last. A View of Londonv; taken from the Surrey Shorev, with an exact Representation of the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. To conclude with a Dance-; a Finale-[composed by Shield.composed by Shield.
Cast
Role: English Amazonians Actor: Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson
Role: Principal Dancers Actor: Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand

48
09 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day; or, A Flight from Lapland

Performance Comment: Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone; Alderman Gobble-Powel; Whalebone-Knight; Ulan Shmolinski Czernsdorff, the Gynosophist-Thompson; Hairdresser-Wilde; Sailor-Townsend; Common Councilmen-Davenport, Williamson; Ballad Singer-Rees; Jew-Simmons; Turner-Follett; Postillion-Abbot; Coachman-Street; John-Ledger; Harlequin-Farley; Mrs Gobble-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Servant Maids-Mrs Watts, Mrs Platt, Mrs Castelle, Miss Ives, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Smith, Mrs Master; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Servant Maids Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Platt, Mrs Castelle, Miss Ives, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Smith, Mrs Master

Dance: I afterpiece: The Long Minuet- taken from the Caricature Print of that title [The Long Minuet as Danced at Bath, by H. W. Bunbury; see17951116]

49
09 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lad Of The Hills; Or, The Wicklow Gold Mine

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Fawcett, Bowden, Towsend, Richardson, Thompson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain. Cast from Airs (T. N. Longman, 1796): Yemon-Incledon; Granaghan-Johnstone; Thady-Fawcett; Maunus-Bowden; Devereux-Townsend; Tinihinch-Richardson; Dross-Thompson; Phelim-Mrs Martyr; Jesse-Mrs Clendining; Shelah-Mrs Mountain; Irish Peasantry Defenders White Boys-Linton, Williamson, Street, Follett, Simmons, Spofforth, Blurton, Rees, Abbot, Holland, Wilde, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Follett, Miss E. Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Ives, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Irish Peasantry Defenders White Boys Actor: Linton, Williamson, Street, Follett, Simmons, Spofforth, Blurton, Rees, Abbot, Holland, Wilde, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Follett, Miss E. Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Ives, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Miss Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Crotchet Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: With a new Irish Ballet (composed by Byrn)Spinsters' Lottery-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Watts, Miss Smyth, Mlle St.Amand. [Announced in playbill, but "The dance advertised was changed to another, on account of the indisposition of one of the performers" (Morning Herald, 11 Apr.).

50
08 January 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Reynolds, Wells, Mullart, Stopler, Fielding, Lacy, Mrs Lindsey, Miss Wood, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Martin, Miss Smith, Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Reynolds, Wells, Mullart, Stopler, Fielding, Lacy, Mrs Lindsey, Miss Wood, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Martin, Miss Smith, Miss Palms.