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7548 results for: Keyword - Mr Smiths
We found 4491 matches on Event Comments, 2928 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 72 matches on Roles/Actors, and 31 matches on Author.

1676
08 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1677
13 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zoraida

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Song: See17791214

1678
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

1679
09 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1680
17 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

1681
10 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

1682
27 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epitbalamium [not listed in playbill, but see17811129]

1683
18 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, As17820104

1684
02 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

1685
13 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-R. Palmer; Teague Harlequin-Milbourn; Italian Merchant-Burton; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Booth; Giant of the Causeway-Master Simmons; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Sands, Clarke, Oldfield; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Lyons; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-Nicolini; Harlequin with one Leg-Milbourn; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .
Cast
Role: Anchor Smiths Actor: Brett, Sands, Clarke, Oldfield

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Ballet by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1686
09 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: In Act II of mainpiece an Ode (composed by Dr Cooke). Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster

1687
21 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: As17860223

Monologue: 1786 03 21 End of mainpiece A Sketch of the Fashions; or, Belles have ye all by Mrs Jordan

1688
11 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Governor; or, The Creolian Insurrection

1689
26 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1690
28 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have his Own

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

1691
June 1697 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In The Moon

1692
March 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

1693
18 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz. A full Piece of Music of the famous Signior Pepusch-Mr Banister, Mr Dean, Mr Lamour; A set of Airs for the Arch/Lute and Violin-the Two Mr Deans, composed on purpose by Mr Dean Jun; A Sonata for the Arch/Lute and Flute Alleman-Mr Dean Jun, Mr Latour; Singing to the Arch/Lute-Mr Hughes; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Mr Dean Sen; A Cantata to the Arch/Lute-Mr Newbury; Singing to the Arch/Lute-a Gentleman come on purpose from Worchester

1694
03 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1695
20 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrn

1696
07 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

1697
08 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

1698
16 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: A comic Dance call'd The German Hunters-Master Settree, Miss Twist

1699
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1700
21 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar