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7556 results for: Keyword - Mr Smiths
We found 4493 matches on Event Comments, 2928 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 72 matches on Roles/Actors, and 37 matches on Author.

1676
24 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End III: The Triumph of Love, as17761107:

1677
10 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End III: The Irish Fair, as17761031

1678
18 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

1679
26 January 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Monologues End I: Bucks have at Ye All-Master Russell; End I afterpiece: an Address to the Ladies on the subject of Jealousy-Master Russell; Imitations End: of several Dramatic Characters-Master Russell

1680
26 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1681
08 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1682
13 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zoraida

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Song: See17791214

1683
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End II: Miller

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

1684
09 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1685
17 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

1686
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)

1687
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]

1688
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

1689
02 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

1690
13 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague or The Giants 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.]

1691
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

1692
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

1693
11 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Governor or The Creolian Insurrection

1694
26 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1695
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

1696
11 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Taste

1697
June 1697 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In The Moon

1698
March 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

1699
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

1700
03 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars 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.]