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25144 results for: Keyword - Mrs and Miss Smith
We found 26692 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5649 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 22 matches on Author.

1101
28 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre and Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Garrick; Sancho-King; Toledo-Blakes; Jacinta-Miss Pope, 1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer; Lopez-Yates; Felix-Burton; Alvarez-Bransby; Metaphrastus-Philips; Camilla-Mrs Davies; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: A Louvre and Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pope

Song: Mrs Vincent

1102
05 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell and Singleton (Boxkeepers), Page (Housekeeper), and Miss Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Verhuyck, Emmet, and Palmer (Pit Doorkeepers) and Driscoll will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Mattocks
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Anderson.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bland.

1103
09 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17491211, but Florella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Page Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500326 but Puff-_; Flash-Shuter; Biddy-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs James

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

1104
23 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard. Charges #60. Deficiency to Miss Hilliard #28 7s. covered by #55 8s. from tickets. Paid Servandoni as an advance #5 5s. Receipts: #31 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Dorax-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Moluch-Sparks; Benducar-Bridgwater; Mufti-Arthur; Mustapha-Dunstall; Antonio-Anderson; Zeydan-Bencraft; Johayma-Mrs Bambridge; Morayma-Mrs Barrington; Alvarez-Ridout; Almeyda-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Anderson
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Almeyda Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

1105
10 November 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Charlotte Skinner. Tickets to be had at Miss Skinner's Lodgings, No 4, Angel Court, Windmill St., Haymarket (Daily Advertiser). A Concert. As no money can be taken, only those given tickets by Miss Skinner can be admitted. As this Advertisement was sent too late to be altered in the Daily Advertiser, it is hoped that the Advertisement inserted in that Paper for this Entertainment will not be regarded, as to any Money being taken for places. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Charlotte Skinner.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Miss Charlotte Skinner.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1106
02 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Winstone and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by Palmer and Miss Batcheldor will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17530228, but Cardinal Campeius-Burton; Suffolk-Blakes; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Sands-Shuter; Cromwell-Mozeen; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Lacey.
Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Shuter
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Shuter
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: MMinuet-Piettro, Miss Batcheldor

1107
10 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Pit and Boxes laid together, and Stage, for better accommodation of the Ladies, will be form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets to be had of Barry at the corner of Bow St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. [This month was printd The Town, a Satire by Wm. Kenrick, with especial attack upon Garrick and Garrick's plays. In Miss in her Teens, he boasts the strange pretense, To satire Coxcombs, while he murders sense." Kenrick is one of the few who criticizes Garrick (p. 21) for playing a low character Abel Drugger, rather than a king. He yields indirect praise to Janeton Auretti by blaming the town for cheering her dance, while neglecting the players: @Yet if Janeton shakes her slender feet@How loud the thunder clatters through the Pit.@ Prologue intended to have been spoken on the Revival of The Distress'd Mother, for the Benefit of Mr Barry, but omitted through some misunderstanding. Written by Mr Rolt, printed in Gentleman's Magazine, March 1748, p. 134.] Receipts: #270 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #80 3s. 6d.; tickets, #118 5s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Barry for first time; Pyrrhus-Delane; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Andromache, with the original Epilogue-Mrs Cibber; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Winstone; Cleone-Mrs Ridout; Cephisa-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: with the original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti

1108
04 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. We hear that the two young Africans will be at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden this night, to see the Spanish Fryar, for the Benefit of Miss Falkner. [Page missing from the General Advertiser with the Bill this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Copen
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Lowe; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Quorum-Marten; Phoebe-Miss Falkner her first in that.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Falkner her first in that.

Song: Miss Falkner

1109
24 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17491023, but Jacyntha-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Strictland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Buckle Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time in that character

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500421 but Tag-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Jardin; III: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Song: IV: Go Rose-Miss Falkner

1110
26 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase and Miss Thomas. Tickets of Scrase at Mr Cross's in Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; of Miss Thomas at the Ring and Pearl, Duke's Court, Bow St., and at stage door. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edward V Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Dollallola Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Song: Miss Thomas

1111
05 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Cremonini & Managers. Miss Wright being very ill Mr Vernon made an Apology & her part in the opera was cut out (Hopkins). Opera for the last time this season. Receipts: #140 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #76 12s. [Profit to Sga Cremonini: #63 12s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Champnes
Role: Thamiris Actor: Miss Young
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Agenor Actor: Mrs Dorman
Related Works
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

Cast
Role: The Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker
Role: A Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

1112
13 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Edwards , her first appearance

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17680608 but Miss Biddy-_.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandermere, first appearance in that Character
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Davis.

Dance: As17680530

1113
12 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Holtom and Merrifield. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges: half house charge to Davis #32 5s. minus half Receipts, deficit to Davis #18 12s. 9d.; half house charge to Holtom and Merrifield 32 5s. minus half Receipts, deficit to Holtom #9 6s. 4 1!2d.; deficit to Merrifield #9 6s. 4 1!2d.; covered by income from tickets: Davis #76 10s. (Box 97; Pit 259; Gallery 134); Holtom #28 17s. (Box 25; Pit 110; Gallery 61); Merrifield #45 16s. (Box 93; Pit 114; Gallery 57) (Account Book). Receipts: #27 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17700222, but Claudio-Wroughton; Escalus-Davis; Elbow-Holtom; Mariana-Miss Ogilvie; Juliet-Miss Garman.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Garman.
Role: Friar Peter Actor: R. Smith
Role: Francisca Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17700510, but Flash-Davis; Loveit-Perry; Biddy-Miss Ogilvie; Add Jasper-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Green

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17700420

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

1114
26 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17730519, but Jasper-Courtney; Tagg-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Craven

Dance: As17730723

1115
21 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17211104, but Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Miss Lindar; particularly Harlequin-

1116
04 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Hob-Miller; Flora-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Lindar.

Song: Miss Lindar

Dance: LLe Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; new Dance-Lally, Miss Tenoe

1117
12 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17290215, but Harriet-Mrs Horton; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance:

1118
17 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Rogers. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Miss Oates taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17311005, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Song: Miss Raftor

1119
21 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Desire of severl Persons of Distinction. [Daily Advertiser, 21 Aug., has a poem: On Miss Atherton's Playing the Part of Lucy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Trueman-Wm. Mills; Barnwell Sr-J. Roberts; Maria-Miss Williams; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mears

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance:

1120
08 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Medina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17410203, but Polly-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Medina.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Yates

Song: Miss Medina

1121
03 September 1745 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Rayner. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bacchus And Circe

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It; or, Harlequin's Whim

Dance: Miss Rayner

1122
24 March 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cymber. 6 p.m. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. A Concert, etc. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Cymber her first on any stage; Alicia-Mrs Clarke; Hastings-Young Gentleman; with a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Cymber her first on any stage
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1123
20 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d. [Usual concert formula. See letter to today's Daily Advertiser wherein Foote is threatened with being horsewhipped if he puts on his Diversions. This is part of Foote's publicity program.] Several of Miss Cymber's Friends [at the Play Jane Shore] mistaking the House for the Theatre in James St., are desir'd to observe this is facing the Opera House in the Haymarket.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Miss Cymber her second time on any stage; Castalio-(by desire) young Gentleman that played Hastings; parts-company that played Jane/Shore see17470324.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Cymber her second time on any stage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1124
30 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, White, Holtom. Tickets deliver'd by Jona, Jarvis, Mlle Vivier, and Miss Condel will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Cast
Role: Heartly Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

1125
09 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Miss Young. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17570120, but Sir Sampson-Marten; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Barrington.
Role: Trapland Actor: Collins
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Valentine Actor: Smith
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Taapland Actor: Collins
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Conjuror Actor: Anderson
Role: Coachman Actor: C. Smith
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Song: Miss Young

Dance: Poitier, Mad Capdeville