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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.

23926
03 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Dreary Actor: C. Smith
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey Tawdrey Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: and a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Thomas-Arthur; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

23927
02 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for The Lying In Hospital, Duke St,, Grosvenor Square. Charges #84. Ready money, #58 4s. Tickets #132 6s. [Total #190 10s.] Bought 3 doz wax candles #4 4s. [Books balance with #1 9s. 9d. carried over as a profit, only to fall to #218 2s. 4d. in the red as a result of meeting Saturday's payroll.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17571021, but Zara-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Alonzo Actor: Anderson
Role: Perez Actor: R. Smith
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Osmyn Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

23928
05 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBarry play'd at C. Garden some little Noise, on Account of his being ye occasion of ye late Riot, & demanding more Money than usual-but his speech declaring his Innocence; King Lear went on in quiet (Cross). It is hoped that the Ladies and Gentlemen who took places for the Fatal Marriage this evening will excuse its not being acted 'till tomorrow, as it is impossible for Mrs Cibber to perform the character of Isabella without proper respit. The Old Comedy alter'd from Shirley [The Gamesters] will be reviv'd next week (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque Actor: Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Woodward, Palmer, Yates, Blakes, Burton, Usher, Jefferson, Walker, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Barton, Miss Macklin

23929
06 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Baker; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

23930
12 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17571116, but Othello-Barry; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: TheLover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

23931
14 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit] for a Gentlewoman under Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had fo Mrs Powell, at the Golden Leg in Fleet St.; at the Turk's Head Coffee-House in New Bond St.; and of Mr Varney at the theatre, where places in the Boxes may be taken (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: The Market, as17571126

23932
17 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. This day is publish'd The Male Coquette, or 1757, a Farce in 2 acts, As it is performing at Drury Lane. Printed for Paul Vaillant, faning Southampton St. in the Strand. Price 1s. (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17571004, but Macbeth-Garrick; Lady Macduff-Mrs Jefferson; Furies' Dance-Delatre.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Mrs Vernon. With proper Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Woodward, Palmer, Yates, Blakes, Burton, Usher, Jefferson, Walker, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Barton, Miss Macklin

23933
23 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Servant Actor: Brownsmith

Ballet: New Comic Entertainment of Dancing, call'dThe Prussian Camp. Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the Comedians; Characters of the Dance-Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance

Performance Comment: Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the Comedians; Characters of the Dance-Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.
Cast
Role: Characters of the Dance Actor: Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.

23934
26 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Night by the Crowd upon the upper Gallery Stairs two Women & a Man were Kill'd (Cross). 2 or 3 Persons squeezed to death getting into Drury Lane (Winston MS 8). The Tragedy of the Mourning Bride will be acted at the latter end of this week at Drury Lane, in which Mrs Glen will perform the character of Zara, it being the second time of her appearing on that stage. The reviv'd Comedy of the Gamesters and the tragedy of the Fatal Marriage will be played after the holidays. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque Actor: Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

23935
10 January 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Glen did Zara (bad) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570920, but Zara-Mrs Glen.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Glen.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17571223

Cast
Role: Characters of the Dance Actor: Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.

23936
16 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As 3 Oct. 1757, but Rutland-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17571217

23937
18 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Young Gentleman, first on any stage; Pierre-Davis, second on that stage; Priuli-Marshall; Duke-Clarke; Eliot-Pittard; Spinosa-Blakey; Theodore-Cotshall; Bedamar-Adcock; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Numps's Courtship

Cast
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Harvey
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Glenn
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: As17580112

23938
20 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hilliard.

23939
23 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17571126, but Monimia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Polydore Actor: Smith
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Condill
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

23940
26 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17571015, but Imoinda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Blandford Actor: Ridout
Role: Governor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17571105, but Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hilliard.

Dance: As17571217

23941
28 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Lady Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth. Receipts: #219 1s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of the surplus above #80 House Charges: #46 7s. 2d. Gave the yeoman of the Prince and Princess #1 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Flaminius Actor: Smith
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Pitt

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hilliard.

Dance: As17571217

23942
07 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 8s. 6d. Barry's 1!3 of profits came to #11 16s. 2d. Paid Mr Pollar for making 10 wishers [?] for the dances, 10s. Paid Mrs Paddick #1 6s. for sundries incident to Dioclesian (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Flaminius Actor: Smith
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hilliard.

Dance: As17571217

23943
09 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: TThe Market, as17571126

23944
10 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: An Oratorio. With several New Additions. Pit and Boxes to be put together. No person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half past Four, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. [Customary note for all oratorios this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Time And Truth

Performance Comment: Edition of wordbook (J. Watts, sold by B. Dod, 1758) lists Time, Counsel (or Truth), Beauty, Pleasure, Deceit, and Chorus. Deceit-Mrs Passerini. [(Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).](Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).]
Cast
Role: Deceit Actor: Mrs Passerini.

23945
11 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: See17571210, but Parts-Garrick, Yates, Woodward, Blakes, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Woodward, Blakes, Mrs Clive.

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17580131

Cast
Role: Characters of the Dance Actor: Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.

23946
13 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Tragedy is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque Actor: Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Young
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.

23947
18 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As Mrs Cibber is not quite recover'd of her illness, the new Tragedy of Agis is deferred for a day or two longer. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Young
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.

23948
21 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

23949
07 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets to be had of Dodsley in Pall Mall: Miller in the Strand; Chapelle in Grosvenor St.; and Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. Mrs Cibber's Benefit, on account of her illness, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till the 7th of next month. Cross For ye Author. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Cast
Role: Euanthe Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Sandane Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young
Role: Lysander Actor: Garrick
Role: Agesistrata Actor: Mrs Pritchard

23950
07 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17571210, but The Vocal parts-_Roberts, Mrs _Vincent; The Dances-_Desse.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: _Roberts, Mrs _Vincent
Role: Malcolm Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bellamy , 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217