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2695 results for: Keyword - O. Smith
We found 2197 matches on Performance Comments, 404 matches on Event Comments, 334 matches on Performance Title, 13 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
28 June 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comedy of three Acts [by Foote]. By Authority. Open'd by Mr Foote. Most of the performers entirely new. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Doors to be opened at five. Curtain drawn up at seven. [Notice repeated in subsequent bills. Genest, IV, 599, lists Smith as Sir George.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Induction by Foote-Foote; Smart-Smith; Canker-Misdale; Pearse-Pearse; Play: Sir William-Baddeley; R. Wealthy-Hyde; Sir George-Shaw; Shift-Foote; Loader-Davis; Dick-Weston; Transfer-Blakey; Mrs Cole-Foote; Lucy-Miss Burden (Edition of 1760).
Cast
Role: Smart Actor: Smith

Dance:

102
11 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #28 2s. 6d. Rec'd of Rev'd Mr Smith in full for his share of Tickets ye 9th Inst. #2 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

103
30 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. The Charges include House charge: #63, plus Wax Candles #1 5s. plus Extra Guards #1 5s. 6d., plus a French Horn and 2 Side drums 7s. Receipts: #83 4s. 6d. plus #174 7s. from tickets (Box 382; Pit 447; Gallery 118) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Smith, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

104
05 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at Doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17611106, but Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennet; Don Manuel-Gardner; Sancho-R. Smith; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Priest-Wignel.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

105
14 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17631015, but Shoemaker-Anderson; Sir John Friendly-R. Smith; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: R. Smith
Role: Loveless Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

106
07 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson; R. Smith, Widow Marten. None admitted behind scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17641030, but Lord Rake-R. Smith; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-[under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: R. Smith
Role: Heartfree Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End of Play: Rural Love, as17641212

107
17 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) Book-Keeper at the Stage Door. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Charmion-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

108
02 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and R. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17660320 but Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; 3rd Spirit-_; The Dances-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Role: Second Spirit Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End of Masque: The Drunken Peasant, as17660421

109
11 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of indisposition of Mrs Pinto. Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to each beneficiary #2 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Legg #84 2s. (Box 129; Pit 251; Gallery 142); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #74 15s. (Box 102; Pit 219; Gallery 164).] Paid Bryan a bill for writing parts #1 1s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #27 2s. Paid Condell for Coach hire, the last command by order of Mr Beard 2s. (Account Book). Before 5 went to ye Play...It was played tolerably well; Cleopatra very well by Mrs Bellamy, Octavia (for ye 1st time) by Mrs Mattocks, Antony by Smith, Vent. by Gibson not badly. We had ye Dances, Rural Love and ye Wapping Landlady (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #76 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Octavia-Mrs Mattocks (1st time).
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

110
23 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. Neville MS Diary: At 6, went into the Pit...House not very full. King John was performed with new Dresses and Decorations. Powell and Smith are good in York and the Bastard, and Mrs Bellamy in Constance....The entertainment was the procession of the Coronation, with the ceremony of the Champion. Every truly free soul, on seeing a representation of such extravagant pageantry, must abhor that form of Government, of the superfluous trappings of which it is but a small specimen. Receipts: #91s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell; Pembroke-Davis; Prince Henry-Lewes; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Perry; Bastard-Smith; Faulconbridge-Weller; Austria-Morris; Hubert-Bensley, 1st time; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Dyer; Chatillon-Hull; Governor of Angiers-Wignell; Pandulph-Gibson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Prince Arthur-Miss Ford; Lady Blanch-Mrs DuBellamy; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

111
29 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Oliver Goldsmith]: Never Perform'd Before. [Quick, mentioned by Genest, does not appear on the playbill. The Edition of 1768 casts Mrs White as Landlady, and Cushing as Butler. It does not include Morris or Morgan, but adds Post@Boy-Quick; Bailiff-R. Smith; Dubardieu-Holtom. (See 1 Feb.) The Theatrical Monitor, No XI (6 Feb.), reviews the mainpiece in a lukewarm, judicial manner.] Receipts: #227 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Shuter, Woodward, Bensley, Clarke, Dunstall, Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Mrs White, Mrs Bulkley. Croaker-Shuter; Honeywood-Powell; Lofty-Woodward; Leontine-Bensley; Sir William Honeywood-Clarke; Jarvis-Dunstall; Bailiff-R. Smith; Postboy-Quick; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Garnet-Mrs Green (Genest, V, 189);Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Good-Natured Man Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

112
13 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: A Tragedy (Written by Voltaire) and translated by [Dr Thomas Francklin] the Author of The Earl of Warwick. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies are desired to send their servants by 4 o'clock. Mrs Yates will be particularly oblig'd to those Ladies, and Gentlemen, who have seats in the Pit, if they will be co kind as to come as early as possible to prevent confusion in getting their places. [Genest V, 242, conjectures the following assignment of parts: Orestes-Smith; Aegisthus-Bensley; Pammenes-Clarke; Pylades-Perry; Electra-Mrs Yates; Clytemnestra-Mrs Ward; Iphisa-Mrs Bulkley.] Charges #65 7s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #39 1s. plus #180 10s. from 722 Box tickets (Account Book). Total House value #284 18s. 6d. Receipts: #104 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: Characters-Smith, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Yates; With a New Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Smith, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

113
08 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710206, but Phillip-R. Smith; In Act IV: a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Phillip Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422[with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

114
21 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: Altered from Corneille [by Colley Cibber?]. Never Performed There. Pit and Boxes laid together (playbill). Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Yates #39 7s. 6d., plus #179 from tickets (Box and Pit 716). Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #5 19s. 9d. Paid John Smith for a Blue cloth suit lac'd with gold #9 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena; Or, The Heroic Daughter

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Smith; Don Alvarez-Bensley; Don Gormaz-Clarke; Don Ferdinand-Hull; Don Sanchez-Savigny; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Belzara-Mrs Mattocks; Ximena-Mrs Yates; By Particular Desire an Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Don Carlos Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Fleece Actor: R. Smith

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312 End II Farce: A Comic Dance, as17711031

115
06 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Smith Patty for the first time very well & great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Tallow chandler's 2nd bill #36 9s. 5d.; Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #21 9s.; Mr Weston per order Mr G. G. #7 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #156 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Mervin-J. Bannister; Theodosia-Young Gentlewoman who played the part of Biddy (Miss Jarratt) [see17721103]; Patty-Mrs Smith[, who played Silvia in Cymon; Lord Aimworth-Davies; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Fanny-Miss Pope; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17720922

116
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Smith Polly (first time) very well (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell and Mr Dimon 5 guineas each per order, #10 10s.; Mr Clinch ditt, #5 5s.; Rec'd stopages #20 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Polly-Mrs Smith; first time. In III: Hornpipe-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

117
25 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 14 years. [See 4 May 1772.] Paid Hewetson & Co. (lacemen) #13 6s.; Thomson (smith) #52 7s. 6d.; Stacy (colourman) #13 12s.; J. Johnston's Music Bill #26 15s.; Mr Hopkins (for author of Maid of Oak's) Bill #4 4s.; Mr Luppino for making dresses &c. #64 14s. 6d.; Cole (turner) #16 2s.; G. Garrick on Acct #100; Chorus 2 nights (Courtney excluded) #2 15s. Receipts: #123 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Palmer; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Belford-Usher; Child-Master Pulley; Carlos-J. Aickin; Sampson-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; In III: Epithalamium-(with a new Duet by Dibdin); the Vocal Parts-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

118
17 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mr Smith-Leon Bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #117 1s. Charges: #64 13s. 6d. Profits to beneficiaries: #52 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17741124, but Leon-Smith; Duke-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Song: III: The Favourite Song of Gramachree Molly-Mrs Wrighten

119
05 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Prelude and Mainpiece By Command of their Majesties. Jane Shore is oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Mrs Yates's being incapable of performing. [MacMillan's note from Kemble "Mr Smith Kitely -dull enough" does not appear in the Folger, Hopkins Diary.] King and Queen Present. Rec'd from Mr Reddish on Acct #50. Paid Printer's Bill #14 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [This weekly payment throughout the season averaged #9 6s., for a total payment of #353 8s. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #284 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hurst; Wellbred-Jefferson; Cash-Whitfield; Master Stephen-Weston; Bobadill-King; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Mathew-Burton; Cob-Moody; Young Knowell-Aickin; Downright-Bransby; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Mungo-Cubitt, first appearance on this stage; Leander-Vernon; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Diego-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith

120
18 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Smith Don Felix--very so, so. The Play was very imperfect (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #249 12s. 6d. (235.6.0; 12.15.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith (1st appearance in that character); Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Colonel Briton-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Lissardo-King; Isabella-Miss Hopkins; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: End II: The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre, Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci, Mrs Sutton

121
17 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. No joke ever raised such loud and repeated mirth, in the galleries, as Sir John 's labour in getting the body of Hotspur on his back...At length this upper-gallery merriment was done away [with] by the difficulties which Henderson encountered in getting Smith on his shoulders. So much time was consumed in this pick-a-pack business that the spectators grew tired, or rather, disgusted. It was thought best, for the future, that some of Falstaff 's ragamuffins should bear off the dead body" (Davies, I, 273-75). [For Henderson as Falstaff see hay, 24 July 1777.] Receipts: #207 10s. 6d. (185.6.0; 20.7.0; 1.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Worchester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir Walter Blunt-Hurst; Prince John-Lamash; Westmorland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Sheriff-Griffiths; Gadshill-Holcroft; Peto-Nash; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy (1st time)-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: Comic Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

122
29 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Pitt, Miss Bassan, Miss Green, Mrs Sharpe, R.? Smith, Ledger, Garland and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: R.? Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790302

Music: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

123
19 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 28 Apr. 1773]. With new Scenes [by French and Carver (text)] and Dresses. [In the Vocal Parts the playbill lists Sga Prudom, but "at the end of the second act, Smith came forward and apologized for the absence of Signora Prudom, and begged that Mrs Wrighten might be permitted to take her part . . . Mrs Wrighten was received with applause" (London Chronicle, 20 Oct.). Sga Romanzini was from the Royal Circus.] Receipts: #123 8s. 6d. (92/15/0; 29/11/0; 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Smith; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Farren; Conon-Packer; Albanact-Wrighten; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Guillamar-Griffiths; Grimbald-Bannister; Philidel-Miss Field; Cupid-Sga Romanzini (1st appearance on this stage); Emmeline-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Ã?olus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

124
25 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #326 14s. (142/12/0; 6/14/6; 0/7/6; tickets: 177/0/0) (charge: #67 4s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17821214, but Pierre (for this night only)-Smith .
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

125
26 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Mrs Lovemore was at Bath, 31 Oct. 1778. Afterpiece in place of The Humourist, announced on playbill of 25 Nov.] "[Mrs Siddons's] retort courteous, mimicry of laugh, and listless indifference of Lovemore were truly excellent . . . [Miss Farren's] descriptions of Ranelagh Ladies meeting, &c. were highly seasoned, and had an excellent counterpart in Smith's appendix" (Public Advertiser, 28 Nov.). Receipts: #232 2s. 6d. (219/3/0; 12/17/0; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Siddons(i st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker