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4641 results for: Keyword - R. J. Smith
We found 3941 matches on Performance Comments, 939 matches on Event Comments, 346 matches on Performance Title, 30 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1851
22 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; Original Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Memnon Actor: Smith
Role: Original Prologue Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

1852
14 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Characters by: Barry, Ridout, Smith, Sparks, Bennet, White, Mrs Vincent, and Mrs Woffington. Douglas-Barry; Lord Randolph-Ridout; Glenalvon-Smith; Stranger-Sparks; Anna-Mrs Vincent; Matilda-Mrs Woffington; Prologue-Sparks; Epilogue-Barry (1757 Edition).
Cast
Role: Glenalvon Actor: Smith

1853
09 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Performance Comment: Principals by: Woodward, Shuter, Smith, Ross, Clarke, Cushing, Costollo, Holtom, Mrs Ward, Miss Elliott Careless-Woodward; Sir Philip Figurein-Shuter; Belfield-Smith; Wisely-Ross; Brazen-Cushing; Bdunt-Clarke; Lucinda-Miss Elliot; Hortensia-Mrs Ward (Genest, V, 54); Cribb-Costollo; La Jeunesse-Holtom (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Belfield Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: What We Must all Come To

1854
10 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-
Role: Belford Actor: Smith

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

1855
19 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Powell; Polydore-Bensley; Ernesto-Redman; Servant-T. Smith; Acasto-Gibson; Chaplain-Clarke; Chamont-Smith; Serina-Mrs DuBellamy; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Page-Miss Ford; Monimia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: T. Smith
Role: Chamont Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace, with the new Additional Scene

1856
18 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Father-Powell, 1st time; Publius-Smith, 1st time; Valerius-Perry; Tullus Hostillius-Clarke; Citizens-Gardner, Davis, T. Smith; Valeria-Mrs Mattocks; Horatia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be the Triumphal Entry of Publius-; Vocal Parts-DuBellamy, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Publius Actor: Smith, 1st time
Role: Citizens Actor: Gardner, Davis, T. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

1857
20 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear [colman's Alteration]

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Smith; Gloster-Gibson; Albany-Hull; Bastard-Bensley; Kent-Clarke; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Cornwal-Gardner; France-Davis; Burgundy-Lewes; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs DuBellamy; Cordelia-Mrs Yates; The Edition of 1768 adds: Doctor-Redman; Captain-Wignel; Old Man-Hallam; Herald-Holtom; Cornwall's servant-T. Smith.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Smith
Role: Cornwall's servant Actor: T. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

1858
27 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Parts by: Barry, Holland, Havard, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Dancer. Prologue-Holland; Epilogue-Mrs Abington; Rhadamistus-Barry; Teribazus-Holland; Pharasmanes-Aickin; Megistus-Havard; Zopiron-Packer; Zenobia-Mrs Dancer; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Tigranes-Hurst; Attendants-Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 164).
Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

1859
19 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. House charges, candles etc. #66 6s. 6d. Balance to Smith #27 2s. plus income of #175 2s. from 516 Box, 224 Pit and 125 Gallery tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #93 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17680307

1860
17 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Packer, Jefferson, Cautherly, Strange, Weston, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Mawworm-Weston; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Smith; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Tipstaff-Strange; Servt-Watkins (London Evening Post. 21 Nov.).
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

1861
17 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Smith; Albany-Hull; Cornwall-Gardner; Gloster-Gibson; Bastard-Bensley; France-Davis; Burgundy-Lewes; Kent-Clarke; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Goneril-Mrs Vincent; Regan-Mrs DuBellamy; Cordelia-Mrs Yates; Doctor-Redman; Captain-Wignell; Old Man-Hallam; Herald-Holtom; Cornwall's Servt-T. Smith (1768 edn.).
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Smith
Role: Cornwall's Servt Actor: T. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17681101

1862
03 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Parts-Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry; Teribazus-Holland; Megistus-Jefferson; Phrasmanes-Aickin; Zopiron-Packer; Tigranes-Hurst; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Zenobia-Mrs Barry; Attendants-Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith (Winston MS 10).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry
Role: Attendants Actor: Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1863
03 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Clarke, Smith, Hull, Bensley, Mrs Lessingham, Mrs Yates. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Cyrus-Powell; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mandane-Mrs Yates; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks (1768 edn. The edn. lists Mirza-Davis, but Davis does not appear on the playbill, which lists Mrs Lessingham, though no part appears for her in the 1768 edn.). Mrs Lessingham played Aspasia according to the listing in Lloyd's Evening Post, 2 thru 5 Dec.
Cast
Role: Cambyses Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Country Wife

1864
18 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by Charlotte Lennox]. Never Performed. Prologue by Colman. Epilogue by Goldsmith. Treated so badly by the audience this first night that Mrs Lennox withdrew it. Burgoyne's The Heiress [dl, 14 Jan. 1784] draws upon it (Genest, V, 242). Receipts: #234 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sister

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Smith, Clarke, Cushing, Mrs Ward, Mrs Gardner, Miss Pearce, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Morris. With a Prologue and Epilogue. Courtney-Powell; Lord Clairville-Smith; Earl Belmont-Clarke; Will-Cushing; Lady Autumn-Mrs Ward; Betty-Mrs Gardner; Simple-Miss Pearce; Miss Autumn-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Courtney-Miss Morris; With Prologue-Mattocks; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (Edn. of 1769).
Cast
Role: Lord Clairville Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: The Reel, as17681212

1865
28 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Phillips; Iago-Henry; Duke-Foster; Brabantio-Martial; Cassio-Palmer; Gratiano-Smith; Lodovico-Wooller; Montano-Moss; Roderigo-Vandermere; Emilia-Miss Thomson; Desdemona-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Smith
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Flash-Henry; Loveit-Smith; Puff-Moss; Tagg-Miss Thomson; Biddy-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Smith
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Smith.

1866
14 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #69 10s. Balance to Smith #41 plus income of #158 9s. from tickets (Box 486; Pit 183; Gallery 95) (Account Book). Receipts: #110 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Publius Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17671119.

1867
14 December 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Jones; Don Alvarez-young Gentleman; Don Felix-Booth; Don Lorenzo-Perkins; Lopez-Hall; Sancho-Smith; Isabella-Miss Vincent; Jacinta-Mrs Smith; Leonora-Miss Fairlamb; Camillo (with a Song in Character)-Mrs Forbes (who play'd Arbaces in Artaxerses at Drury Lane).
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Smith
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Smith
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-a Young Gentleman; Don Diego-Smith; Mungo-Hall; Ursula-Miss Mills; Leonora-Mrs Forbes.
Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Smith

Music: End: Concerto on Flute-Palmer

1868
11 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Performance Comment: Parts-Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-; Epilogue-; In Act II: an Epithalamium-; vocals-Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Athamond-Smith; Indater-Savigny; Hermodon-Clarke; Seyfel-Hull; Haran-Owenson; Sulma-Mrs Vincent; Zobeide-Mrs Yates; Also unassigned-Gardner, Thompson (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-
Role: Athamond Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

1869
05 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife In The Right

Performance Comment: parts by Smith, Shuter, Bensley, Quick, Kniveton, Morris, Wignell, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Green, Mrs Gardner, Miss Miller. Prologue and Epilogue. Lord Seaton-Smith; Col. Ramsay-Bensley; Governor Anderson-Shuter; Bull-Quick; Squeezem-Kniveton; Varnish-Morris; Nicholas-Wignell; Lady Seaton-Miss Miller; Mrs Frankly-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Melville-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Markam-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Gardner; Prologue-Mrs Bulkley; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1772).
Cast
Role: Lord Seaton Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1870
18 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Y. Meadows-Payne (from the Theatre Royal in Norwich); Hawthorn-Fearon; Hodge-Griffiths; Eustace-Dancer; Sir William-Farrel; Footman-Smith; Carter-Lloyd; Woodcock-Parsons; Lucinda-Mrs Payne; Madge-Mrs Fearon; Deborah-Mrs Parsons; Housemaid-Mrs Smith; Cook-Mrs White; Rosetta-Mrs Greville; With Dances- incidental to the piece.
Cast
Role: Footman Actor: Smith
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-a Young Gentleman [Stokes]

1871
02 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Rose

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Dodd, Dibdin, Kear, Fawcett, Wright, Ackman, Miss Weller, Mrs Davies, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Hopkins, Miss Collett, Mrs Smith. With a Dance in Act I, incidental to the piece-Atkins, Sga Giorgi; Lord Gainlove-Vernon; Jack Rattle-Dodd; Sir Humphrey Carbuncle-Bannister; Buckskin-Dibdin; Town Crier-Kear; Mr Violet-Wright; Letland-Ackman; Servant(?)-Fawcett; Billy Viodet-Miss Collett; Millclack-Miss Weller; Miss Clara Violet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Violet-Mrs Love; Lady Willmore-Miss Platt; Kitty Willmore-Miss Hopkins; Miss Serina Violet-Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 342, MacMillan, and Edition of 1773.).
Cast
Role: Miss Serina Violet Actor: Mrs Smith

1872
02 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Bannister, Dibdin, Ackman, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Parsons, Wright, Fawcett, Courtney, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith. Henry-Vernon; Skirmish-Parsons; Russett-Bannister; Simkin-Dibdin; Louisa-Mrs Smith; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Ackman, Fawcett, Kear, Courtney (Edition of 1773).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: I: The Mountaineers, as17730930

1873
14 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Smith. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #185 15s. Charges: #74 14s. Profit to Mrs Smith: #111 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

1874
02 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Smith, Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [The change in benefit piece from Cymbeline and the Wish remains unexplained. (See 22 and 27 April.) Larpent MS 387 is the Wish, scene a Sultan's Gardenv. Parts: Ammath; Nourjahad; Mandana; Zelia and Sanbeg. It seems never to have been performed.] Paid licenses for Bob Ton & Inflexible Captive, & Book #4 5s. 6d. Receipts: #119 1s. Charges: #67 12s. Profits to Mrs Smith: #51 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: II: The Pirates, as17750422

1875
15 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Fawcett, Carpenter, Everard, Kear, Cubitt, Garland, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Siddons, Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Younge. Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Jarvis-Palmer; Justice-Parsons; Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; First Hunter-Bannister; Hargrave-Yates; Gentlemen Hunters, Servants-Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge; Prologue-Brereton; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 489).
Cast
Role: Hargrave Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: May Day