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5489 results for: Keyword - Richard Smith
We found 2489 matches on Performance Comments, 2050 matches on Author, 928 matches on Performance Title, 810 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2426
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 [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Æolus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.]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: Whos 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

2427
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 Preservd

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

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

2428
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

2429
21 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in Larpent MS; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of Sir William Sidney Smith from The Temple, Paris, on 24 Apr. 1798 (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of The Children in the Wood, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] Times, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Escape

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368.]
Cast
Role: except for Sir Sidney Smith Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

2430
18 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "A new Tragedy, called Eloisa [and Richard Coeur de Lion, both announced on playbill of 16 Dec. were] to have been represented last night; but on account of the illness of Farren [were] obliged to be deferred, and Fontainbleau, with Hob in the Well were announced [in playbill of this present night], but on account of the sudden indisposition of Edwin...both pieces were obliged to be changed to Henry IV, with Barataria" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.). Receipts: #117 0s. 6d. (115.0.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: See17861122, but Sir Richard Vernon-; Francis-Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin [their substitutes not known].their substitutes not known].
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor:
Role: Francis Actor: Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

2431
30 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer [whose 1st recorded appearance as King Richard was at Canterbury, 8 Mar. 1780]. Morning Herald, 26 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 39, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare Or Humours And Passions

Performance Comment: Given in a regular representation of several of his most favourite and capital Scenes. With Scenery and Dresses suited to the Characters and their situations. The inimitable Scenes of the Poet, selected for the Purpose, and digested into Five Acts, will exemplify in the strongest colours of our immortal Bard, Cruelty, Vanity, Ambition, Rusticity, Tyranny-; [Act I. Cruelty, in The Merchant of Venice [IV. i]. Shylock-Palmer; Anthonio-Aickin; Bassanio-C. Kemble; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Portia-Mrs Kemble; [Act II. Vanity, in the First Part of Henry IV [parts of II. iv]. Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Prince of Wales-Palmer Jun.; Francis (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; [Act III. Ambition, in King Henry the Eighth [parts of III. ii]. Cardinal Wolsey (1st time)-Palmer; King Henry-R. Palmer; [Act IV. Rusticity, in As You Like it [III. iii]. Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Audrey-Mrs Harlowe; [Act V. Tyranny, in King Richard the Third [parts of I. ii; II. ii; and V]. King Richard (1st time)-Palmer; King Henry-Aickin; Richmond (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Lady Anne-Miss Logan.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge or A Receipt to make a Benefit

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: In 2nd piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Miss Leak; a Welch Song (in character)-Mrs Bland; The Waiter-Fawcett

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

2432
13 May 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Cibber

2433
02 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: II: The Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

2434
26 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

Dance: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

2435
22 January 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

2436
16 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Cast
Role: Sir Barnaby Actor: Smith

Dance: Tambourine, as17340504. Saraband by Miss Baston. Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden. Les Amans Consentants, as17340508

2437
14 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: 1st Fury Actor: Richardson

2438
20 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

2439
21 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17411020

2440
22 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17411020

2441
24 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with The Triumphs of Love

2442
26 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with Triumphs of Love

2443
27 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with Triumphs of Love

2444
02 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

2445
08 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Davenport, Destrade

Dance: Lalauze, Mlle Auguste

2446
15 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

2447
23 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Dance: David and Winifred Apshinken , Being the first Time of their Appearing on Stage, since Arrival from North Wales; two Masters Granier and Miss Granier; Particularly, A new comic Dance; call'd The Leek-David and Winifred ApShenkin

2448
28 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Delane

Song: SSee from the Silent Groves-Beard; III: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411110; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

2449
21 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Dance: II: The Peasants-Masters and Miss Granier; IV: The Leek, as17420224

2450
05 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: The Part of King Richard Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet