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4507 results for: Keyword - Robert Smith
We found 2898 matches on Performance Comments, 937 matches on Author, 624 matches on Event Comments, 324 matches on Performance Title, and 182 matches on Roles/Actors.

3001
06 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Bayes-Mrs Clive; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Related Works
Related Work: Mordecai's Beard Author(s): Robert Baddeley

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

3002
06 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

3003
28 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17431209, but Smith-Berry.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

3004
29 June 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Part of Hamlet-a young Gentleman[, his first attempt on any stage [Goodfellow]; Ghost-Macklin; King-Townly; Laertes-Marr; Horatio-Simpson; Polonius-Mallin; Marcellus-Holt; Rosencrans-Nelson; Guildenstern-Jarvis; Ostrick-Pennington; Bernardo-Reeves; Francisca-Smith; Gravediggers-Macklin, Vaughan; Queen-Mrs Macklin; Player Queen-Miss Taylor; Ophelia-a young lady.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Smith

3005
19 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

3006
31 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Caesar-Bridgwater; Antony-Hale; Octavius-Gibson; Caska-Cashell; Trebonius-Rosco; Cinna-Anderson; Lepidus-Bencraft; Decius-Ridout; Cimber-Carr; Soothsayer-Marten; Plebians-Hippisley, Chapman, Woodward, James, Smith, Vaughan; Calpurnia-Mrs James; Portia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Plebians Actor: Hippisley, Chapman, Woodward, James, Smith, Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

3007
13 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

3008
06 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Hale; Old Bellair-Hippisley; Young Bellair-Woodward; Shoemaker-James; Handy-Anderson; Smith-Carr; the Page-Miss Mullart; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Lady Townly-Mrs Havard; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Emilia-Mrs Bland; Pert-Miss Hippisley; Busy-Mrs Dunstall; Orange Woman-Stoppelaer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Carr

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi (being the first time of his appearing on that stage)

3009
17 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Followers-Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys; Venus-Sga Campioni; The Graces-Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan; Vulcan-Essex; Bacchus-Sodi; Cyclops-Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.

Dance: II: Pigmalion-Cooke, Signora Campioni; III: The Revellers-Essex, Miss Vandersluys, Sodi

3010
25 August 1746 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: WWarner and Fawkes' Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 August.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Colombine-Smith; Colombine Cameron-Mrs Cushing; Clodpole-Warner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Smith

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

3011
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy; Or, Virtue Triumphant

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; 1st Witch-Harris; 2nd Witch-Mrs Garrick; Squire Numps-Lackit; Colombine-Mrs Cushing; Father-Smith; Clodpole the Clown-Warner.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Smith

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

3012
06 October 1746 @ New Wells, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Cushing; Polidore-Paget; Chamont-Pinner; Monimia-Mrs Cushing; Serina-Mrs Smith; Page-Master Perry.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Song: Bennet

3013
22 August 1747 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bf Miss In Her Teens

Afterpiece Title: Frolicksome Lasses; or, Harlequin Fortune Teller

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Chettle; Colombine-Miss Moreau; Clodpole-Smith.
Cast
Role: Clodpole Actor: Smith.

Song:

Dance: NNew Hornpipe-Chettle

Music: A Grand Band of Musick

3014
25 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17480127, but 1st Merchant-Paget; 4th Merchant-_; 2nd Boor-Smith.
Cast
Role: 2nd Boor Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: As17480220

3015
28 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: Luckless (the Author)-Cibber; Witmore-Bridges; Bookweight-James; Player-Anderson; Jack Pudding-Dunstall; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs James; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Wherein will be introduc'd an Operatic Puppet Show, call'd The Pleasures of the Town: Punch-Dunstall; Joan-Collins; Charon-Stoppelaer; Poet-Paddick; Sailor-Barnard; Robgrave-Smith; Don Tragedio-Storer; Dr Orator-Cushing; Signior Opera-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Novel-Miss Copin; Goddess of Nonsense-Miss Young; With the Restoration of the King of Bantum, and the Foundlings Found Out: Murdertext-Morgan; Constable-Hacket; Bantomite Governor-Anderson; Bantomime Courier-Barnard; Foundlings-Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton; Concluding with the Last New Grand Country Dance, call'd The Mouse Trap, or Foot's Vagaries: Miss in her Teens-La Petite Parisienne; Sg Piede-Villeneuve; Maitre de Ballet-Bencraft; Councillor-Morris; Lady Autumn-Oates; Rout, Drum Hunters-Delagarde, Anderson, Paddick, Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Robgrave Actor: Smith

Song: I: Go lovely Rose-Beard; II: Tis Liberty-Mrs Storer; III: Sper il Fostore-Miss Faulkner; IV: Smiling Liberty-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

3016
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Cushing; Ballance-Furnival; Worthy-Massey; Brazen-Singleton; Kite-L. Hallam; Bullock-Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Bambridge; Rose-Miss Smith; Lucy-Mrs Beckham; Sylvia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Smith

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

3017
21 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-James; Pilgrim-Ryan; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Storer; Old Pilgrim-Ridout; Lopez-Morgan; 2nd Outlaw-Smith; Porter-Rosco; Roderigo-Bridges; Mad Scholar-Giffard; Stuttering Cook-Cibber; Mad Englishman-Morris; Mad Welchman-Stoppelaer; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Collins; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Alinda-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Bland; In IV Mad Bess in character-Beard.
Cast
Role: 2nd Outlaw Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

3018
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Lovers; Or, The Gamester Bit

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, the Sallee Rover

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Morgan; Captain-Jones; Spaniard-Richardson; Gripe-Smith; 'Squire-Villars; Blunder-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Gripe Actor: Smith

3019
26 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe 1st appearance on that stage; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Paddick; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Miss Copen; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Betty Doxy-Mrs Villeneuve; Polly-Miss Faulkner; With Hornpipe-Oates; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

3020
17 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Sparks 1st appearance that stage; Wales-Ryan; Prince John-Miss Hippisley; Westmoreland-Holtham; Northumberland-Paget; Sir Walter Blunt-Ridout; Douglas-Anderson; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Dance; Carriers-Arthur, Dunstall; Francis-Collins; Gadshill-Bencraft; Bardolph-Marten; Peto-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Oates; Traveller-Smith; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Piercy-Mrs Woffington; Hotspur-Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.
Cast
Role: Traveller Actor: Smith

3021
29 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: Capt Dubutin-Coustos [Custo, General Advertiser]; Delateur-Fern; Mannon Delateur-Miss Davis; Tourneclef-Smith; Laronneau-Morgan; Comedien-Johnson; Gueux-Fern; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Lucie-Mrs Cushing; Matthieu de la Prison-Daniel; Jaques-Craven; Henry de Chemin-Johnson; Mme Cajoleuse-Mrs Jackson; Dorothee Cour de Nuit-Mrs Anderson; Madam Grandant-Mrs Butler; Bebeau Catin-Miss Stevens; Janneton du Plongeon-Mrs Knight; Mme Sans@Corps-Mrs Williams; Manon L'Effrontee-Mrs Adams; Diane-Mrs Jackson; Susanne Pimpante-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Tourneclef Actor: Smith

3022
02 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: As17490429 but Diane-Mrs Knight; Hornpipe-Smith.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Smith.
Role: Tourneclef Actor: Smith

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

3023
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

3024
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick; Or, The Generous Sailor

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness; or, A Touch of the Times

Performance Comment: Keeper-Bridges; Clack-Smith; Master Clack-Master Cross; Mrs Clack-Mrs Daniel; Madam Taste-Mrs Cross; Solomon Overzeal-Clough; Modern Poet-Cross.
Cast
Role: Clack Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball, a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

3025
07 September 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Industrious Lovers; Or, The Yorkshireman Bit

Performance Comment: Constant-Massey; Old Muckworm-Smith; Jolter-Platt; Slango-Bruodin; Squire Sapskull-Morgan; Harriet-Mrs Morgan; Busy-Mrs Peters.
Cast
Role: Old Muckworm Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Clack Actor: Smith