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10968 results for: Keyword - Sir Edward Smith
We found 7924 matches on Performance Comments, 2548 matches on Author, 1462 matches on Event Comments, 767 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5751
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Follower of Proserpine-Sga Campioni; 2nd Follower-Miss Vandersluys; 3rd Follower-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Follower-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Follower-Mrs Ozane; Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Vaughan; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Elements: Earth-Destrade, Mrs Ozane; Air-Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

5752
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
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

5753
13 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Johnson; Kings of Brentford-Arthur, Dunstall; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Marten; Lt General-Ridout; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightning-Mrs Vaughan; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing/song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Dunstall; Players, Soldiers (Horse and Foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeants at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Roberts, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Johnson
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Marten
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

5754
17 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Rosco

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

5755
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-

5756
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

5757
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 Trickd

Song: Bennet

5758
06 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; Kings of Brentford-Arthur, Morgan; Prince Prettyman-Havard; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Lt. General-Ridout; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightning-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers (Horse and Foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeants at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With all the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes-; Machines, Habits and Other Decorations proper to the play; The vocal parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new/rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Cashell
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

5759
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

5760
23 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

5761
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

5762
28 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Authors 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

5763
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-

5764
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

Performance Comment: As17480208, but Biddy-a Young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any stage; Jasper-_; Sir Simon-_; Capt. Loveit-_; Puff-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Collins

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

5765
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

5766
26 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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

5767
29 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lopera 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

5768
02 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lopera 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-

5769
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
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

5770
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

5771
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 Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Sir Luberrly Actor: Cushing
Role: Clack Actor: Smith

5772
20 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Oates; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner; With Hornpipe-Atkins; Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

5773
23 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis

5774
20 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

5775
17 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Hostler Actor: Smith