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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir James Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir James Smith")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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12165 results for: Keyword - Sir James Smith
We found 8143 matches on Performance Comments, 3769 matches on Author, 1590 matches on Event Comments, 709 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4476
05 February 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance:

4477
20 March 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

4478
31 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred, a Masque Author(s): James Thomson

4479
11 February 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or Harlequins Metamorphoses

4480
01 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred, a Masque Author(s): James Thomson

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

4481
04 January 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

4482
19 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Legard

4483
12 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

4484
01 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Thirty Years. All the Characters New Dress'd. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Pantomime Entertainment. With New Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. An Exact Representation of the Hermitage, as in the Royal Garden at Richmond. And Entire New Musick, compos'd by Mr Jones. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Daily Advertiser, 2 Feb.: When one of the Changes [on 1 Feb.] by Chance miscarried, a second Attempt was generally desir'd, which, when executed, was so pleasing, a general Clap continu'd for more than the Space of a Minute

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph or Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Cupid-Master Hamilton; Sylvania-Haughton; Sylvans-Vallois, Delegarde, LeSac, H. Fayting; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Father to Colombine-Norris; Mr Ashley-W. Giffard; Dr Fleet-Wetherilt; Clerk-Snow; Drawer-Edward;Lookout-Miss Wilson; High Priest-Stitchbury; Priests-Kelly, Nichols, Richardson; Priestesses-Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson; Silvio-Yates; His Man-Penkethman; with a Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, LeSac, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates, Miss Gerrard.
Cast
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson

4485
02 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

Cast
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson

4486
03 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

Cast
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson

4487
04 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

4488
17 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Rehearsal Of Kings

Afterpiece Title: Sir Peevy Pet

4489
11 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. By the Hurlothrumbo Company of Comedians. Mainpiece: An Operatical Comedy of Three Acts. Written by Lord Flame [Samuel Johnson of Chesire]. Afterpiece: a Farce of Two Acts. [Presumably by Johnson also.] Box 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

4490
13 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

4491
18 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

4492
28 December 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

4493
30 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Frederick-Blakes; Clermont-Mills; Ramilie-Neale; James-Winstone; Decoy-Ray; Furnish-Raftor; List-Leigh; Mariana-Mrs Woffington; Harriet-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive (in which character she will sing the Life of a Belle).
Cast
Role: James Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: Sir Roger de Coverly or the Merry Christmas

Song: III: Lowe

4494
07 November 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer as Sir H. Lovewit , but he was ill, and Benson "at very short notice [supplied] Palmer's place" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #164 7s. (110.10; 50.9; 3.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17920920, but Sir H. Lovewit-Benson.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

4495
28 January 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Smith; Tinsel-Dyer; Vellum-Shuter; Fantome-R. Smith; Coachman-Dunstall; Butler-Marten; Gardner-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Pitt; Lady Truman-Mrs Ward; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Smith
Role: Fantome Actor: R. Smith
Role: Occasional Prologue Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd

4496
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Scrapeall-Barrett; Colonel Parapet-Vowell; Sir Charles Prudent-Harrington; Fuzee-Blackburn; Crambo-Brown; Timothy-Munden; Captain Starboard-Smith; Lady Charlotte-Miss O'Brien (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Lady Brainless-Mrs Baker; Emmeline-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance upon any stage [unidentified]); Ruelle-Miss Dudley; Mrs Busy-Mrs Lefevre; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir Scrapeall Actor: Barrett
Role: Sir Charles Prudent Actor: Harrington
Role: Captain Starboard Actor: Smith
Role: Occasional Prologue Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-Smith; Saville-Blackburn; Caveat-Munden; Boy-Master Screven; Linger-Barrett; Myra-Miss Dudley; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Barnett; Lucetta-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Smith

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

4497
17 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Sir John Daw-Cibber; Morose-Bridgwater; Truewit-Hale; Dauphin-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Doll-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir Amorous La Fool-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Cibber
Role: Cutbeard Actor: James
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs James
Role: Sir Amorous La Fool Actor: Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

4498
31 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Giffard; Sir Francis-Collet; Sir Jealous-Williams; Charles-Smith; Marplot-Bullock; Whisper-Machen; Isabinda-Mrs Thomas; Patch-Mrs Haughton; Miranda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Giffard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collet
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Williams
Role: Charles Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Quorum Actor: Smith

Song: Mrs Tarr

Dance:

4499
28 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Foote; Sir Peter Pepperpot-Robson; Dick-Aickin; Frank Younger-Smith; Sir Roger Dowlas-Dancer; Dactyl-Hamilton; Rust-Weston; Puff-Castle; Staytape-Wheeler; John-Jacobs; Servant-Lings; Robin-Vandermere; Juliet-Mrs Saunders; Occasional Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasLofty Actor: Foote
Role: Sir Peter Pepperpot Actor: Robson
Role: Frank Younger Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Roger Dowlas Actor: Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Heeltap-Sparks; Lint-Castle; Bruin-Griffiths; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pearce; Mob-M'George, Lings, Holcraft, Wheeler; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Bruin-Miss Trowell; Sir Jacob Jallop-Sowdon.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Sowdon.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

4500
22 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Role: Charles Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: In III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 20 May 1778.