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12123 results for: Keyword - Sir James Smith
We found 8142 matches on Performance Comments, 3725 matches on Author, 1590 matches on Event Comments, 709 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8051
03 June 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Turbutt; Charles-Havard; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Mrs Horsington; Whisper-Woodburn; Patch-Mrs Macklin; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Beard, Lowe

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

8052
20 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Yates; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; Butler-Wright; Miranda-Miss Bennet; Sir George Airy-Giffard; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Bridges; Charles-W. Giffard; Whisper-Neale; Patch-Mrs Cross; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Giffard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

8053
29 September 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Yates; Sir George-Giffard; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Bridges; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Neale; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Cross; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; Miranda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Giffard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

8054
03 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George-Mills; Charles-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Bridges; Whisper-Neale; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bridges

Song: II and IV: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

8055
18 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-L. Hallam; Sir George-Cushing; Sir Jealous-Paget; Sir Francis-Morgan; Charles-Kennedy; Whisper-Blakes; Isabinda-Mrs Phillips; Patch-Mrs Williamson; Scentwell-Mrs Bambridge; Miranda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Cushing
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Paget
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451028

8056
27 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Cushing; Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Gibson; Sir Francis-Collins; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Hale; Miranda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

8057
07 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Dyer; Sir George-Ryan; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Barrington; Sir Francis-Collins; Charles-Gibson; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

8058
26 September 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Macklin; Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Gibson; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson; Sir Francis-Collins; Miranda-Mrs Vincent; Patch-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

8059
10 December 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Macklin; Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Gibson; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Macklin; Sir Francis-Collins; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Grandchamps, Madem Camargo

8060
04 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Macklin; Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Gibson; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson; Sir Francis-Collins; Patch-Mrs Macklin; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

8061
02 January 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir Geo. Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Berry; Charles-Mozeen; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive (Winston MS 8).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

8062
22 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Scentwell-Mrs Simson; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Francis-Yates; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Vaughan; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Jealous-Berry; Isabinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auguste

8063
22 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Berry; Charles-Havard; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd Li Pescatori Italiana, or The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatani (first time of their appearing on the English stage); End: a Pantomime Dance call'd Il Maestro di Cappella, or The Music Master-Sg and Sga Sabatini

8064
29 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Charles-Havard; Sir Jealous-Berry; Busy Body-Woodward; Miranda-Miss Macklin; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

8065
02 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Garrick, Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Berry; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Vaughan; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Garrick, Sir George-Palmer
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

8066
24 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Garrick; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Grancis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Phillips; Charles-Holland; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Macklin; Epilogue in character-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Grancis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a-la-Mode

8067
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Peto Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Actors only: Macklin, Barrington, Dunstall, Creswick, Mrs Burden, Shuter. Sir Archy-Macklin; Squire Groom-Shuter; Sir Callaghan-Barrington; Mordecai-Cresswick; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Charlotte-Miss Macklin (Genest, IV, 623); Parts-Creswick, Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Sir Archy Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Barrington
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: [Unspecified]

8068
29 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-O'Brien; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Love; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Butler-Ackman; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; The Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

8069
22 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-King, 1st time; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Love; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Butler-Ackman; Patch-Mrs Cross; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabinda-Miss Plym; Miranda-Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Miss Taylor; End: A New Comic Dance, as17650516

8070
08 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Davis; Sir Francis-Parsons; Charles-Gardner; Sir Jealous-Costollo; Whisper-Preston; Miranda-Miss Reynolds; Patch-Mrs Kennedy; Isabinda-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Preston

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

8071
21 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Dodd, first time; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Love; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Butler-Lings; Isabinda-Miss Plym; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17660207

8072
07 October 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Vernon; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lewis; Whisper-Sharpless; Drawer-Jacobs; Butler-Lings; Scentwell-Mrs White; Isabinda-Mrs Dyer; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Davis
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Weston
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Music: IV: Concerto-Barthelemon; End: Imitations-Bannister

8073
22 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an Epilogue in character)-Woodward; Sir George Airy-Robson; Charles-Dancer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Fearon; Whisper-Hamilton; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Mrs White; Miranda-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Robson
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Fearon
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

8074
18 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett (with songs), Miss Smith, first time on any stage, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collins; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-a Gentleman from the City, first appearance on any stage; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Dancer; Sir Francis Gripe-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Fearon; Whisper-Knowles; Servants-Groves, Vowell; Miranda-Mrs Didier; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Miss Willis; Patch-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Davis
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Vandermere
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Fearon

8075
24 January 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an address to the Town)-Brunsdon (from Edinburgh); Sir George Airy-Farren; Charles-Wilks; Sir Jealous-Morris; Whisper-Lamb; Butler-Mills; Sir Francis-Batson; Miranda-Mrs Batson; Isabinda-Mrs Gardner; Patch-Young Lady, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Farren
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morris
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Batson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Brunsdon; Old Philpot-Morris; Young Wilding-Farren; Sir Jasper-Wooller; Beaufort-Wilks; Dapper-Lamb; Quildrive-Butler; Maria-Young Lady who performs the Imitations; Corinna-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wooller

Entertainment: Between the Play and Farce: a Variety of Imitations-Young Lady who never appeared on any stage