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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.

10076
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Yates; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Sir John Woodville-Berry; Heartly-Palmer; Charles-Ross; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Davies; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Woodville Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

10077
20 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: Mlle Auguste; particularly The Dutch Dance-Mlle Auguste

10078
29 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Scrub-Woodward; Cherry-Miss Minors; Sullen-Burton; Gipsy-Mrs Simson; Bonniface-Berry; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Dance: IV: Devisse, Mlle Auguste

10079
08 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Ryan; Sir Wilful-Shuter; Fainall-Ridout; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Barrington; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Cushing; Foible-Mrs Dunstall; Mincing-Miss Helm; Peg-Miss Ferguson; Waitwell-Arthur; Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Millamant-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: Grandchamps, Madem Camargo

10080
12 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Blakes; Daniel-Vaughan; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd the Gipsey Tambourine-Mlle Auguste, Gerard, Christian

Related Works
Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): James Marshall

10081
17 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Usher; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Setter-Bencraft; Bluff-Dunstall; Barnaby-Paddick; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Allen; Fondlewife-Arthur; Laetitia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

10082
24 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Palmer; Sir Joseph Wittol-Woodward; Setter-Blakes; Noll Bluff-Yates; Vainlove-Jefferson; Sharper-Havard; Heartwell-Berry; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Araminta-Mrs Davies; Sylvia-Mrs Cowper; In Act III a Dance proper to the play,-Gerard, Mad Lussant.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

10083
24 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Freehold-Bridgwater; Moldy-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Vulture-Cushing; Sir John English-Arthur; Carbuncle-Wignel; Sneak-Paddick; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Flora-Mrs Dyer; Aura-Mrs Vincent; With a Country Dance-incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

10084
31 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Witling-Woodward; Corydon-Beard; Miranda-Miss Thomas; Mrs Hazard-Mrs Clive; Sir Albany Odelove-Blakes; Tom-Simson; Miss Giggle-Miss Minors; Miss Dawdle-Mrs Toogood; Gatty-Mrs Bennet; Miss Sidle-Mrs Simson; Miss Crotchet-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Albany Odelove Actor: Blakes

10085
01 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Tom Errand-Clough; Angelica-Mrs Davies; Standard-Havard; Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Vernon; Smuggler-Taswell; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-W. Vaughan; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

10086
07 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, by particular desire of several persons of Quality, Romeo and Juliet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridgwater; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Ridout; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Usher; Quack-Dunstall; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Barrington; Lucy-Miss Helm; Sir Jasper Fidget-Collins; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Alithea-Mrs Elmy; Country Wife-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Fidget Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

10087
12 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Sparks; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Stevens; Bonario-Gibson; Perigrine-White; Corbaccio-Shuter; Sir Politic-Arthur; Avocatori-Anderson; 2nd Avocatori-Dunstall; 3rd Avocatori-Redman; Notary-Wignell; Celia-Mrs Dyer; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

10088
30 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17531003, but Sir Roger-Marten.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

10089
05 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

10090
29 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17530922, but Sir Francis-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates.
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

10091
09 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A farce of Mr Foote s, formerly play'd at ye Haymarket by ye Name of the two Knights from ye Land's End. farce hiss'd--all hum (Cross). Mainpiece: By desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Foote, Yates, Blakes, Costolo, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors. Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough(Genest, IV, 385).
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Yates

10092
30 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Pritchard--pretty well (Cross). Tickets at Pritchard's Warehouse. The only time this play and farce will be performed this season. Afterpiece: Taken from Sir Charles Sedley. [The Larpent MS 112 indicates additional parts in The Grumbler: Lovemore-$Jefferson; Capt. Bellmount-$Ackman; Sir John Rightou'd-?; +Rigant-$Marr; Shallow-$Vaughan; Victoria-$Mrs Simson; Sersnet-Miss ?; +Footboy-?; The MS contains prompt notes also.] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Related Works
Related Work: The Grumbler Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-

10093
03 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17540326 but Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Gibson; Singing-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: R. Smith

Song: II: Isabella Young, who sang in the Oratorio Alfred; III: Honour and Arms out of the Oratorio Samson-Legg; V: By Particular Desire, a Bacchanal Song-Legg

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120

10094
21 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Matthews

10095
03 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Berry; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Song: IV: By Desire, The School of Anacreon-Beard

10096
05 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Lucinda-Miss Minors; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; In Act II Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

10097
14 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Sharper-Ridout; Heartwell-Sparks; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Baker; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Setter-Bencraft; Bluff-Marten; Barnaby-Paddick; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Allen; Laetitia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

10098
16 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Collins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Basset-Dyer; Moody-Dunstall; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Trusty-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: R. Smith

10099
17 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Sparks; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Stevens; Bonario-Gibson; Peregrine-White; Corbaccio-Shuter; Sir Politic-Arthur; Avocatori-Anderson; Second Avocatori-Dunstall; Third Avocatori-Redman; Notary-Wignell; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Vincent; Celia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignell

10100
12 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Roger-Dunstall; Sir John-Gibson; Marquis-Holtom; Lucinda-Mrs Pitt; Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson