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8354 results for: Keyword - Thomas Smith
We found 5725 matches on Author, 2442 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Event Comments, 290 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
19 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Biron-Clarke, first time; Villeroy-Smith; Count Baldwin-Gibson; Carlos-Ridout; Frederick-Anderson; Fabian-Cushing; Fernando-Arthur; Jaqueline-Shuter; Sampson-Marten; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Julia-Mrs Barrington; Victoria-Mrs Vincent; Isabella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Villeroy Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

127
13 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Polydore-Smith; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Hallam; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Mrs Baker; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

128
16 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Gibson; Shift-Dunstall; Octavian-Anderson; Sly-R. Smith; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Mrs Baker; Scapin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

129
17 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Byron-Clarke; Villeriy-Smith; Count Baldwin-Gibson; Carlos-Ridout; Frederick-Anderson; Fabian-Cushing; Fernando-Arthur; Jaqueline-Shuter; Sampson-Marten; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Julia-Mrs Barrington; Victoria-Mrs Vincent; Isabella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Villeriy Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17561023

Song: Mrs Chambers

130
17 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Lappet-Mrs Pitt; New Prologue-Smith; Hornpipe-Phillips; New Epiloguein the character of a Boatswain-Shuter.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

131
21 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Gibson; Shift-Dunstall; Octavian-Anderson; Sly-R. Smith; Clara-Miss Mullart; Lucia-Mrs Baker; Scapin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

132
26 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Smith; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Hallam; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Condill; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

133
01 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-White; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Drusilla-Miss Condill; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Dances-Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin; With several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set to music by Arne. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Howard, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Younge, others.
Cast
Role: Maximinian Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Author(s): Thomas Betterton

134
23 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Camurius-Anderson; Niger-Ridout; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Geta-Shuter; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Miss Nossiter; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Maximinian Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan a Masque

Dance: The Original Dances-Delaistre, Granier, Lucas, Leppie, Dumai, Desse, Rochford, Gosly, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin, Miss Dawson, Mrs Dulies, Miss Vallois; and several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set by Arne-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

135
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Maximinian-Smith; Charinus-Sparks; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Suitors-Collins; Costollo, Blakey; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Mrs Baker; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; Original Dances-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Maximinian Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

136
14 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Smith; Colonel Belvile-Ridout; Don Pedro-Anderson; Stephano-Bennet; Philippo-Davis; Sancho-Collins; Frederick-Clarke; Antonio-Dyer; Blunt-Shuter; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Valeria-Mrs Baker; Lucetta-Mrs Stephens; Moretta-Mrs Pitt; Callia-Miss Ferguson; Florinda-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Rover Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Thomaso; or, The Wanderer Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Bury Fair Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

137
18 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Hull; 2nd Spirit (with song in character)-Mattocks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Lowe, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Chorusses-Legg, Courtney; Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Courts, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge, Miss Allen; Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the Masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

138
19 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 2s. Paid Meares #5 16s. 6d.; Monck #1 10s.; Hargreaves (smith) #13 6s. 11d.; Kemp, six nights for lamps, #9 12s. At the Bedford tonight & slept [slipt?] in at Covent Garden Mr Bettenson was at the Bedford, we were talking about the Count, a poor man that comes there slept in after the play at Drury Lane Gallery (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

139
26 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17600114, but Sebastian-Buck; Officer-Wignel; Page-Miss Mullart; Biskey-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Biskey Actor: R. Smith.
Role: Rover Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Thomaso; or, The Wanderer Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Bury Fair Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

140
09 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Pierre-Smith, 1st time; Duke-Marten; Renaud-Hull; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Smith, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet call'dThe Hungarian Gambols , or a Provincial Rendevous. Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations

141
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood

142
15 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Alphonso-Shuter; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Davis; Roderigo-Clarke; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Jaques-Lewis; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Porter-Barrington; Lopez-Wignel; Verdugo-Redman; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Mad Welchman-Collins; Alonzo-Young; Juletta-Mrs Green; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Governor-Maguire.
Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne With a New Occasional Scene of Action

143
17 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17620215, but Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Peasant-Weller; In Act IV Song of Mad Bess, set to music by Henry Purcell, will be sung in Character-Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Drunken Servant Actor: R. Smith
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

144
08 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-Young; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Catley, 1st appearance any stage; Sabrinaand the, song of sweet Echo=-Miss Brent; the Chorusses-Legg, Roberts, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mad Manesiere, Tassoni, Granier, Sga Maranesi. With the usual Decorations and Machinery.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Baker; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-R. Smith; Marquis-Holtom; Phelim-Barrington; Isabella-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: R. Smith

145
11 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17620927, but Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Davis; Shift-Buck; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Mrs White; Sly-R. Smith; Octavian-Perry.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

Dance: TThe Drunken Peasant, as17630427 End: The French Gardeners, as17630407

146
07 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter; Thrifty-Bennet; Leander-Davis; Octavian-Perry; Shift-Buck; Gripe-Costollo; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Mrs White; Sly-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith.
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

147
18 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Belfond-Smith; Truman-Hull; Lolpoop-Dunstall; Cheatly-White; Shamwel-Cushing; Capt. Hack'em-Marten; Attorney-Anderson; Sir William Belfond-Shuter; Sir Edward Belfond-Gibson; Termagant-Gardener; Roger-Weller; Ruth-Mrs Pitt; Lucia-Miss Miller; Mrs Hack'em-Mrs Copin; Mrs Margery-Mrs White; Teresa-Miss Hallam; Isabella-Miss Vincent; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Belfond Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Squire of Alsatia Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

148
17 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Renault-Hull; Bedamar-Anderson; Elliot-Perry; Spinoza-Wignell; Officer-Buck; Pierre-Smith; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

149
28 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Lady (that Night Only)-Mrs Morrison; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith
Role: Second Spirit Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Absent Man Author(s): Thomas Hull

Dance: End Masque: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

150
21 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter; Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Davis; Octavian-Perry; Shift-Buck; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Mrs White; Sly-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith.
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway