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14067 results for: Keyword - William Smith
We found 11047 matches on Author, 3378 matches on Performance Comments, 771 matches on Event Comments, 281 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

11001
08 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710622 but Parts-A. Smith, Barnshaw, Miss Dowson, Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: A. Smith, Barnshaw, Miss Dowson, Mrs Dorman.

Entertainment: Vocal Parts-Barnshaw, A. Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer

Performance Comment: Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer.

11002
17 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Song: End II: several of the newest and most approved Catches and Glees (selected from the invaluable Collection of the Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Catch-Club)-Reinhold, Vernon, Champness, R.? Smith, Webb, Reynoldson, Simpkinson, Leoni, assisted by several other of the most eminent Performers

Performance Comment: ? Smith, Webb, Reynoldson, Simpkinson, Leoni, assisted by several other of the most eminent Performers.

11003
10 December 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Resolution

Performance Comment: William-Baker; Mary-Mrs Beaumont.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baker

Dance: A new Ballad Dance-Leppi

11004
24 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Jefferson; Bellmour-Davies; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Farren; Derby-Hurst; Shore-Reddish; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: May Day or The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Waldron; Cryer-Wrighten; Furrow-Parsons; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; The Little Gipsy-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vernon

11005
01 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theyve Bit The Old One Or The Scheming Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: May Day or The Little Gipsey

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Old Towler-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon; Clod-Farley; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; The Little Gipsey-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: an Epilogue Address portraying the Characteristic Jealousies of the Spaniard, the Italian, the Dutchman, the Frenchman, & the Englishman,-Mrs Mattocks

11006
09 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: William-Emery; Jack Junk-Townsend; Michael-Hill; Old Peasant-Simmons; Pat-Macartney; French Officer-Wilde; Peasants-Linton, Street, Thompson; Adela-Mrs Sydney; Susan-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Emery

11007
22 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Performance Comment: Lofty-Lewis; Honeywood-Pope; Old Croaker-Munden; The Bailiff-Knight; Leontine-H. Johnston; Sir William Honeywood-Murray; Little Flannagan-Emery; Postboy-Simmons; Jarvis-Thompson; Butler-Abbot; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Miss Murray; Garnet-Mrs Mills; Miss Richland-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover].i.e. now Mrs Glover].
Cast
Role: Sir William Honeywood Actor: Murray
Related Works
Related Work: The Good-Natured Man Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Gage-Munden; O'Daub-Johnstone; Serjeant Drill-Townsend; Sir Harry Bouquet-Betterton; Monsieur Bluard-Farley; Recruits-Emery, Simmons; Nell-Mrs Chapman; Nancy (with the Manual Exercise)-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Incledon
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Song: End: A Chapter of Fashions (never performed; written by T. Dibdin Jun.)-Munden; The Tight Little Lads of the Ocean (never performed; written by the Author of The Bundle of Proverbs)-Fawcett

11008
09 March 1671 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: William Cartwright's The Lady Errant was licensed by Sir Henry Herbert to the Duke's Company on this date. See Bentley, Jacobean and Caroline Stage, III, 128-32

Performances

11009
03 September 1679 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: William Blaythwaite to Sir Robert Southwell, 4 Sept. 1679 [describing a visit made on 3 Sept. 1679 by Sir Edward Dering, Mrs Helena Percival, Miss Helena, Miss Betty, and himself]: What we saw was the dancing on the ropes performed first by Jacob Hall and his company, then by a Dutch dancer, who did wonderful feats. From thence we went to the Elephant, who I think was more terrible than pleasant to the young spectators (Morley, Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair, p. 192)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

11010
02 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady Or Harlequins Opera In The Manner Of A Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Part-Penkethman, Bullock, Lacy, W. Giffard, W. Williams, Huddy, Smith, Collet, Bardin, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Palmer; but edition of 1730 lists: Ballad-Penkethman; Meanwell-W. Giffard; Modely-Bullock; Drama-Lacey; Mrs Foible-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Sprightly-Mrs Giffard; Prattle-Mrs Palmer; Merit-W. Williams; Smooth-Mrs Thomas; Hackum-Huddy; Whim-Smith; Trifle-Collet; Voice-Bardin; Harlequin-Burney.
Cast
Role: Part Actor: Penkethman, Bullock, Lacy, W. Giffard, W. Williams, Huddy, Smith, Collet, Bardin, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Palmer
Role: Merit Actor: W. Williams
Role: Whim Actor: Smith

Dance: Burny, Sandham, Eaton, R. Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon

Performance Comment: Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon.

11011
April 1699 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Princess Of Parma

Related Works
Related Work: The Princess of Parma Author(s): Henry Smith

11012
23 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Related Works
Related Work: Teraminta Author(s): John Christopher Smith

11013
06 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: As17550203

11014
10 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

11015
13 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: See17550203

11016
17 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday- , by desire. [See17541008.

11017
20 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17541008

11018
24 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: As17550203

11019
10 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: See17550203

11020
29 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Related Works
Related Work: What is She? Author(s): Charlotte Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

11021
02 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Related Works
Related Work: What is She? Author(s): Charlotte Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

11022
09 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Related Works
Related Work: What is She? Author(s): Charlotte Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbot
Role: Friars and Muleteers Actor: _Linton, _Lee, _Russel, _Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh Author(s): William Reeve

11023
19 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Lovers

Related Works
Related Work: The Unfortunate Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Ungrateful [Unfortunate] Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

11024
29 June 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes Part Ii

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

11025
01 July 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes Part I

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