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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "C Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "C 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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We found 2647 matches on Performance Comments, 1641 matches on Event Comments, 342 matches on Performance Title, 236 matches on Roles/Actors, and 25 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Labourie. Smith, 15: The Favourite Opera Dances for the year 1790...selected by F. Chabran contains selections from the previously mentioned ballets and Lauretta. This last title does not appear in newspaper records, but it was doubtless the "new ballet" announced for 22 April and subsequently

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415; End Opera: an entire New Ballet- [See17900504]; [in which the Pas Russe-Labourie, Mlle Hilligsberg

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Bourk, Brigg, Daglish, Edwin, Fox, Jones, Maddocks, Smith, Walker, Harris, Webb will be admitted. Receipts: #56 5s. (28.7; 27.18; 0.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: Hornpipe-Whittow; End: Minuet de la Cour-Mr and Mrs Brigg; in which Codrile-; to conclude with a Scotch Reel-Whittow

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Calkin, Daglish, Gillis, Gardiner, Gregson, Henderson, Pilsbury, Purser, Standen, Sherratt, Thompson (of box-office), Mrs Scott, Mrs Smith will be admitted. Receipts: #38 1s. 6d. (21.19.0; 13.13.0; 2.9.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Gardiner, Gilles, Henderson, Humphreys, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson] will be admitted. Receipts: #57 15s. 6d. (36.14.6; 17.14.0; 3.7.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17920613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: As17921102

Dance: As17921102; In afterpiece: Dances-the D'Egvilles, Menage, Chatterley, Webb, Melvin, Phillips, Bourk, Bidotti, Whitmell, Walker, Nokes, Keys, Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips, Miss A. DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk

Performance Comment: DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk.
Event Comment: Tickets Delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Bowley, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Faux, Gilles, Henderson, Humphries, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson, Wooldridge] will be admitted. Receipts: #64 18s. 6d. (54.5.6; 10.13.0; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: LOVERS' QUARRELS

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: In Act I of 1st piece a Highland Reel by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End of Act II of 2nd piece (for that night only) a Selection of the most Favorite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert. What shall he have that killed the Deer by Incledon, Townsend, Richardson, Linton and Chorus Q. S. Smith). Ye spotted snakes by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton, Incledon (Stevens). The New Mariners by Incledon, Townsend, Linton and Chorus (Calicott). Where the bee sucks by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton (harmonized by Jackson). Water parted from the Sea by Incledon (Dr Arne). In 3rd piece a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland, by Johnstone, in character

Performance Comment: What shall he have that killed the Deer by Incledon, Townsend, Richardson, Linton and Chorus Q. S. Smith). Ye spotted snakes by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton, Incledon (Stevens). The New Mariners by Incledon, Townsend, Linton and Chorus (Calicott). Where the bee sucks by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton (harmonized by Jackson). Water parted from the Sea by Incledon (Dr Arne). In 3rd piece a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland, by Johnstone, in character .
Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Cooke, Evans, Jones, Kelly Jun.,Maddocks, Webb, Rhodes, Whitmell, Pilsbury, W. Banks, Chippendale, Humphries, Beaufort, Miss Butler, Miss Beaufort, Mrs and Miss Smith] will be admitted. Receipts: #83 1s. (47.16.0; 20.6.6; 14.18.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Boimaison, Wm. Banks, Cooke, Daglish, Henderson, Maddocks, Purser, Roffey, Scott, Smith, Whitmell, Wells, Miss Chatterley will be admitted.] Receipts: #101 7s. 6d. (56.8.6; 31.6.0; 8.9.0; tickets: none listed; odd money: 5.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In IV a Masquerade Scene. [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Bentley, Bynam, Dale, Edmonds, Faux, Fisher, Gregson, Gaurion, Kent, Munday, Ross, Robson, Robinson, Smith, Sherwood, Stevens, Townsend, Webb, Whitmell, Wyber, Wells, Wyatt, Waterer, Mrs Byrne will be admitted.] Receipts: #31 14s. (8.11.0; 13.16.6; 0.7.0; odd money: 8.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: The Anchor Smiths Actor: Townsend

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Briggs, Benson, Byrne, Bynam, Dale, Doyle, Edmonds, Faux, Garbutt, Gregson, Gauron, Henderson, Kent, Powell, Perry, Rhodes, Ross, Robson, Robinson, Smith, Sherwood, Stevens, Townsend, Williams, Whitmell, Wyler will be admitted. Receipts: #49 7s. (25.17; 20.3; 3.7; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As18000612

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Aberdein, Bennett, Calkin, Cameron, Dale Jun., Dashwood, Douglas, Ditcher, Dudley, Fishett, Francois, Fuller, Gooding, Humphries, Hough, Harman, Lings, Monday, Marks, Macdougall, Rogers, Scott, Smith, Tice, Tildsley, Tirrell, Wyatt, Waterer, Williams, Willey will be admitted. [Miss Usher is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Receipts: #56 1s. (31.1.6; 24.4.6; 0.15.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen