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17468 results for: Keyword - Mr John Christopher Smith
We found 10008 matches on Author, 5400 matches on Event Comments, 4472 matches on Performance Comments, 1075 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8276
23 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Song from the Opera Almena-Miss Wright

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

8277
24 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

8278
27 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

8279
17 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

8280
22 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Smith, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: II: A New Dance-Hussey, Miss Pitt; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: Minuet-Curtet, Miss Barrowby

8281
14 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places may be taken from Johnson at the Stage Door. No money will be taken at the stage door. None will be refunded after Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. [Footnote not further noted. Garrick on his return from the continent first introduced a method of illumination by lights not visible to the audience, thus replacing the huge chandeliers (Genest, V, 86). Published this season, A Critical Balance of the Performers at Drury Lane last Season, a broadside sheet at 1s., printed for C. Moran. This scale of the following twelve values war applied to 43 actors and actresses: (A score of 20 under each heading was perfect.) Figure; Grace; Spirit & Ease, Sensibility & Truth; Dignity & Manners; Expression & Pantomime; Low Humor; Genteel Humor; Elocution and voice; Dress; Dumb show; Noise. Beside each actor was listed his outstanding parts. (See Copy in Huntington Library.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

8282
02 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Gibson; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Morris, first appearance that stage; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Lewis; Recruits-Bennet, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Rose-Miss Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

8283
15 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

8284
18 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

8285
21 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

8286
24 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

8287
31 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

8288
12 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

8289
26 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants-Man Peasant Sga Manesiere, Woman Peasant Miss Wilford

8290
03 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope

8291
07 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Alexander's Feast Author(s): John Dryden

Music: As17660226

8292
22 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Irish Milk Maids, as17651209

8293
22 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311 End: Rural Love, as17651115

Song: A New Duet will be introduc'd between-Shuter, Miss Brent

8294
07 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

8295
14 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Comic Dance -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, as17660207

8296
26 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: II: By Desire, The Lark's Shrill Notes-Mrs Vincent

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

8297
05 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

8298
14 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

8299
15 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Albion Queens Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Midas

8300
20 June 1766 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Related Works
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Music: CConcerto on Violin-Hay

Dance: To conclude with a Ball-