The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr John Christopher Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr John Christopher 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
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.

10776
27 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: Every One has His Fault

Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Simmons
Role: Song by Irish Pilgrim Actor: Johnstone
Role: intended Bride Actor: Little John disguised, brings on a dead Buck as a present to Arthur-the Buck becomes animated and drives off Arthur, and Little John escapes with Marian. A Leap by Harlequin over the Heads of twelve Soldiers armed With Pikes, Swords. Scene IV. View of the Town Hall in Nottingham. Porter enters with Box-Marian taken by Arthur is forced into it-the Box being placed on the head of Arthur changes into a Bird Cage, in which he is inclosed. Scene V. A Country Alehouse. Tinker's Song-Farley, Knight
Role: brings on a dead Buck as a present to Arthur Actor: the Buck becomes animated and drives off Arthur, and Little John escapes with Marian. A Leap by Harlequin over the Heads of twelve Soldiers armed With Pikes, Swords. Scene IV. View of the Town Hall in Nottingham. Porter enters with Box-Marian taken by Arthur is forced into it-the Box being placed on the head of Arthur changes into a Bird Cage, in which he is inclosed. Scene V. A Country Alehouse. Tinker's Song-Farley, Knight

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Dance: Conclude 3rd piece: Dance-

Song: End: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End 2nd piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden

10777
07 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

Related Works
Related Work: Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): John O'Keeffe

10778
09 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: As17970816

10779
27 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Cast
Role: O'Rafarty Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

10780
15 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

10781
13 January 1696 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

10782
05 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

10783
21 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: A Will and No Will

Dance: II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Comic Dance, as17480314 III: Dutch Dance, as17471128

10784
08 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

10785
04 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

10786
19 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

10787
27 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

10788
30 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760410

10789
19 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17761031

10790
16 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17770611

10791
03 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17780529

10792
05 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: King Richard the Third

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

10793
11 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycomb-Parsons; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Wrighten; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly Honeycomb-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston

10794
05 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: WithTwo New Dances-Master and Miss Byrn. [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

10795
09 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Related Works
Related Work: The Rump; or, The Mirrour of the late Times Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: London's Glory Represented by Time, Truth, and Fame Author(s): John Tatham

Afterpiece Title: o's The Dupe

10796
14 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

10797
26 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: I: Country Dance- incident to the piece; [This was included in all subsequent performances.] End II: The Butterfly, as17800921; End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

10798
15 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Country Dance incident to the Piece (performers not listed). [This was danced in both subsequent performances.] End of Act II a Dance by the Miss Stageldoirs. End of Act I of afterpiece The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

10799
17 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King ; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton ; Serieant Flower-Wrighten ; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Norris ; Canton-Baddeley ; Brush-Palmer If Miss Sterling-Miss Pope ; Fanny-Mrs Brereton ; Chambermaid-Miss Collett ; Betty-Mrs Love ; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Monologue: 1782 09 17 End of Act I of mainpiece a Dramatic Oglio by King

10800
26 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): Christopher BullockJohn Marston
Related Work: Love and Revenge; or, The Vintner Outwitted Author(s): Christopher Bullock
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): Christopher BullockJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: As17820927