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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

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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.

10901
19 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

10902
20 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

10903
24 April 1711 @ Home's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a new Cantata with a Solo on the Harpsicord-Mr Babell Jun; with Variety of Concertos and other Pieces by Mr Corbett-Mr Corbett, other of the best Masters

10904
24 May 1711 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Passion of Sappho (Written by Mr Harison), The Feast of Alexander (Written by Mr Dryden)-Mr ThomasClayton (Author of Arsinoe)

10905
28 November 1712 @ Orlibeer's School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; several Songs of the newest Opera, with their Symphonies-; with single and two and three Part Songs of the late Mr Beeston and Mr Beeston's Scholar-; A Sonata for 2 Hautboys, a Solo for a Flute, with that celebrated Piece for a single Violin and a Trumpet never perform'd in publick but once before-; a Solo by Mr Beeston-

10906
05 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Bickerstaff; Malcolm-Bullock Jr; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Related Works
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales Author(s): John Rose
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden

10907
11 January 1723 @ Buckingham House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Signior Bononcini-; Words by the late Duke of Buckingham, Vocal Part-Mrs Robinson, Mr Freeman, Mrs Barbeire, Mr Weele, Mrs Clark, Mr Gates, King's Boys; Instrumental Parts-Masters of the best Performers

10908
04 March 1724 @ Roussau's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

10909
19 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus; Or, The Rape Of Lavinia

Dance: End I: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Music: End II: A new Piece of Musick for the Harpsicord-Mr Eversman; accompany'd on Basson-Mr Kenny; End III: Mr Handell's Water Musick-; accompany'd with French Horns-

Song: End III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers

10910
07 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

10911
15 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: I: A Grand Concerto of Handel's-; II: A Solo on the Viol d'Amour-Mr Grossman; III: A Concerto of Geminiani's for two Hautboys-; IV: A Concerto of Handel's on the Welch Harp-Mr Hockbrucker; V: Hasse's favourite Concerto for French Horns-; End Farce: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Joseph Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water@Musick-

10912
03 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Dialogue between a Drunken Smith and his Wife-Cook, Newberry; Trumpet Song-Rawlins never perform'd on that Stage before; Two/Part Song-The Two Boys never perform'd but once before

Dance: As17150512; Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

10913
18 July 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith

10914
27 July 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Courtizans; Or, A Night's Intrigue

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10915
03 August 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Courtizans

Performance Comment: Galliard-J. Leigh; Morisini-Hall; Sir Harry-Smith; Octavo-Corey; Crapine-Morgan; Sir Signall-Bullock Sr; Tickletext-Griffin; Pedro-Spiller; Julio-Bullock Jr; Cornelia-Mrs Cross; Marcella-Mrs Thurmond; Laura-Mrs Spiller; Phillipa-Mrs Rubridge; Sabina-Mrs Chantrel.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Smith

Dance: Mrs Schoolding, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10916
10 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Song: A New Cantata-Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

10917
09 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

10918
21 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

10919
22 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

10920
12 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne

Song: As17161030

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

10921
31 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

10922
07 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Courtezans; Or, A Night's Intrigue

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

10923
14 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Song: Cook

Dance: Grand Comic Wedding Dance-Moreau, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

10924
15 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: Moreau, Kellom's Scholar, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

10925
02 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Smith

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle