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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.

10926
06 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: As17170204

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; Harlequin Executed; or The Farmer Disappointed-

10927
25 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: As17170204

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; The Submission, as17170221

10928
25 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Smith

Song: As17170204

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; The last new Grand Dance-Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock

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

10929
16 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Masquerade; or, An Evening's Intrigue

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly Grand Comic Wedding Dance, Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

10930
23 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

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

10931
27 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Smith

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; particularly Moreau's last new dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding

10932
01 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

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

10933
07 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly Grand Comic Dance by Moreau-; Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: As17170319

10934
28 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Smith

10935
05 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline; Or, The Fatal Wager

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

10936
14 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Music: And a Solo on the Violin-Mrs Pitchford

10937
15 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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

10938
05 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Song: Oh London Is A Fine Town-Pack

Dance: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10939
20 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Williams; Aboan-Smith; Governor-Leigh; Blandford-Husband; Stanmore-Bullock Jr; Jack-Ogden; Driver-Hall; Daniel-Pack; Imoinda-Mrs Rogers; Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; Charlot-Mrs Kent; Lucy-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10940
01 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Related Works
Related Work: The Loves of Mars and Venus Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Tully, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Indian Dance-Moreau

10941
02 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Song: As17171226

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Cook, Cook Jr, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Indian Dancefrom Mangora-Moreau

10942
04 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Song: As17171226

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Dutch Skipper, as17171226; Grand Comic Dance-Thurmond

10943
16 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Smith

Dance: As17171022; Serious Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10944
04 February 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Pelling, Miss Smith

10945
01 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: As17171226

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

10946
08 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last Grand Comic Dance-

10947
10 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Song: As17171226

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

10948
24 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Related Works
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: The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, Part II Author(s): John Dryden

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

10949
06 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: As17171126; Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Thurmond's Grand Dance-; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

10950
04 June 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: As17171022; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith; Pastoral-Miss Schoolding