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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Conjurer, Statue, Enfant, Moor & Skeleton

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Poly par l'Amour

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts, particularly the Song of Love would Invade me, the Song-Part on the Hautboy by Mr Kytch, and the Trumpet by Mr Snow

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: In II: The Song written by Sir Richard Steele, and designed by him originally for this Play, will be new set to Musick by Mr Howard Mr Beard; III: A Chancon a Boire, beginning Crowns of Sweet Roses-Leveridge, Laguerre; V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Dance: IV: Glover's Dance of Sailors-; End Afterpiece: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne; who will perform some of Farinelli's principal Songs-Mrs Arne; new songs by by Mr Arne-Mrs Arne; The First Violin-Mr Arne; With several Pieces on the Harpsichord, German Flute and Trumpet-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Louvre, Minuet By Particular Desire,-Mr Lally, a young Gentlewoman (a scholar of Mr Lally) who never appeared on the stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: I: Master Vernon

Entertainment: S+SpecialtyAfter: An Elogium-Mr Ross;wrote by Dryden, concluding with Milton's Epitaph to the Memory of Shakespear-Mr Ross. representing the shade of Shakespear as figured on his monument in Westminster Abbey. By Particular Desire.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Cymon and Iphigenia a Cantata by Mr Arne-Beard; II: The School of Anacreon a New Cantata by Arne-Beard; IV: (By Desire) The Lass of the Mill-Beard; accompany'd on the Harp-Mr Parry

Music: III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Parry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: French Lady Actor: Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: [By]Mr Isaacs Scholar; Singing-Mr Abel; with other Musick-

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Lewis-Spiller; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Griffin; Carlos-Leigh; Clodio-Bullock Jr; Duart-Smith; Angelina-Mrs Bullock Jr; Louisa-Mrs Rogers; Elvira-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Duart Actor: Smith

Music: Concerto for Violin and Flutes , composed by John Baston and perform'd-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, particularly that celebrated Song, set by the late Mr Henry Purcell (for the Yorkshire Feast)-the best Masters of each Profession in England performing their Parts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, all new composed by Mr Barrett-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Queen's Coronation Song: Composed and-Mr Abell; ....With other Songs in several Languages-; Accompanied-the Greatest Masters of Instrumental Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with particular Entertainments on the Violin-Mr Dean

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Musick-Mr Abell, other Voices; with Instrumental Musick- of all Sorts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; consisting of Violins-; Hautboys-; Flutes-; and a Trumpet-; with Singing-Mr Hughs, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music- Compos'd by Mr Weldon Master of the Songs; Singing-Mrs Hudson, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Campion; Instrumental Musick-the best Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim; The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Song: A new song-Mrs Shaw, never perform'd before, compos'd by a Gentleman lately arriv'd from Dublin

Music: An Extraordinary Entertainment , all of Flutes-Mr Paisible

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene- after the Italian Manner by a newScaramouch, Harlequin; A new dance-Cottin, Mrs Bicknell

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Harlequin Turn'd Judge Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine Author(s): John RichChristopher Rich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Mar`iage a la Mode

Music: The best Masters; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of Corelli's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso and Telemachus Author(s): John HughesJohn Galliard
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Dance: As17030123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A French and English Consort of Musick by Mr Gillier-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini