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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.

11126
10 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With the Original Masque of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Lawrence, others

Dance:

11127
07 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: The famous Mr Higgins, lately arrived from Holland; who turns himself into such variety of Amazing Shapes and Figures, that the particulars wou'd be incredible to all Persons who have not seen him

11128
15 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: A select Entertainment by the late Mr Henry Purcel-the best Masters

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield

11129
29 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With all the Original Sonatas and other Pieces of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

11130
03 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Pastoral Mask by Mr Clayton, Author of Arsinoe-

11131
08 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

11132
22 November 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music most of which will be entirely new-; Genius of England-Mr Leveridge sings that celebrated Song, beginning at Genius of England

11133
13 March 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , especially the former-; A young Gentlewoman will perform that has learnt of Mr Weely several Years; besides great variety of Entertainments too long to be inserted here-A young Gentlewoman

11134
12 March 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; A Person will perform who has learnt of Mr Weekly several Years; Besides great Variety of Dialogues-; other Entertainments-

11135
12 May 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly several Pieces on the Trumpet-Mr Disabye

11136
16 May 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Music: With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an Entertainment for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr Hendel on purpose for that Day-

11137
22 February 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent English and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of Mr Hendel's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-

11138
06 April 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music Italian and English-; [Note, At the Desire of several Gentlemen, Mrs Fitzgerald's voice accompanied by] Trumpet and German Flute-Mr Grano; [The Consort opening with an entire new Trumpet Sonata-

11139
09 April 1714 @ Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , all New; Compos'd by Mr William Turner-

Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson
Related Work: A Nosegay of Weeds; or, Old Servants in New Places Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: New Spain; or, Love in Mexico Author(s): John Scawen
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

11140
28 April 1714 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a Solo of Corelli's-Mr Corbet; with variety of Pieces on the Echo Flute Hautboy German Flute and Trumpet-the best Masters; with a new Cantata-the best Masters; a Solo for the Harpsichord-the best Masters

11141
01 May 1714 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius (acts I And Ii)

Music: To which will be added the following Songs: S hai pieta, Due pupille-Mrs Robinson; Lusinghe vezzose, Si t'intendo-Signora Galerati; Del fallo ful Camin, Ti stringo o mio diletto-Valentini; Cieco Amor, Ho un non so che nelcor-Mrs Barbier; Care labra, Una speranza-Mrs Manina; E vano ognipensiero, Si lieto e si conteno-Mrs Margarita; a new Trumpet Song-; [With a Sonata upon the Violin-[the wonderful Youth of 11 years old; [Upon the Trumpet-Mr Grannon [Grano?]; [And on an Instrument of Invention [entirely New imitating the Harp and Lute-Mrs Margarita

11142
04 May 1714 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several extraordinary Concertos and Solos upon the Hautboy-Mr Glash

11143
18 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Powell; Lady Mackbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Hecate-Johnson; 1st Witch-Bullock; 2d Witch-Norris; 3d Witch-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Johnson

Music: With all the Musick by Mr Leveridge-Renton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Mrs Bicknell

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

11144
21 October 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: All the Musick by Mr Leveridge-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

11145
15 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Song: As17150314

Dance: As17150310 particularly a Dance made by Mr Isaac perform'd before his Majesty on New-Year's Day, aall'd, The Friendship-delaGarde, Miss Russell

11146
21 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: The New Boy, Cook, Leveridge, Pack, Jones, a Gentleman whose Respect for Mr Bullock engages him to entertain his Friends for that Night only

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: duPre, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding; A Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion

11147
26 April 1715 @ Great Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly several new Concertoes-Mr Corbet, others

11148
24 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Purcell's No Kissing At All-; A single Song-Mr Teno's Scholar; At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, A Mimick Song of the Country Life, The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, Birkhead, Miss Willis

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

11149
11 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: With the Mask of Musick proper to the Play by the late Mr Hen. Purcel. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy

Dance: To be expressed in the Great Bills

11150
10 January 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife [comical Transformation]

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank

Dance: As17151118; particularly a New Dance call'd The Morris (composed by Mr Isaac) and at the Request of several Masters-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock