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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr William Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr William 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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17426 results for: Keyword - Mr William Smith
We found 10821 matches on Author, 4811 matches on Event Comments, 4282 matches on Performance Comments, 806 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16076
10 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

16077
10 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

16078
11 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Vintage-Sga Giorgi, Sg Guidetti (his first appearance in England); End: A New Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Italian Bakers-Guidetti, Mrs King

16079
18 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

16080
30 October 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

16081
07 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

16082
11 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, The Jealous Peasant-Duquesney, 1st appearance this stage, Tassoni, Mrs King

16083
20 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

16084
22 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

16085
26 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

16086
03 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: The Garland, as17661023; II: Rural Love, as17661120

16087
08 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

16088
09 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

16089
13 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Belfond Jun Actor: Smith
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

16090
15 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Happy Villagers-M LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere; II: The Female Archer-M LaRiviere, Miss Wilford. [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.

16091
19 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

16092
29 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Colvile Actor: R. Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

16093
07 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

16094
12 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

16095
16 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

16096
28 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

16097
04 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Don Antonio Actor: Smith
Role: Parts Actor: Gardner, R. Smith, Holtom, Weller, Buck, Murden

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

16098
09 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

16099
11 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

16100
24 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City