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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "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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13854 results for: Keyword - William? Smith
We found 10804 matches on Author, 3378 matches on Performance Comments, 771 matches on Event Comments, 281 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

12501
01 June 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Morgan, Giles. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. Receipts: money #20 3s. 6d.; tickets #92 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Lally, Mrs Rogier; Hornpipe-Jones

12502
31 January 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith and Mrs Orfeur. All the Characters new dress'd. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-; particularly, Dancing-Girl of Six years of Age, for her Diversion, Scholar to Mr Roussau; being the first Time she ever appeared on the Stage

12503
03 April 1723 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

12504
22 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Peppet and Mrs Bryars, Boxkeepers to the Opera, and Betty Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

12505
08 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Morgan. Receipts: money #12 12s. 6d.; tickets #50 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17230219

12506
09 March 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward, Mrs Herold, Mrs Bryan, and Mrs Smith. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Dance: Pierro Courting a Bottle or The Drunken Pierro-Russau; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Two Scholars of Russau

12507
11 August 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

Performance Comment: Walker, Ogden, Leigh, Smith, Huddy, Hulett, Mrs Moffett, Mrs Morgam, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Cantrell; but edition of 1725 lists: Dioclesian-Ogden; Galerius Caesar-Walker; Carus-Hulett; Maximus-Huddy; Paulinas-Boheme; Christian Hermit-Lee; Serena-Mrs Plomer; Paulina-Mrs Moffet; Camilla-Mrs Parker; Lucilla-Mrs Butcher; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Mrs Moffet.

12508
10 March 1725 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

12509
02 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bryan and Betty Smith. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Hands of the Opera

12510
09 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. For the Entertainment of his Excellency, Mahomet Ben Ali Abgali, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Receipts: money #32 11s.; tickets #28 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Burny, Mrs Anderson; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

12511
10 February 1729 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Hands from the Opera

12512
27 February 1730 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands from the Opera

12513
26 March 1731 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith, from the Opera House. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

12514
06 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas Mountier, the Chichester Boy, who sung at Mr Smith's Concert in lif. At the Request of a great Number of Gentlemen and Ladies. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

12515
09 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. [The bill contains a summary of the plot, and adds: Plays are like Mirror, made for Men to see How bad they are; how good they ought to be. Cowly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Dance:

12516
22 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Receipts: money #15 18s. 6d.; tickets #58 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Song: Singing-Mountier, Mrs Barbier

12517
19 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Burney; Two Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

12518
24 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Laguerre; Cassiope-Mrs Sanderson; Andromeda-Mrs Carter; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Salway; Euryale-Papillion; 1st Ethiopian-Thompson; 2d Ethiopian-Salway; Cyclops-Hall; Delagarde, DuPre Jr, Smith; Amazons-Mrs Cantrel, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden; Infernals-Papillion, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Glover, Newhouse; Hussar-Nivelon; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Poitier; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Younger; with the Grand Dance of Momus-.

12519
16 April 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Christopher Smith Jr (the composer). The Habits and the Scenes proper to the Subject. Words by Mr Humphrey. Pit and Boxes 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Related Works
Related Work: Ulysses Author(s): Christopher Smith Jr.

12520
31 May 1734 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: I: Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. III: Minuet by Mrs Grognet and Mrs Sanderson. V: Dutch Skipper by Mr and Mrs Davenport. Black Joak by Smith and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: III: Minuet by Mrs Grognet and Mrs Sanderson. V: Dutch Skipper by Mr and Mrs Davenport. Black Joak by Smith and Miss Mann .

Song: II: Italian Song by Miss Young. IV: Italian Song by Mrs Mason

12521
22 February 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. 5s. The Eighth Day. [Music by J. C. Smith Jr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Music: Violin-Festing; Violoncello-Caporale; Several Concertos-

12522
03 February 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Christopher Smith, who at his own Expence, hath provided for, and brought up the Children of the late Mr Dahuron. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Instrumental Music-Clegg, Weideman, Caporale, Miller; The Vocal Parts to consist of several of Mr Handel's Choruses-

Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): William Shakespeare

12523
28 December 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Smith and Miss Davis. Note, Care will be taken that the House shall be kept warm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

12524
01 May 1744 @ May Fair

Event Comment: DDaniel and Smith's Great Theatrical Booth will be perform'd a Droll with the Comical Humours of his Squire Pancho, etc....the memorable battle betwixt his Donship and the Windmillv. [Announced for the entire time of May Fair, May 1-15, but no bill after 30 April.] Noon to nine p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote De Le Mancha

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire Author(s): William Linley

Song: Convers, Miss Clarke

12525
01 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets Smith, Powell, Fulwell, Owen, Foxwell, Toole, Jackson, and Gray taken. 7 p.m. [Concert formula; prices as 30 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake