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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Christopher Smith Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Christopher Smith Jr")') 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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3906 results for: Keyword - Christopher Smith Jr
We found 2796 matches on Performance Comments, 646 matches on Performance Title, 483 matches on Event Comments, 336 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3626
24 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As17990420, but Friars and Muleteers-J. _Linton, _Lee, _Russel, _Smith.
Cast
Role: Friars and Muleteers Actor: J. _Linton, _Lee, _Russel, _Smith.

3627
25 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As17990413, but Friars and Muleteers-_Linton, _Lee, _Russel, _Smith; Domestics-_Howell, _Vials, _Letteney, _Wilkins.
Cast
Role: Friars and Muleteers Actor: _Linton, _Lee, _Russel, _Smith

3628
04 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Emery, Clarke, Betterton, Townsend, Miss Gilbert, Simmons, Claremont, Mrs Atkins, Miss Walcup, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Chapman; Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Forest-Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee; Chorus of Guards in the Castle-Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel. [And see17981211.]And see17981211.]
Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee

Dance: In 3rd piece: Procession and Dance of Swabian Peasants, as17981211, but Miss _Gray

3629
07 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17981003, but Goldfinch (for that night only)-Knight; Sophia-Miss A. DeCamp (1st appearance on any stage); Smith-_; Marker-_; Jacob-_; Sheriff's Officer-_; Tradesmen-_; Milliner-_; Mantua@maker-_.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Tagg in Tribulation

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End II: song-Incledon; End: Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar's Song-Townsend

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-Rees

3630
17 May 1799 @ Wheatley's Riding School, Greenwich (location unknown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Wallaker; Hastings-Laggat; Hardcastle-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Hallam; Diggory-Humphreys; Roger-Seabrook; Jack Slang-Master Thomas; Tony Lumpkin (with a song in character)-Twaits; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Saunders; Miss Neville-Mrs Jerrold; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Hardcastle Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Sir Felix Friendly-Smith; Compton-Ryder; Eugene-Laggat; John-Seabrook; Thomas-Hallam; Chicane-Brown; Lingo-Humphreys; Laura-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Jones; Fringe-Mrs Jerrold; Cowslip-Mrs Humphreys.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Smith

Song: End: a favourite duet-Mr and Mrs Humphreys; and a comic song-Twaits

3631
29 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Fawcett; Silky-Suett; Harry Dornton-Holman (1st appearance on this stage); Milford-Clarke; Sulky-Davenport; Mr Smith-Abbot; Hosier-Waddy; Tradesmen-J. Palmer, Usher; Sheriff's Officer-Ledger; Jacob-Chippendale; Old Dornton-Gardner (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance in London); Sophia-Mrs Gibbs; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Hale; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mr Smith Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

3632
02 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Emery; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Whitfield; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Claremont; Hosier-Waddy; Marker-Dyke; Jacob-Rees; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Lee, Street, Abbot, Whitmore, Coombs; Sophia-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantua@maker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Claremont

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

3633
23 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano; or, The Rival Harlequins

Performance Comment: Harlequin Whitesword-Bologna Jun.; Harlequin Blacksword-King; Clown-Bologna; Infernal Spirit-Delpini; Colombine's Father-Whitmore Jun.; Old Beau-Hawtin; Hermit-Lewiss; Colombine-Mrs Parker; The Other Pantomime Characters-Wilde, Blurton, Platt, Abbot, T. Cranfield, Powers, Vials, Howell, L. Bologna, Klanert, Atkins, Mills, Wilkins, Webb, Letteney, Griffiths, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Mrs D'Egville, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs; Vocal Characters Cratero (Daemon of the Mountain)-Denman; Ballad Singers-Emery, Simmons; Irish Ship@builder-Macartney; Principal Daemon-Linton; 2nd Daemon-Street; Chorus of Infernal Spirits-Gardner, Thomas, Oddwell, Smith, J. Linton, Kenrick, Sawyer, Tett; Floridel (Spirit of the Air)-Miss Wheatley; Attendants on Floridel-Ms Sims, Ms Iliff, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Sydney, Ms Blurton, Mrs Castelle.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Infernal Spirits Actor: Gardner, Thomas, Oddwell, Smith, J. Linton, Kenrick, Sawyer, Tett

3634
10 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh

Performance Comment: Don Raymond-Farley; Robert and Jaques (two Robbers)-Bologna Jun., Blurton; Baptist (their Father)-Delpini; Claud (a Postillion and one of the Banditti)-King; Don Felix (Father to Raymond)-Hawtin; Count of Lindenbergh-Whitmore Sen.; Theodore (Page to Raymond)-Simmons; Antonio (Page to Agnes, with a Song)-Miss Sims; Father Ansellum-Whitmore; Master of Hotel-Atkins; Old Steward (to Felix)-Wilde; Friars and Muleteers-Street, Linton, Thomas, Curties, Little, Oddwell, Everett, Sawyer, Gardner, Denman, J. Linton, Lee, Potts, Smith; Choral Boys-Master Ramage, Master Goodwin, Master Little, Master Slape, Master Bernard, Master Platt, Master Speare, Master Sawyer; Domestics-Platt, L. Bologna, Lewiss, Webb, Abbot, Goostree, Howell, Vials, Letteney; Maugerette (Baptist's mistress)-Mrs Mills; Spectre of the Bleeding Nun (mother of Agnes-Mrs Watts; Countess of Lindenbergh (Step-mother to Agnes)-Mrs Follett; Annette-Mrs Norton; Abbess of St. Claire-Mrs Gilbert; Agnes (Daughter to the Count of Lindenbergh)-Mrs Parker (1st appearance in that character); Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Ms Castelle, Ms Iliff, Ms Leserve, Ms Sydney, Ms Lloyd, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Cox, Ms Bologna, Ms Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Friars and Muleteers Actor: Street, Linton, Thomas, Curties, Little, Oddwell, Everett, Sawyer, Gardner, Denman, J. Linton, Lee, Potts, Smith

3635
03 November 1663 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora's Vagaries

3636
March 1673 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Rogue

3637
25 May 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuoso

3638
28 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Newly composed by Keller, with vocal Music-Signora Maria Gallia; instrumental Music-Paisible, Gasperini, laTour, Banister, others Masters

Related Works
Related Work: The Slip Author(s): Christopher Bullock

3639
02 January 1705 @ Hill's Dancing Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters; with several Italian Sonatas perform'd on the Violin-Mr Henry Eccles

3640
18 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz. A full Piece of Music of the famous Signior Pepusch-Mr Banister, Mr Dean, Mr Lamour; A set of Airs for the Arch/Lute and Violin-the Two Mr Deans, composed on purpose by Mr Dean Jun; A Sonata for the Arch/Lute and Flute Alleman-Mr Dean Jun, Mr Latour; Singing to the Arch/Lute-Mr Hughes; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Mr Dean Sen; A Cantata to the Arch/Lute-Mr Newbury; Singing to the Arch/Lute-a Gentleman come on purpose from Worchester

3641
11 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy; Or, The Usurer Outwitted

Song: The Whimsical Country-

Dance: The Whimsical Country Wedding-

3642
12 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-l'Abbe, Wade

3643
27 June 1713 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

3644
14 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

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

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

3645
23 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The New Boy; Trumpet Song-Rawlins; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: As17150404 Also A Countryman and a Harlequin-

3646
23 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald, The Boy

Dance: As17151217

3647
08 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

3648
15 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Cast
Role: Haemon Actor: Smith

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Cook

Dance: As17170510

3649
21 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

3650
31 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: A Solo on the Stage-Claudius Phillips

Dance: Mimic Night Scene-