SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J 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 2710 matches on Performance Comments, 783 matches on Event Comments, 325 matches on Performance Title, 69 matches on Roles/Actors, and 25 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Queen Gin-T. Smith; Duke of Rum-Machen; Marquee de Nanta-J. Smith; Lord Sugarcane-Wallis .
Cast
Role: : Queen Gin Actor: T. Smith
Role: Marquee de Nanta Actor: J. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Tycho-Dodd; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Baddeley; The Other Characters-Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776 (T. Becket) specifies: Radel-Lamash; Messengers-R. Palmer, Master Pulley; Good and Evil Spirits, in various characters-Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw; Account-Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Legacy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Eteocles-Boheme; Polynices-Ryan; Creon-Quin; Phocias-Walker; Alcander-Smith; Attalus-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Boheme; Antigona-Mrs Bullock; Olympa-Mrs Purden; Prologue by Benkingham-Walker; Epilogue-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Alcander Actor: Smith
Event Comment: MMaster Leoni's first appearance. Music by Smith. On account of Machinery and music no persons can be admitted behind Scenes or into the Orchestra. Nothing under full prices will be taken. Books of the Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. The Enchanter, a new Musical Entertainment wrote by Mr Garrick, and set by Mr Smith, very well received.Master Leoni, a Jew, made his first appearance in this piece, and was received with great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic

Performance Comment: Actors only-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness; Kaliel-Master Leoni; Zoreb-Lowe; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Young; The dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith (Folger Bill).
Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic Author(s): John Christopher Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Reddish; Duncan-Bransby [Public Advertiser: Hurst]; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Grist; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst [Public Advertiser: Wrighten]; Doctor-Wright; Captain-Farren; Fleance-Master Pulley; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate (1st time)-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Melmoth (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

Performance Comment: -Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Dancer & J. Smith. Tickets to be had of Lewis at the Europa; of Smith at the Ship, Seven Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Serjeant Kite Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mr Smith

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross (Pit Doorkeepers); Mislebrook, Dimmock, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd out by Morgan, Elliot, Derby, Toten, J. Smith, Slater, Barnes, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17581026, but Lady Plyant-Mrs Barrington; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Elmy; Careless-Smith.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17581111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; by Particular Desire the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Palmer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Chambers; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Bensley; Roxana-Miss Younge; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Yates; A favorite Epilogue (written by D. Garrick, Esq.) with alterations spoken-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Second Thought is Best

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Corey. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #18 11s. 6d. and tickets #67 14s

Performances

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

Music: In it a Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Cook, Reading, the Boy, Mrs Cross

Song:

Dance: Smith's Daughter who never perform'd on the Stage before

Event Comment: Smith's last Benefit. The Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Servants, who keep Places, are desired to be at the Theatre by Half past Four o'Clock; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Seats in the Pit are humbly requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Receipts: #363 19s. 6d. (162.4.0; 0.0.0; 5.0.6; tickets: 196.15.0) (charge: #72 13s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Smith

Song: As17761125, but Gaudry, Mrs J _Smith, Mrs +Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Farren; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Orestes Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Hurst; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Dance: End II: Slingsby's Grand Ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme (1st appearance on this stage), Grimaldi, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci (1st appearance upon the English stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Waldron; Humphrey-Chaplin; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Song: II: Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Bransby; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Smith

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing-Giorgi, Henry, Mrs Sutton; In: The Savage Hunters, as17761024

Song: In II: Masquerade Scene Singing-Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Jason Actor: Smith

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten