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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.

226
29 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Garman

227
19 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Garman

228
17 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Garman; II afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17991001

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but added The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Privot (1st appearance)

229
05 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Davies, first time; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Nell-Mrs Wrighten , first time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Davies, first time
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

230
07 October 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Pinkethman; Anthony-Bowen; Peter-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

231
06 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Norris; Constantia-Mrs Oldfield; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

232
23 September 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Norris; Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

233
04 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Peter-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d-Mrs Oldfield; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

234
24 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Duke-Thurmond; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

235
28 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d-Mrs Oldfield; Landlady-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

236
12 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Thurmond; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Bowen; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance:

237
03 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Thurmond; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance:

238
30 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Thurmond; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

239
16 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Petruchio-Will. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

240
09 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Petruchio-Will. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Harper; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: As17250909

241
20 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Antonio-Miller; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; Landlady-Mrs Willis; Mother-Mrs Moore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: (by Dby Desire) The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

242
13 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

243
01 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater;Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance:

244
02 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Cibber Jr; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

245
09 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Anthony-Cibber Jr; Peter-R. Wetherilt; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

246
12 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Hallam; Frederick-Delane; Antonio-Hippisley; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Hale; Peter-Mullart; Antony-Penkethman; 1st Constantia-Mrs Stevens; 2d-Mrs Horton; Landlady-Mrs Mullart; Bawd-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Hallam
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Song: P$Purcell's Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

247
23 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Giffard; Frederick-Wright; Petruchio-Berry; Duke-Havard; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Woodward; Peter-Yates; Surgeon-Marten; Francisco-Taswell; 1st Constantia-Mrs Giffard; 2d Constantia-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Grace; Mother-Mrs Marshall; Kinswoman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

248
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-

249
09 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for a Clergyman in distress and Mr Boval, will be taken this night. The Rev. Mr Smith sold 21 Box tickets, for which he receiv'd half value: #2 12s. 6d.; Mr Boval sold (Boxes 54; Pit 89; Gallery 47) #31 11s. His half value came to #15 15s. 6d. (Account Book). Bot by Ledley 20 Doz. Wax Candles at 31s. per: #31. (Account Book). Receipts: #128 19s. plus half value of tickets #18 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Salisbury-Anderson; Pembroke-Hull; Essex-Redman; Queen Elinor-Mrs Elmy; Lady Blanche-Mrs Vincent; Hubert-Ridout; King Philip-Clarke; Pandulph-Gibson; Austria-Buck; Chatillon-Davis; Dauphin-Dyer; Prince Arthur-Miss Mullart; Constance-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: King John Actor: Sparks
Role: Bastard Actor: Smith
Role: Prince Henry Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

250
10 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel; Hotspur-Clarke; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Peto Actor: R. Smith
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there