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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Gentleman Cully" | "The Force of Friendship" | "The Force Of Friendship" | "Love in a Chest" | "The Generous Husband" | "The Coffee House Politician" | "The Generous Husband" | "The Generous Husband Or The Coffee House Politician" | "The Wifes Relief" | "the husbands cure" | "The Wifes Relief" | "The Husbands Cure" | "The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure" | "The Successful Pyrate" | "The Victim" | "The Country Lasses or The Custom of the Manor" | "The Country Lasses" | "The Custom of the Manor" | "The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor" | "The Cobler of Preston" | "The Sultaness" | "The Masquerade" | "Love in a Forest" | "Love In A Forest" | "The Female Fortune Teller" | "The Village Opera" | "Medea" | "The Tragedy of Medæa" | "The Ephesian Matron" | "The Ephesian Matron" | "Caelia" | "The Perjurd Lover" | "Caelia Or The Perjurd Lover" | "The Wifes Relief" | "The Farm House" | "The Country Lasses")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'Charles Johnson', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Song: In the Masquerade Scene in mainpiece a favourite Burlesque Italian Medley Cantata by Reinhold; End of mainpiece several of the most favourite Catches and Glees by Reinhold, Champness, Brett, Reynoldson, Perry, Billington, Master Barthelemon, and several others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade incident to the Play, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with a solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: In Masquerade Scene a New Song by Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss George

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade Author(s): Charles Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play [performers not listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play; End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton, Rayner, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Related Works
Related Work: The Boarding School; or, The Sham Captain Author(s): Charles Coffey
Related Work: The Romp Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss Stageldoir, and Singing by Miss Field; End of Act III The Market-Day, as17851024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Prince

Afterpiece Title: The Battle Royal

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade, and a Minuet de la Cour by Master Corbyn and Miss Keen

Song: End of mainpiece most of the favourite airs from The Poor Soldier [singers not listed]. Vaudeville. End of afterpiece a short Pantomimical Scene, in which Harlequin will leap through a Hogshead on Fire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Dance: Masquerade Dance, as17851102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance [performers not listed]

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song in character by Mrs Crouch

Monologue: 1786 04 26 End of mainpiece John Gilpin's Ride by Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Banquet and Masquerade Dance [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Related Works
Related Work: He Would if He Could; or, An Old Fool Worse than Any Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: In I: Masquerade Scene-(incident to the mainpiece)

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Pemberton, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Related Works
Related Work: The Boarding School; or, The Sham Captain Author(s): Charles Coffey
Related Work: The Romp Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Ferrere, Menage, Miss Stageldoir; End III: La Soiree Provencalle, as17870113

Song: II: Singing-Miss Romanzini [The Dancing was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Related Works
Related Work: Harvest Home Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Test of Love

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Dance-Byrn, the two Simonets, young D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Hamoir, Ferrere, Miss Stageldoir

Song: Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance incident to the play-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: In II: a Masquerade and Dance-proper to the Play

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Passions an Ode to Music-Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In II: Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Dance: In II: a Masquerade-; Dance-[see17891209] proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Dance: In II: Masquerade Scene, Minuet and Gavot-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Song: In II: Stevens's Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Sedgwick, Williames, Miss Hagley, Miss Romanzini