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2563 results for: Keyword - Ben Johnson
We found 1591 matches on Performance Comments, 957 matches on Author, 424 matches on Event Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

976
09 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

977
10 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

978
13 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

979
14 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

980
23 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

981
11 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Dance: As17551101

982
17 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

983
19 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: P$Purcell's Celebrated Duet ofCaesar and Urania-; The School of Anacreon-; set by Arne, the Favourite Trio call'd Pleasure's a Golden Reignset by Worgan-Lowea Gentleman who never appeared in Public

Dance: Miss Hilliard

984
19 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John-Arthur; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Costollo; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Woffington; With a Country Dance-incident to the play; And the Orginal Sheepshearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

985
21 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: As17561216

986
18 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

987
12 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Desse and Stede. Tickets sold at Doors will not be Admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Country Lass-Miss Vallois; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Clown-Buck; IV: Dutch Peasant-Miss Vallois; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

988
16 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John-Arthur; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Costollo; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance- incident to the play; and the original Sheep Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

989
30 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

990
05 May 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Stoppelaer. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Gregory Actor: Bennet.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Valois; IV: Dutch Dance-Miss Valois; V: The Roast Beef of Old England, as17580420

991
17 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Bennet; Doublejugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Carbunkle-Marten; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shacklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play; Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Bennet
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

992
29 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Bennet
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

993
31 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Bennet; Doublejugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Collins; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Holtom; Timothy-Costollo; Langbottom-Buck; Freehold-Gibson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the Play; the Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson

994
10 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson

995
03 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibbs, Miss White, and a Gentleman in Distress. Tickets delivered out by Courtney, Rawlins, Mrs Gold, Mrs Gwinn, and others for 26 April will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will nto be admitted. Receipts: #89 5s. in cash and 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Gibbs Box@Pit 4@Gallery 22@Value #2 16s.@1!2 Value #1 8s.@Tickets Courtney Box 30@Pit 141@Gallery 39@Value #32 11s.@1!2 Value #16 5s. 6d.@Tickets Rawlins Box 17@Pit 44@Gallery 44@Value #15 5s.@1!2 Value #7 12s. 6d.@Tickets Person Distress'd Box 37@Pit 92@Gallery 57@Value #28 15s.@1!2 Value #14 7s. 6d.@Tickets Miss White Box 17@Pit 29@Gallery 37@Value #12 6s.@1!2 Value #6 3s.@Tickets Mrs Gold Box 3@Pit 15@Gallery 31@Value #6 2s.@1!2 Value #3 1s.@Tickets Mrs Hitchcock Box 12@Pit 30@Gallery 10@Value #8 10s.@1!2 Value #4 5s. Gratis@Tickets Mrs Gwynn Box 2@Pit 28@Gallery 47@Value #9 8s.@1!2 Value #4 14s. Gratis@Box 108@Pit 383@Gallery 287@Value #115 13s.@1!2 Value #57 16s. 6d.@Cash #31 8s. 6d.@Receipt #89 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: III: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318 End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

996
26 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Receipts: #171 15s. 6d. plus #112 17s. from tickets (Box 272; Pit 299). Paid Hughes and Batten for 4 1!2 yds muslin for sleeves for women dancers 18s. 9d. (Account Book). [Shuter's Interlude is Larpent MS 188, a verse monologue with songs, giving the geneology of Bucks from Nimrod's heirs-hunters who now seek ladies in Boxes rather than foxes. A patriotic song on successes at Minden, Quebec, Cape Breton, &c. ending]: @We wish as we ought that Great Britain may thrive@That freedom and friendship may faction survive@On sea and on shore, as we have may we shine@And this year sixty-one equal fam'd forty-nine.@ Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Performance Comment: Young Cash-Shuter; Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram Cash-Bennet; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Lee; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

997
16 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken. Receipts: #51 4s. plus #88 7s. from tickets (Box 142; Pit 239; Gallery 170) (Account Book). Charges: #64 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Entertainment: After the Farce:(this night only) the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the: Order of British Bucks, with the Whimsical Behavior of Choice Spirits and M. Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-Mr Shuter. See17610326

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

998
07 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dyer and Mrs Leppie. Receipts: #20 17s. plus income from tickets. [Ticket distrioution (Account Book)]: @Name Box Pit gallery Value 1!2 Value @Ansell 42 40 33 #19 16s. #9 18s.@Ward 3 54 46 #13 9s. #6 14s. 6d.@Rawlins 14 57 22 #14 5s. #7 2s. 6d.@ Mrs Dyer 1 33 30 #8 4s. #4 2s.@Mrs Leppie 4 48 62 #14 8s. #7 4s.@Mrs Paddick - 14 10 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Mrs Goold 4 13 46 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Mrs Gwynn 9 48 64 #15 17s. Gratis@Total 77 304 313 #16 12s. #40 7s. 6d.@ Receipts: #20 17s. plus #40 7s. 6d. as 1!2 value of tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: A Hornpipe-Leppie's Apprentice

999
12 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Receipts: #63 19s. 6d. plus #116 6s. from tickets (Box 389; Pit 127). [Profit to Mr Oliver, the beneficiary, #96 5s. 6d. (Account Book).] Charges: #84 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

1000
31 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Young Cash-Shuter; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram-Bennet; Spitfire-Holtom; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Burden; Teraminta-Miss Cokayne; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson