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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.

1001
12 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

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 Contrivances

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

1002
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1003
30 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

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: Harlequin Sorcerer

1004
03 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

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: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1005
04 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

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: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

1006
15 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: A Tambourine, as17641015

1007
17 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

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: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

1008
22 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1009
05 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

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 Royal Chace

1010
28 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

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

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1011
24 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Pit and Boxes laid together. House charges #64 17s.[Profit to Mrs Yates #54 10s. 6d.] Tragedy by Glover. Never acted. Rec'd from Mr Blagden one year [rent] to Xmas last #3 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts-Powell, Holland, Havard, Bensley, Packer, Strange, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Rogers, Mrs Yates. Prologue-; Epilogue-; Jason-Powell; Creon-Holland; Aeson-Havard; Lycander-Bensley; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Hopkins (Genest, V, 123).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Powell, Holland, Havard, Bensley, Packer, Strange, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Rogers, Mrs Yates. Prologue-
Role: Lycander Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Guardian Actor: Bensley 1st time

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

1012
12 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and R. Smith. Charges #64 5s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #14 10s. 6d. covered by their income from tickets. Bennet #96 12s. (Box 16; Pit 474; Gallery 215); R. Smith #85 1s. (Box 37; Pit 408; Gallery 146).] (Account Book). Receipts: #35 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17670228, but Shacklefigure-Bennet; Flora-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Shacklefigure Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A New Tambourine (by Desire) Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

1013
17 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Powell; Creon-Smith; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner; Children-Mas. Harris, Mas. Bates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Medea-Mrs Yates; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Aeson Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

1014
29 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tragedy written by R. Glover. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). Neville MS Diary: Having places in the Pit at Covent Garden went to see Mrs Yates do Medea in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in Tim in the Knights. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
Cast
Role: Aeson Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

1015
31 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bickerstaffe. Afterpiece: For that night only, a new musical Entertainment by author of The Padlock, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Doctor Last In His Chariot

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

Song: As17690825

Dance: As17690814

1016
17 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1017
29 June 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1018
11 July 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1019
18 July 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1020
01 August 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1021
12 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece [by R. Glover, Esq]. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies send Servants by 4 o'clock, and come as early as possible to prevent Confusion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Hull; Lycander-Perry; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Hecate-Gardner; Theano-Mattocks; Medea-Mrs Yates; The Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Creon Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Reel, as17701103

1022
17 August 1772 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for Norris. [The play is submerged in a long cconcert program of vocal and instrumental music.] At the Grotto Gardens, St George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1023
20 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Paid Miss Collett, a Gratuity, per order #5 5s.; Mr G. Garrick on acct, per Mr Hart #100. Receipts: #280 6s.; Charges: #67 5s.; Profits to Mrs Yates: #212 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Song: The Azure God, composed by Giordani, sung-Mrs Smith

1024
11 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants at 4 o'clock. Tickets delivered for Cyrus (for this night) will be taken. [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 408. N.B. The Treasurer's Account Book for this year differs from those of the preceding five in not recording the income from tickets delivered out for benefit nights. See Comment, 23 Sept. 1775. The box receipts for benefit performances during this season, therefore, are not an accurate reflection of the popularity of a play.] Paid Mr Stainer for Music #2 4s. 9d. Receipts: #147 19s. 6d. Charges: #68 10s. Profits to Mrs Yates: #79 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; First Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Hecate-Bransby; Children-Mrs Blanchard, Mas. Pulley; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; With the song of Azure God-Mrs Smith (By Desire); Epilogue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Creon Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance-, as17760302 but Sga _Pacini

1025
29 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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: Creon Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten