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2563 results for: Keyword - Ben. Johnson
We found 1591 matches on Performance Comments, 956 matches on Author, 424 matches on Event Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

2451
21 May 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command. For the Entertainment of Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song:

Dance:

2452
16 August 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Both Parts made into one by the Author. For the Entertainment of Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Song: As17060706 very comic singing-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17060810; Godwin

2453
28 October 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas, Ambassador from the Emperor of Fez and Morocco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

2454
06 November 1706 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: For the entertainment of Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-

2455
03 July 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: As 1 July. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Johnson

2456
01 June 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Don Joseph Diaz, Ambassador extraordinary from Muley Ismael Ben Shreif Elhossemy, Emperor of Morocco. [In Daily Courant, 1 June: "The Play-House at Dorset-Stairs is now pulling down."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

2457
26 November 1723 @ Dog Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Valentine, Jeremy in Love for Love, Riot, Arabella in The Wife's Relief, The Humours of Hob in Country Wake, Ben, Prue in Love for Love, Sir Sampson, Angelica, Foresight in Love for Love, The Gravediggers in Hamlet, Prologue, Epilogue-Tony Aston.

Song:

Music: A fine forced Wind@Instrument-an Anonymous Person

2458
18 March 1724 @ Blue Posts Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Performance Comment: Tony Aston; Shylock, Antonio in The Jew of Venice, Ben, Miss Prue in Love for Love, The Humours of Hob in The Country Wake, Barnaby Brittle, Wife in The Wanton Wife, Scrub in The Stratagem, Valentine, Jeremy, Frail in Love for Love-Tony Aston.

Entertainment: Songs-; Drunken Man-

2459
08 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of His Excellency Mahomet Ben Ali Abgali, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

2460
31 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Mohamet Ben Ali A Boggly, Ambassador from the Emperour of Morocco. Receipts: money #65 7s.; tickets #132 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; particularly the Cantata See From Silent Groves-by Dr Pepusch

Dance: FFrench Clown-Nivelon; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour

2461
25 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Mahomet Ben Ali Abgali, Ambassadour from the Emperour of Morocco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fausse Coquette; Or, Les Apparences Trompeuses

Afterpiece Title: Pierot Arlequin

Dance: Poitier, Boudet, Lalauze Jr, Welman, Mlle Boudet, Mlle Violante

2462
09 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. For the Entertainment of his Excellency, Mahomet Ben Ali Abgali, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Receipts: money #32 11s.; tickets #28 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Burny, Mrs Anderson; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

2463
19 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

2464
23 August 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Receipts: #23 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burny, Mrs Anderson

2465
29 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Receipts: #80 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 33 paid and 29 orders; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 252 paid and 13 orders; slips, 17 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 239 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 201 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

2466
16 January 1734 @ Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Performance Comment: Gomez and Elvira (Spanish Fryar); Humours of Scrub (Stratagem); Humours of Teague (Committee); Humours of Hob (Country Wake); Fondlewife and Laetitia (old Batchelor); Ben and Prue (Love for Jjjve); Jerry Blackacre (Plain Dealer); Vellum and Abigail (Drummer). And the Drunken Man .

2467
09 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. A few nights ago was buried under the Tower of St Bride's, Mr Benjamin Annable, the best Ringer that was ever known in the world. Till his time Ringing was only call'd an art, but from the strength of his great genius, he married it to the Mathematics and 'tis now a science. This man in figure and ringing was like a Newton in Philosophy, a Ratcliffe in Physic, a Hardwicke in Wisdom and Law, a Handel in Music, a Shakespeare in writing and a Garrick in acting. O Rare Ben! (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

2468
06 April 1758 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for increasing the Fund for Support of Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Pit and Boxes to be put together at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Doors open at Five. Gallery at Four, to begin at Half an Hour after Six. None to be admitted without tickets. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one person into any part of the House. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson at his house near Henry the VII's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them, and to receive the subscriptions. The Governors beg leave to inform the Nobility and Gentry to whom this Charity is so much oblig'd, that from June 1756 to June 1757 they have necessarily laid out for decay'd musicians and their families, widows of decay'd musicians, and in maintaining and educating orphans who are left in distress, and in putting them Apprentice, and for Physic, Burials, and other incidental charges #532 13s. 7d. The Books are open and may be inspected by subscribers the first Sunday in every month at a meeting of the Governors, at the Turk's Head in Greek Street, Soho. All expenses attending the meetings of the Governors, Court of Affidavits Committee for managing of this Concert, are defrayed by themselves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I: Overture by Dubourg-; Songs Del Cara amabil Volto-Sga Calori; Why does the God of Israel Sleep , by Handel in the Oratorio Sampson-Passagli; Wise Men's Flattery by Handel in the Oratorio Belshazzar-Sga Frasi; Concerto on the Violincello-Pasqualino; Songs Parto da te ben mio by Bertoni-Potenza; Nel Pensar al grnad Cimento-Sga Mattei , Perez; Part II: Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; Songs He Shall Feed His Flock-Sga Frasi , by Handel in the Messiah; Vero non e che Sia-Sga Calori; He was Despised by Handel in the Messiah-Passagli; Concerto on the Hautboy-Simpson; Songs Mea vita mio bene by Cocchi-Potenza; Questo core amato bene by Abos-Sga Mattei; Part III: Concerto on the violin by Dubourg-; Songs Ye Sacred Priests by Handel in Jephtha-Sga Frasi; Siete barhere amata Stello by Galluppi-Potenza; Deghi che io son fedele by Aurasecchio-Sga Mattei; Coronation Anthem, God save the King by Handel-.

2469
20 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. Receipts: #194 10s. in cash, plus #147 18s. from tickets (Boxes 378; Pit 356). Charges #64 5s. Advanced to Mrs Ward #30. [Shuter called for imaginative participation of his audience in his Medley Skit (see Larpent MS 171): @"Suppose my dress alter'd with each exhibition....@If I speak like a Dutchman, or Brogue it like Paddy,@Or mimic Monsieur, or lisp like a Lady"@ Parts for The English Sailors in America (by G. A. Steevens) are listed in Larpent MS 172: Indian King , English Captain , Irishman , Sailor Ned and Sailor Ben</i> , a Black Messenger , Guards , White Savage Lady , Black Woman , Image .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage

2470
03 September 1760 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dramatic Turtle

Performance Comment: Yates, from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, will dress his Dramatic Turtle for the entertainment of the town. This most excellent dish will comprise the essence of every Theatrical Rarity. IN THE CALIPASH will be found the most extraordinary Adventures of Timur Koran; or, The Favourite of the Sun. The Love and Distress of the Princess Karansa; her confinement in the Brazen Tower; the Cruelty of the Emperor Albufazar her Father; Karanza's Trial and Condemnation; the Banishment of Timor Koran; the wicked Machinations of the Vizier, Prime Minister to Albufazar, the Procession of the Princess and Timur Koran to the Funeral Pile; their strange delivery from Death by the spirit Seraphel. IN THE CALIPEE will be the Eighth Wonder of the World; or, The Heroic Taylors, with the Humours of General Trinculo and his pleasant companion Humpkinn Buzz, the merry exploits and miraculous Adventures of Barnaby Bodkin, Tom Thimble, Ben Buckram, Nich. Canvas, all Gentlemen of the Light Horse. THE BLUE FAT AND FINNS will contain the various entertainments of Singing, with the Machinery and Decorations. The whole to be seasoned by the way of Chian Butter, with a most extraordinary band of music.

2471
31 August 1761 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Bride; Or, The Unexpected Event

Afterpiece Title: The British Tar's Triumph over M Soup-Maigre

Performance Comment: Cast:The performance will be highly enlivened with several entertaining Scenes between England, France, Ireland, and Scotland, in the diverting personges of Ben Bowling, an Dnglish Sailor; M Soup-Maigre, a French Captain; O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets. O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets.

Entertainment: of singing and dancing.of singing and dancing

2472
12 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Masque (in three parts) [by George Colman] never perform'd, in which will be introduc'd the Principal Solemnities at the Installation of the Knights of the Garter. With New Music, composed by Dr Arne, Habits, Decorations and Scenes. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 10s. 6d. (Account Book). The greater part is borrowed with some variation from Ben Jonson [Masque of Oberon]. The same liberty has been taken with a few passages of Shakespeare, and a Chorus of the late Gilbert West, Esq. The final chorus is from Dryden...an effort to entertain the public by the combined powers of the most eminent proficients in the arts of Music, Painting and Poetry (Adv. to Printed Edn., Colman's Dramatic Works, IV, London, 1777)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince, with Installation of Knights of the Garter

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Oberon, The Fairy Prince Author(s): Ben Jonson

2473
23 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: PART I. The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling-Bannister; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Sea Song[, Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna-Bannister; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, Of all Sensations Pity brings-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following Airs will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Bannister; Indian Song[, Dear Yanco says, and true he says-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional Prologue-Farren.
Cast
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

2474
23 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: PART I. The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling-Bannister; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Sea Song[, Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna-Bannister; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, Of all Sensations Pity brings-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following Airs will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Bannister; Indian Song[, Dear Yanco says, and true he says-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional Prologue-Farren.
Cast
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

2475
21 September 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. Mainpiece [1st time; TC 5, by Francis Godolphin Waldron. Larpent MS 1094; not published]: Founded on Shakespeare and Fletcher's Two Noble Kinsmen, by the Continuator of Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd. With new Music composed by Dr Arnold. Copies of the Songs will be delivered gratis at the Theatre. Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by Francis Godolphin Waldron, abridged from his The Maid of Kent. Larpent MS 1095; not published]: Written by the Author of Heigho for a Husband. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Waldron, No. 54, Drury-lane, and of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Madness

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis a Wise Child Knows its Father