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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Benj Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Benj Johnson")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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1827 results for: Keyword - Benj. Johnson
We found 1329 matches on Performance Comments, 384 matches on Event Comments, 282 matches on Author, 14 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1651
09 October 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

1652
12 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality...that celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Music: As17030525

Dance: DuRuel

Song: Leveridge

1653
11 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song:

Dance:

1654
03 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17031102

1655
24 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 23 Nov., The Emperor of the Moon had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance:

1656
13 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Music: As17031109

Dance: The Devonshire Girl; A Comical Entertainment between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

1657
14 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song: As17031102

Dance:

1658
23 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox [volpone]

Dance:

1659
25 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: As17040226

Song: As17040226

1660
08 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: As17040226

Dance: As17040226

1661
28 September 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song:

Dance:

1662
23 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Dance: Mrs duRuel

Song:

1663
29 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Bicknell, others

1664
08 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Cherrier, Claxton, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

1665
22 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks; Or Love's The Physician

Performance Comment: [Announced as benefit for Ben. Johnson but stopped by Vanbrugh's request; see Nicoll, p. 289, and poem in Diverting Post, 31 March-7 April].

1666
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. At 5:30 p.m. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518

1667
08 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Music: In the play: A Sonata (compos'd by the Great Archangelo Corelli for Flute and Violin) -Signior Gasparini, Mr Paisable

Song:

Dance:

1668
28 November 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Note that Mr Johnson was last Night engag'd to Act only in this Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonick Lady

1669
01 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

1670
02 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

1671
07 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

1672
08 July 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. [Advertised in Daily Courant, 4 July, not later, it was apparently performed; see 26 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Mar All

1673
07 January 1708 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

1674
21 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

1675
15 July 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair