SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Capt Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Capt 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
We found 1856 matches on Performance Comments, 419 matches on Event Comments, 282 matches on Author, 10 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-Winstone; Gardiner-Johnson; Cranmer-Turbutt; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Woodburn; Campeius-Shepard; Abergavenny-Raftor; Cromwell-Cross; Lord Sands-Neale; Surveyor-Taswell; Lovel-Ray; Old Lady-Mrs Egerton; Anna Bullen-Mrs Ridout; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; III: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: IV: A Ballad-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Sly-Bencroft; Bounceabout-Mullart; Gripe the Miser-Paget; Octavian-Johnson; Solomon Smack-Gray; Lucia-Miss Thyn; Medlar-Mrs Vallois; Loveit the Chambermaid-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Octavian Actor: Johnson

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Security Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421007, but Johnson-Cross.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Cross.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421020, but Johnson-Mills.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; Two Kings-Buckley, Clough; King Phyz-Julian; Usher-Dunstall; Volcius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Carr; Prettyman-a Gentleman; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Pallas-Dighton; Chloris-Mr E. Giffard; Parthenope-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Manly; Muley Moloch-Johnson; Dorax-Machen; Almeda-Mrs Baily; Benducar-Pinner.
Cast
Role: Muley Moloch Actor: Johnson

Song: Between the Acts:

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle Drums, a country Dance on one Drum, with a Band of Musick-Job. Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Heroe; Or, Lover Of His Country, Intermix'd With Several Comical And Diverting Scenes, Call'd the Blundering Brothers, With The Merry Adventures Of Timothy Addlepot And Davy Dunce

Performance Comment: Hero-Johnson; Justinian-Boman; Fernando-Jones; Timothy-Godwin; Col Britain-Gold; Antonio-Adams; Lieutenant-Symonds; Davy-Smith; Goldsmith-Blogg; Leonora-Mrs Godwin; Lucia-Miss Charke; Angelina-Mrs Smith; Eumenes-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian; or,Monsieur in the Suds

Song: Blogg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Balance Actor: Johnson

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman; or, Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Squire-Chettle; Farmer-Vaughan; Farmer's Man-Dove; Huntsman-Johnson; The whole to conclude with the Grand Scene of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus-.
Cast
Role: Huntsman Actor: Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019, but Johnson-Mills; Other-Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Hale; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Cashell; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Ostrick-Woodward; Ghost-Johnson; Rosencraus-Paddick; Guildenstern-Anderson; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John-Johnson; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Hale; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Johnson

Song: GGenius of England (composed by the late Henry Purcell)-Beard

Dance: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Hale; Alcibiades-Cashell; Apemantus-Johnson; Evandra-Mrs Pritchard; Melissa-Mrs Hale; Poet-Cibber; Aelius-Chapman; Phaex-Hippisley; Nicias-Marten; Cleon-Arthur; Thrasillus-Rosco; Isidore-Dunstall; Demetrius-Ridout; Old Man-Gibson; Painter-James; Jeweller-Paddick; Chloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Bland; Phrynias-Mrs Rowley.
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Performance Comment: As17451118, but France-Johnson.
Cast
Role: France Actor: Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17451213, but Johnson-Giffard; Others-_Turbutt; Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins. Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Lowe; III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

Performance Comment: King John-Cashell; Falconbridge-Ryan; Hubert-Bridgwater; France-Hale; Dauphin-Cibber; Pandulph-Johnson; Salisbury-Ridout; Pembroke-Rosco; Abbot-Marten; Arundel-Anderson; Melun-Gibson; Governor of Angiers-Carr; Lady Blanche-Miss Hippisley; Prince Arthur-Miss Morrison; Constance-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Ryan; Pedro-Cashell; Don John-Ridout; Leonato-Johnson; Claudio-Hale; Dogberry-Hippisley; Balthazar-Hayman; Hero-Mrs Hale; Margaret-Miss Hippisley; Antonio-Carr; Boracchio-Gibson; Conrade-Anderson; Verges-James; Fryar-Rosco; Town Clerk-Marten; Sexton-Arthur; Watch-Stoppelaer; Ursula-Mrs Vaughan; Boy-Miss Morrison; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leonato Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Signora Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque,-Beard (set by Mr Boyce); Genius of England-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Cashell; Posthumus-Ryan; Jachimo-Hale; Bellarius-Johnson; Guiderius-Woodward; Arviragus (with the dirge set new by Mr Boyce)-Beard; Cloten-Chapman; Cornelius-Rosco; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Caius Lucius-Ridout; Philario-Anderson; Roman Captain-Bencraft; English Lord-Carr; French Gentleman-Hayman; Queen-Mrs James; Helena-Mrs Bland; Imogen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Bellarius Actor: Johnson
Role: Roman Captain Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: BBird Catchers-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted; Or, French Perfidy Displayed

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Ryan; Ulamar-Hale; Miramont-Cashell; Frotenac-Johnson; Zaphario-Gibson; Arimat-Ridout; Irene-Mrs Hale; Okyma-Mrs Vincent; Sakia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Frotenac Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A Plot or no Plot; or, Jacobite Credulity

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Les Allemandes, as17460421