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11989 results for: Keyword - John? Oliver
We found 9838 matches on Author, 1941 matches on Performance Comments, 1141 matches on Event Comments, 323 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10726
06 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Brett; Nell-Miss Lincoln.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Brett
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

10727
17 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson. Never acted there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Sir John Daw-Cibber; Morose-Bridgwater; Truewit-Hale; Dauphin-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Doll-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir Amorous La Fool-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

10728
08 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17450502, but Sir John-Hayman; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Hayman
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; also Scotch Dance, as17441012

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

10729
05 June 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450418 but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard ; John Moody-Bridges; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Manly-Cashell; Basset-Chapman; Constable-Gray; Trusty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

10730
02 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard; Lady Loverule-Mrs Havard; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Cooke

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

10731
05 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Bridges; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Macklin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bridges; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Winstone

Song: II: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

10732
18 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

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

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

10733
22 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-L. Sparks; Heartly-Giffard; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Charles-Mozeen; Sir John Woodvil-Berry; Maria-Mrs Woffington; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Woodvil Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: V: Muilment

10734
28 October 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Phillips never here before; Jobson-Dove; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge; Sir John-Blogg.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Blogg.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Related Works
Related Work: The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier

10735
11 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford-Havard; Pembroke-Delane; Bishop of Winchester-L. Sparks; Northumberland-Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Cross; Sussex-Mozeen; Suffolk-Winstone; Sir John Gates-Woodburn; Lieutenant-Goodfellow; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Woodburn

Dance: I: Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment

Song: II: Rise Glory Rise-Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; V: The Subscription-Lowe

10736
23 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Truewit-Hale; Morose-Bridgwater; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Dauphine-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Mavis-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir John Daw-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

10737
25 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Butler-Raftor; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Jobson-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

10738
02 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun-Hale; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Myrtle-Ryan; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Cibber; Sir John Beville-Bridgwater; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Bland; In Act II a Song-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

10739
03 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Barlow; Nell-Mrs Phillips; Jobson-Dove.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Barlow
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

10740
09 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17451109, but Young Fashion-Anderson; Sir John-Anderson; Bull-Stoppelaer; Varoles-Bencraft; Shoemaker-Arthur; Constable-Dunstall; Syringe-James; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: As17460108

10741
13 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17460103, but Sir John-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Barlow
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: Miss Vaux

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

10742
13 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

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: Don John Actor: Ridout
Role: Leonato Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

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

10743
15 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cartwright; Nell-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cartwright
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

10744
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Simpson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

10745
16 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17460225, but Page-_; Sir John-_; Bull-_; Varoles-_; Shoemaker-_; Constable-_; Syringe-_; Foppington-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: I: Leveridge; II: Song of Diana, as17460313 IV: New Ballad Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: The Wisdom of the Ancients-Leveridge

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: II: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: The Peasants, as17460405

10746
22 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Hale; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Goodall; Lurcher-Anderson; Doublejugg-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Daniel (1st time of appearing on that stage); Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Goodall
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: Sodi

10747
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy; Or, Virtue Triumphant

Performance Comment: Don John-Malone; Don Pedro-Wright; Don Felix-Daniel; Don Guzman-Freeman; Lenora-Mrs Heartless; Jacinta-Mrs Cushing; Golindo-Warren; Lopez-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Malone

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

10748
17 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John Bevil-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Phyllis-Mrs Vincent; Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

10749
02 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

10750
08 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17461206, but Francis-Woodward; 2nd Carrier-Hippisley; Glendower-Havard; Mortimer-Davies; Prince John-Mrs Rowley; Gadshill-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley