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14223 results for: Keyword - John Arthur
We found 12190 matches on Author, 2230 matches on Performance Comments, 1209 matches on Event Comments, 471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12326
16 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Comerford; Portius-Russell; Marcus-Smith; Lucius-Dancer; Sempronius-Johnson; Juba-Stokes; Decius-Mrs Kenny; Syphax-Lewis; Marcia-Miss Taylor; Lucia-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Sempronius Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: John-Kenny; Dick-Comerford; Trusty-Russell; Sally-Mrs Davies; Wife-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Kenny

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Russell; Freeman-Johnson; Philip-Lewis; Lord Duke-Comerford; Sir Harry-Smith; Robert-Dancer; Coachman-G. Smith; Tom-Kenny; Kingston (the Black Boy)-Master Russell; Kitty (with song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Charlotte-Miss Taylor; Lady Bab-Mrs Wilks; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Johnson

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

12327
December 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: John Lacy's The Old Troop; or, Monsieur Raggou was probably acted by this time. Not published until 1672, it was, however, referred to in the Epilogue to The Vestal Virgin (which was entered in the Stationers' Register, 7 March 1664@5): @If nothing pleases but Variety,@I'll turn Ragou into a Tragedy.@When Lacy, like a whining Lover dies.

Performances

12328
09 February 1665 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: John Evelyn, writing to Viscount Cornbury this day, protested the frequency of theatrical performances during the Lenten "Indiction" after hearing that there was to be "no Lent indicted this year." He wondered if Fridays and Saturdays could not be spared from the licentiousness of plays. (See Diary and Correspondence, ed. Bray III, 150-52.

Performances

12329
26 October 1671 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: John Aubrey to Anthony a Wood, 26 Oct. 1671: I am writing a comedy for Thomas Shadwell, which I have almost finished since I came here, et quorum pars magna sui.... And I shall fit him with another, The Countrey Rebell, both humours untoucht, but of this, mum! for 'tis very satyricall against some of my mischievous enemies which I in my tumbling up and down have collected (Aubrey's Brief Lives, ed. Andrew Clark [Oxford, 1898], I, 52n). See also the season of 1670-71

Performances

12330
July 1674 @ Oxford University

Event Comment: John Dryden wrote a Prologue to the University of Oxford and an Epilogue to the University of Oxford in 1674. The Prologue was apparently spoken by Hart, the Epilogue by Mrs Marshall. See also Sybil Rosenfeld, Some Notes on the Players in Oxford, 1661-1713, Review of English Studies, XIX (1943), 368

Performances

12331
22 April 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: John Verney to Sir Ralph Verney, 25 April 1675: The King on Saturday night sent for the keys from the Earl of Clarendon--'tis said the reason is, that last Thursday a play was acted at court, and after orders given that no more should be let in, his lordship came to the door, which the guard refused to open, tho' he told them who he was, on which he broke it open and struck a yeoman of the guard. Some say a chamberlain was never before turned out for beating a yeoman of the guard (HMC, 7th Report, Appendix, [1879], p. 464)

Performances

12332
31 August 1680 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: John Perin paid #1 10s. for a booth at the Fair in 1680. See Rosenfeld, Theatre of the London Fairs, p. 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

12333
06 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [John Banks's The Island Queens (1684) altered.] And by reason of the extraordinary Charge in the Decoration of it, the Prices will be rais'd, Boxes 5s., Pit 3s., First Gallery 2s., Upper Gallery 1s. At 5:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Related Works
Related Work: The Island Queens; or, The Death of Mary, Queen of Scotland Author(s): John Banks

12334
18 February 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: John Vanbrugh to Jacob Tonson (Vanbrugh, Works, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the Academy of Musick. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in Italy, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it

Performances

12335
18 September 1755 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injurd Merchant Or The Extravagant Son

Afterpiece Title: The Jew in Distress or Harlequin turnd Sharper

Song: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Performance Comment: John.

Dance: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Performance Comment: John.

12336
10 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [John Baker, Diary, p. 106: "Went apres midi con Uxor in chariot to 'Messiah', could not get seat in Upper Gallery, sat in lower."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

12337
28 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy Or The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy last act

Music: The Prologue to The Indian Queen-; the Sacrifice in King Arthur-; the Masque in Timon of Athens, all by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040226

12338
30 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17050410 particularly the Frost Music in Act IV of King Arthur, composed by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17050303

12339
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

12340
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

12341
08 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor Or The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Performance Comment: Montezuma-Johnson; Cortez-Giffard; Cydaria-Mrs Giffard; Almeria-Mrs Roberts; Guyomar-Richardson; Odmar-Rosco; Orbellan-Woodward; Vasquez-Havard; Pizarro-Hamilton; High Priest-Lyon; Alibech-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Montezuma Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Indian Emperour; or, the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Song: I: Warriours Song (King Arthur) and III: Watchman's Song (Britannia) by Two Masters Hamilton. IV: By Mrs Chambers

12342
27 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Related Works
Related Work: Love In Many Masks Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: I: The Opinions of the Ancients-Leveridge, Salway; II: Nestor's Advice to his Master when in Council-; III: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; IV: The Gallant Days of King Arthur (being the Sequel to The Roast Beef of Old England,)-Leveridge, Chorus

Dance: II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

12343
28 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter or Arthurs Round Table Restored

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle (court fool)-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston; Spirits-Miss Hayward, Mrs Morland, Miss Rogers, Mrs Simson; Edward the Black Prince-Miss Hopkins; Chief Druid-Inchbald; Squallini-Mrs Wrighten; Queen Philippa-Mrs Johnston (Genest's News Clippings).
Cast
Role: Queen Philippa Actor: Mrs Johnston

12344
17 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17910428

Song: End: Catches and Glees: When Arthur first in court began, Jack thou'rt a toper-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; To be jovial and gay-Johnstone; The Siege of Troy (Dibdin)-Johnstone; Goody Groaner (Dr Harington)-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Sir you're a comical fellow-; Let's sing old Rose and burn the Bellows-

12345
11 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Song: In 2nd piece: As17920421; End II: a Selection of the most favourite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert-; O let the merry peal go on-(Danby); When Arthur first in Court began-(Callcott); Tweedside What beauties does Flora-(Corfe); Come let us all a Maying go-(Hilton)

12346
31 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

12347
17 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler of Preston Author(s): Charles Johnson

Song: Mrs Fletcher

Music: A Concerto on the Violin and Flute by John Baston on the Stage-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17161010

12348
01 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Music: A Concerto for the Violin and Flute by Mr John Baston on the Stage-Mr John Baston, Mr John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17170202

12349
11 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Music: Concerto for Violin and Flutes , composed by John Baston and perform'd-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17171022

12350
24 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroyd Or Don John

Cast
Role: John Actor: Mills
Role: Jacomo Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: London's Triumph: Presented in severall Delightfull Scaenes: And Celebrated in Honour of the truly Loyal, and known deserver of Honour, Sir John Robinson Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: The Rambling Justice; or, The Jealous Husbands: With the Humours of Sir John Twiford Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis