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22509 results for: Keyword - John Williams
We found 20147 matches on Author, 3212 matches on Performance Comments, 1527 matches on Event Comments, 373 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

19551
02 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: As17940519

19552
06 June 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Johnstone, but "Johnstone's character was played by Townsend" (Thespian Magazine, July 1794, p. 282). It is not stated who substituted for Townsend.] Tickets delivered [Account-Book: by Cubitt and Ledger; Cubitt being allowed #50 worth of tickets sold; Ledger's tickets being free, i.e., he to have the remainder] for FONTAINVILLE FOREST will be admitted. Receipts: #195 19s. (62/12/ 6; 7/7/6; tickets 125/19/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Performance Comment: As17940424, but Townsend in place of Johnstone .
Cast
Role: Dorimond Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: . The Mid Actor: Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour
Role: Mr Dermot Actor: Johnstone
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: As17940225, but Holland in place of Byrn

19553
10 June 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Meaux

Cast
Role: Dorimond Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: NETLEY ABBEY

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE

Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: . The Mid Actor: Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour
Role: Mr Dermot Actor: Johnstone
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: End of 1st piece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton, Mrs Ratchford, &c

19554
08 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT or Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett (1st appearance on that stage); Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Davies; Barleycorn-Benson; Apathy-Bland; Barebones-Barrett; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Burton; Poz-Pindar; Bite-Cooke; Skip-Abbot; Coachman-Ledger; John-Lyons; Grum-Usher; Toby Thatch-Parsons//Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Ladies-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale; Fishwoman-Mrs Heard; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble .
Cast
Role: Tully Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Capt. Greville-Johnstone; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Fawcett; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Waldron Jun.//Eliza-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Greville Actor: Johnstone

19555
15 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: THE SUICIDE

Cast
Role: John Actor: Waldron Jun.

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Cast
Role: Tully Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Role: Greville Actor: Johnstone

19556
19 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: A MOGUL TALE

Cast
Role: Johnny Atkins Actor: ParsonsIrene-Miss De Camp

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

19557
14 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Be Happy

Related Works
Related Work: Neptune's Address to His Most Sacred Majesty Charles the Seond: King of England, Scotland, rance and Ireland &c. Congratulating His Happy Coronation Celebrated the 22th Day of Aprill, 1661 Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Cast
Role: Tully Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Role: Greville Actor: Johnstone

19558
17 September 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Captain Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Powel; Rapine-Rees; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain; Lucy Oakland-Miss Hopkins; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: M'Scrape Actor: Johnstone

19559
20 September 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

19560
22 September 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus or The Devil will have his Own

Related Works
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Rock, Linton, Blurton, Abbot, Street, Miss Poole, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Henley, Miss Stuart, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr

19561
07 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: The Original Music of Matthew Locke and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.-; Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead

19562
07 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Bowden; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Bernard; Bowman-Townsend; Fitzherbert-Richardson; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Johnstone; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Cornelys; Stella-Miss Smith; Angelina-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone

Song: II: Hark! Hark! the Lark-Townsend, Linton, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Henley, Miss Poole

19563
10 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: As17941007

19564
14 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Burton; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Miss Cornelys; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

19565
15 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

19566
18 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

19567
22 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Oscar And Malvina

Dance: As17941020

Song: As17941020, but Vocal Parts-Sawyer, +Tett, +Speechly, +Spofforth, +Little, +Street, +Williamson, Mrs +Castelle, Miss +Kirton, Mrs +Norton, _Rock

19568
28 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: M'Scrape Actor: Johnstone

19569
29 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: V: song-Mrs Bland

19570
01 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Captain Pendant Actor: Johnstone

19571
05 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Captain Pendant Actor: Johnstone

19572
06 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Captain Pendant Actor: Johnstone

Song: As17940922

19573
07 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

19574
08 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Captain Pendant Actor: Johnstone

19575
10 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: As17941007