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7795 results for: Keyword - Mr Ben Johnson
We found 4593 matches on Event Comments, 2635 matches on Performance Comments, 975 matches on Author, 542 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3076
09 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a citizen of London Pinchbeck; King-Berry; Prince of Wales-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Prince John-Green; Vernon-Havard; Worcester-Winstone; Northumberland-Taswell; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Douglas-Ward; Blunt-Ridout; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Raftor; Gadshill-Leigh; Francis-Macklin; Carriers-Johnson, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17410926

3077
21 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Milward; Young Wou'dbe-Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Macklin; Richmore-Berry; Alderman-Johnson; Subtleman-Arthur; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Shepard; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Winstone; Poet-Neale; Midnight-Turbutt; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Aurelia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Johnson

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sg and Sga Fausan, LaCroix, lately arrived from Paris, Constantin, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Dumont, Desse, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story

3078
02 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Delane; Bassanio-Milward; Gratiano-Mills; Shylock-Macklin; Launcelot-Neale; Gobbo-Johnson; Solanio-Berry; Morochius-Woodburn; Balthazar-Green; Duke-Winstone; Tubal-Taswell; Solarino-Ridout; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Woffington; Jessica-Miss Woodman; Lorenzo-Lowe (in which character will be introduc'd songs proper to the play).
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Johnson

Dance: V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411021

3079
16 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Berry; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Mills; Casca-Cibber; Octavius-Havard; Decius Brutus-Winstone; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Ward; Cimber-Turbutt; Pindarus-Raftor; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Fortune Teller Author(s): Charles Johnson

3080
07 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-[T. ]Cibber; Sir Soloman-Johnson; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cross; Old Wilful-Shepard; Old Atall-Turbutt; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Apothecary-Gray; Finder-Berry; Supple-Ray; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Situp-Miss Bennet; China Woman-Mrs Egerton; Clarinda-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Soloman Actor: Johnson
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

3081
06 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Macklin; Careless-Mills; Blunt-Berry; Story-Havard; Day-Shepard; Obadiah-Johnson; Abel-Neale; Bookseller-Leigh; Committeeman-Turbutt; Bailiff-Taswell; Mrs Day-Mrs Macklin; Arabella-Mrs Mills; Mrs Chat-Mrs Egerton; Ruth-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Dance: LLes Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: New Dance (never perform'd before) call'd% Les Satires Puny. Peasants-Sg and Sga Fausan; Satyrs-Delamain, Dumont, Leviez, Baudoin; Shepherds-LeCroix, Desse, Constantini, Rayner; Shepherdesses-Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner

3082
07 April 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Tradesman in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Not acted these six years. Isman-Carr; Lusignan-Machen; Nerestan-Smith; Chatillion-Spackman; Orasmin-Johnson; Melidor-Ward; Zara-Mrs Smith; Selima-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Orasmin Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

3083
12 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Lacy; Inventor of the Theatre in Ranelagh Gardens; Aboan-Berry; Capt Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Neale; Imoinda-Mrs Butler; Widow-Mrs Macklin; Charlot Weldon-Mrs Ridout; Lucy Weldon-Miss Brunette; Governor-Turbutt; Blandford-Ridout; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill.
Cast
Role: Capt Driver Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

3084
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin Or The Old Miser Caught In A Sack With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapins 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: Sly Actor: Bencroft
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-

3085
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant Or The Happy Pair Interspersd 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

3086
20 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

3087
02 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

3088
05 January 1743 @ James Street

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
Role: Benducar Actor: Pinner.

Song: Between the Acts:

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

3089
06 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

3090
01 May 1744 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Heroe Or Lover Of His Country Intermixd With Several Comical And Diverting Scenes Calld 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 orMonsieur in the Suds

Song: Blogg

3091
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

3092
26 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

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

3093
27 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

3094
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

3095
22 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

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

3096
11 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

3097
24 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

3098
08 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

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

3099
23 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Rosco. Mainpiece not acted these 40 years. Afterpiece By Particular Desire. A farce never acted there before. Tickets that could not be admitted last night will be taken on Friday next

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

3100
16 October 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Cushing; Aimwell-Pinner; Sullen-Cross; Bonniface-Carter; Sir Charles-Johnson; Gibbet-Lynham; Foigard-Hind; Scrub-Cushing; Dorinda-Miss Mattocks; Cherry-Mrs Phillips; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress