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

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7790 results for: Keyword - Mr Ben Johnson
We found 4589 matches on Event Comments, 2635 matches on Performance Comments, 974 matches on Author, 542 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3476
02 May 1692 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

3477
November 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or, The Stock-jobbers

3478
January 1693 @ no theater listed

Performances

3479
17 June 1693 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3480
September 1695 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Ventures And He Wins

3481
December 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agnes De Castro

3482
July 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Kindness; Or, A Fruitless Revenge

3483
September 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Mother

3484
March 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaeton; Or, The Fatal Divorce

3485
30 May 1698 @ Pepys's residence

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3486
November 1698 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo And Armida

3487
04 January 1699 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 3457, 26-29 Dec. 1698: On Wednesday next, will be performed at York Buildings Mr Daniel Purcell's Musick made for last St Cecilia's Feast, for the Benefit of Mr Howel and Mr Shore, with an Addition of new Vocal and Instrumental Musick. [London Gazette, 29 Dec. 1698-2 Jan. 1698@9, adds: beginning at 7 at night.] See also 22 Nov. 1698

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3488
06 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No. 818, 4-6 July 1700: For the Benefit of Mrs Oldfield. This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, will be presented, a Comedy call'd, The Pilgrim. Revis'd with Large Alterations, and a Secular Masque. With the Dialogue between the 2 mad Lovers. Being Acted this time at the desire of several Persons of Quality. And Entertainments of Singing and Dancing between the Acts and in particular, a new Entry Compos'd by the late Mr Eaglesfield, and perform'd by Mr Weaver, Mr Cottin, and Miss Campion. A Scotch Song with the Dancing of the Bonny Highlander; never done but once before on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

3489
06 May 1701 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Prize Musick, Compos'd by Mr Weldon, the Profits of the Galleries being for the Benefit of Mr Dogget and Mr Wilks, they having Farm'd 'em of the Performers. [See 21 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

3490
18 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Music: Entertainment of flute music-Bannister, Bannister's son; A new instrumental piece-the best hands

Dance: The Highland, The Whip of Dunboyne-Claxton

Entertainment: Imitations. The Famous Mr Clynch will for this once, at the desire of several Persons of Quality, perform his Imitation of an Organ with 3 Voices, the Double Curtel, the Bells, the Huntsman with his Horn and Pack of Dogs-Mr Clynch; All which he performs with his Mouth on the open Stage, being what no Man besides himself could ever yet attain to

3491
10 January 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

3492
05 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #93 17s. 6d.; tickets #57 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: As17220210

3493
06 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: As17230625

Song: Mrs Boman; Smug Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis; A Dialogue between Two Ballad Singers called A Satyr on All Trades-Harper, Mrs Willis

Dance: Two Farmers and Their Wives-Boval, Mrs Tenoe, others; Passacaille-Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper

3494
08 May 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit J. Clegg (from Ireland), a Youth of Ten Years of Age, who play'd at Mrs Barbier's Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several choiceConcertos-the Youth [J. Clegg][, never perform'd in Publick; [particularly, Concert of Vivaldi's called La Temista di Mare-; Solo-Mr Kitch; Solo Song [out of the Opera of Julius Caesar. Song Part-Mr Kitch; Violin-the Youth; [as done by Sig Castrucci in the Opera, Solo [of Sig Germiniani's-the Youth

3495
13 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

3496
03 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

3497
11 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

3498
04 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

3499
31 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Cibber
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Mrs Booth

3500
05 February 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress