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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.

3901
28 September 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly; Or, The Country Wit

3902
19 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Perosns of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

3903
04 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Corey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's scholar, Miss Evans; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Clark

3904
18 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farewell Folly; Or, The Younger The Wiser

3905
16 December 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almyna; Or, The Arabian Vow

3906
02 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

3907
01 February 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

3908
26 March 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. Tickets 3s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

3909
04 August 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Debauchee; Or, A New Way To Pay Old Debts

3910
28 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

3911
04 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Isaac Bickerstaffe, Esq.; for the Benefit of his cousin John Bickerstaffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

3912
22 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. London in 1710 (p. 96): It was a fine piece, and on that account had a large audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

3913
12 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: As17100708

3914
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Note, The Subscribers are desir'd not to bring their Tickets this Day, his Friends having promis'd to make this a Jubilee Day to him, and fill the House at the full Price, Mr Penkethman being at a greater Charge than ordinary. For the Entertainment of Madam la Signiora Fount, Signiora, Espagnola, Native d'Barcellone di cale Quallificatta, who will, in a particular Manner, hounour Mr Penkethman...by appearing in her own Country Habit. The Boxes opened to the Pit at 2s. 6d. At five o'clock, by reason of thelength of the Entertainments, and that the Gentry may return to London before 'tis Dark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

3915
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

3916
12 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

3917
19 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

3918
23 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

3919
09 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert, Lovelace, and White. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (English Operas) Operas viz. The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

3920
21 July 1711 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with vocal parts-Leveridge, Teno, Lawrence, Rainton, a girl (scholar of Teno)

3921
05 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

3922
08 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

3923
01 April 1714 @ Mile End Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus Tyrannus

3924
27 May 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Orme. Tickets 3s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3925
06 April 1715 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit the Baroness. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music intirely New.-; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy