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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.

7401
27 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins. Paid Tallow Chandler's 7th bill #23 10s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #169 2s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to the Hopkins: #94 8s.(Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Entertainment: IV: By Particular Desire, Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody; IV: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston; End: (1st time) Cupid's Remonstranceto the Town-Miss Hopkins

Monologue: I: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

7402
01 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dibdin. Paid Duke of Bedford half year's rent to Lady Day last (#182 10s. Taxes allowed #25 7s.) #157 3s.; Subscription to St George's Hospital 1 year to Lady Day, #10 10s.; Mr Calthorpe's 2nd and last payment #157 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #134 2s. Charges: #68 15s. Profits to Dibdin: #65 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: End: Several Catches and Glees, part of which will be entirely New, Composed-Dibdin, for that evening, and Part selected from the most admired Composers

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade: or, An Evening’s Intrigue Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

7403
04 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. Rec'd Mr Stevens 1 year's rent to Lady Day last (taxes deducted #13 3s. 8d.) #3 6s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Barry Isabella (1st time) great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Burton died on Sunday 3 May (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #158 15s. Charges: #64 17s. Profit to J. Palmer: #93 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

7404
11 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby & Widow Burton. Tickets deliver'd for the Benefit of Mr Burton will be taken. Receipts: #165 5s. 6d. Charges: #64 6s. 6d. Profits to Bransby & Widow Burton: #100 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: V: Scrub's Trip, as17720427

7405
11 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kniveton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years (playbill). [See 30 April 1770]. Charges #66 12s. Profit to the Kniveton's #14 17s., plus #68 19s. from tickets (Box 86; Pit 209; Gallery 161) (Account Book). Receipts: #81 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Kniveton, 1st time; Juba-Savigny, 1st time; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Hull; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Kniveton; Marcia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

7406
16 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Majr O Flaherty Mr Hurst-not enough upon the Brogue (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Hurst and Rooker. Paid salary list #494 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French #1 10s.; Rec'd stopages #9 8s. 6d.; from Sinking Fund #42. Receipts. #229 19s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Hurst and Rooker: #155 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

7407
18 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End: The Medley-scholars of Giorgi

7408
19 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Paid Tallow Chandler's 8th bill #36 18s. 7d.; Mr Dibdin's 2 clarinets overcharged 1st inst. #1 11s. 6d. Receipts: #133. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston: #58 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Song: III: Several Catches and Glees, as17720501

7409
25 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Wild, Holtom, Bates and Hamilton. Tickets deliver'd for Every Man in His Humour will be taken, as will Tickets deliver'd by Mr Flight. Charges #66 4s. Deficit to each beneficiary #4 9s. 10d., cover'd by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wild 9 56 133 #23 19s.@Holtom 23 122 94 #33 9s.@Hamilton 32 102 111 #34 8s.@Bates 42 67 48 #25 7s.@Flight [gratis] .. 62 152 #24 10s.@#141 13s.@ Receipts: #48 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: End: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

7410
02 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Monologue: V: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

7411
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night of performing till the Holidays. Benefit for Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphrey will be taken. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Wegg's Rent to Lady Day last #103 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #240 3s. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

7412
02 July 1772 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Proprietor of Marlebone Gardens, Mr Arnold, summoned to Bow St. to pay penalty of #5 for causing Fireworks to be made contrary to the Act of 9th and 10th of William III. Opinion of the Bench he was not fineable (Public Advertiser). Letter to Garrick in consequence of his moving the Court of the King's Bench for leave to file an information against author of Love in the Suds &c. will shortly be publish'd by D. Kendk. Was publish'd 7 July Folio 2s. 6d. an quarto 1s. 6d. 2nd edn. (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings.

Performances

7413
28 August 1772 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilettante

Music: Between the Acts: Concerto on Piano Forte-Hook (by Particular Desire); The Ode-Hook for the opening of the New Exhibition Room of the Royal Incorporated Artists of Great Britain. Chorusses will be supported by a number of Capital singers and young gentlemen of St Paul's Choir; The principal vocal parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

7414
17 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Madrigal and Trulletta

Entertainment: IV: Imitations Rhetorical and Vocal-Bannister; Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

7415
26 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

7416
05 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Ratcliff-Davis; Belmour-Hull; Catesby-Perry; Gloster-Clarke; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller; Jane Shore-Mrs Hartley, first appearance this stage.
Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

7417
14 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

7418
23 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

7419
24 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7420
24 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Comus

7421
27 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7422
28 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7423
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7424
02 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7425
05 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023 (playbill)