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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.

7651
14 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mr Lacy play'd Cyrus. Spoke too Low and wanted Spirit. Was receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Tickets delivered for Siege of Damascus, for that night, will be taken. The Bill For establishing a Fund for Decayed Actors of dl Theatre has passed the House of Lords (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #134 19s. Charges: #67 7s. 6d. Profits to Smith: #67 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-A Gentleman [Lacy]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mithranes Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Entertainment: End: (for the last time) Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Dance: End Entertainment: The Irish Fair, as17751003

7652
15 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

7653
28 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Tickets deliver'd for The Siege of Damascus (for that night) will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 8 extra trumpets #3; Mr Cook's singing boys, 17 nights #25 10s. Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. Charges: #78 16s. 6d. Profits to Bensley: #99 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; With the Grand Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

7654
30 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Drummond Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

7655
02 April 1776 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Linley Jr

7656
13 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Mr Parsons) Bought by the Managers (Hopkins Diary). N.B. On 6 May treasurer paid Parsons in Lieu of a Benefit #105 (Treasurer's Book). Paid salary list #621 16s. 6d. Receipts: #153 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Drummond Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

7657
17 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins. Receipts: #57 4s. 6d. Charges: #66 3s. Deficit to the Hopkins: #8 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

7658
24 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Parsons ill. Roman Father and Spleen deferr'd. Paid Mr Colman's Benefit balance for his farce call'd the Spleen #169 17s. Receipts: #44 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 14s. Deficit to Jefferson: #21 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: II: The Jealous Harlequin, as17760117

7659
25 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Vallouy. The new Dances entirely composed by Vallouy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Dance: I: La Fete du Village, as17760224; II: New Serious Ballet, with Chaconne and Minuet de la Cour-Vallouy, Mme Vallouy; End Opera: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Maissoneurs Distresse-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Sga Tinti, Vallouy, Mrs Vallouy

7660
26 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst and Webb. Afterpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Sinking Fund #504; from Stopages #11 9s. 6d. Paid Tallow Chandler's 9th bill #30 9s.; 1!2 year's land and window tax to Lady Day last #41 2s. 7.; Mr Wegg 1!2 year's rent to Lady Day last #57. Receipts: #32 16s. 6d. Charges: #66 11s. 6d. Deficit to Hurst and Webb: #33 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

7661
29 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Miss Sharp. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Siddons will be taken. Paid 2 Flutes 2 nights #1. Receipts: #69 4s. Charges: #68 15s. Profits to Miss Sharp and Mr Whitfield: 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

7662
01 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Paid Miss Abrahams #50; Ditto to Mr Bate for the Music of the Blackamoor #50; Paid for convicting a pickpocket 10s. Receipts: #54 17s. Charges: #64 16s. 6d. Deficit to Bransby and Burton: #9 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17760415

7663
06 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Paid Mr Parsons in lieu of Benefit #105. Receipts: #73 17s. Charges: #64 15s. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston: #9 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End Opera: a Favourite Dance call'd The Gardeners, as17760116

7664
07 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy. The Constant attendance Mr DuBellamy has, and is still oblig'd to pay to the business of the theatre, he humbly hopes will be admitted as a sufficient excuse for his not making a personal appliaction to his friends. Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: I: Rural Merriment, as17751220

Song: IV: At the Request of many Friends, Kate of Aberdeen-DuBellamy

7665
14 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Fosbrook (Box-book keeper). Receipts: #22 9s. 6d. Charges: #84. Deficit to Fosbrooke: #61 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

7666
24 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, and Mrs Millidge. Last time of performing both pieces this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets delivered for Macbeth, on Monday the 13th, and by Garland, Walker, L'Englois, and Mas. Pulley will be taken. This Benefit was fix'd and advertised for Macbeth on Tuesday the 21st but as Mr G., wanted that day to play himself he gave them the above Play and Farce as a Recompense for their coming later they had a very great House (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd stopages #9 9s. Receipts: #105 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, and Mrs Millidge: #21 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Drummond Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: A Hornpipe-Walker

7667
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

7668
05 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

7669
19 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Reddish; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Younge; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Miss Essex (1st appearance upon that stage); Lucy-Miss Pope; Laetitia-Mrs Abington; New occasional Prologue (in the Character of a modern fine gentleman)-Dodd. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 4 performances only (see17761207).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 4 performances only (see17761207).]
Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: As17761115

7670
23 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

7671
25 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

7672
06 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

7673
23 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: As17761218

7674
02 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Booth, Miss Armstrong & Everard [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #114 4s. (46.10; 10.8; 1.11; tickets: 55.15) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; In IV: Grand Dance, as17770425; The Court Minuet, as17770403; Allemande, as17770403

7675
28 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson, 1st gallery office-keeper. Afterpiece [F 2, by Edward Thompson, 1st acted at Richmond, 1 Aug. 1776; not published; Prologue probably by the author]: Never performed there. Public Advertiser, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Dickinson, No. 5, Wild-court, Wild-street, near Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #276 17s. (21.14; 7.10; 0.0; tickets: 247.13) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe, as17770430