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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.

1476
20 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Phebe-Mrs Clive; Hunter-Stoppelaer; Quorum-Harper; Chaunter-Berry; Tippet-Mrs Pritchard; Tib Tatter-Mrs Willis; Beggars-Mechlin, Turbutt, Este, Winstone, Cross, Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Beggars Actor: Mechlin, Turbutt, Este, Winstone, Cross, Mrs Bennet.

1477
10 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Dutchman and his Frow-Philips, Miss Brett

1478
14 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime

1479
15 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime

Dance: IV: Richmond Maggot-LeSac, Mrs Woodward

1480
22 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime

Dance: IV: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

1481
25 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

1482
11 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

1483
17 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [This bill from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: II: A Purcell Dialogue-Masters Hamilton; III: The Early Horn Salutes the Morn-Miss Jones

Dance: V: Clown-Vallois

1484
31 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

1485
02 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1486
15 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Guise and Evans (Boxkeeper). At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: V: Handel's Water Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo Woodbridge

Dance: I: Two Pierots, as17390514; II: Je ne scai quoy, as17390514; III: Hornpipe-Yates; IV: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

1487
15 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

1488
17 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

1489
28 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

1490
15 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Woffington; Freehold-Bridgwater; Modely-Gibson; Heartwell-Hale; Sir John-Arthur; Lurcher-Hallam; Shacklefigure-Neale; Vulture-James; Carbuncle-Mullart; Longbottom-Bencraft; Doublejug-Hippisley; Flora-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Bencraftini.

Dance: MMiller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

1491
16 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Dance: HHarlequin Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

1492
02 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: PPierot-Master Matthews; End Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Yates

1493
06 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

1494
05 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Verhuyck and Winterly (Pit Doorkeepers). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

1495
04 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Dancing, as17411228, but Master and Miss Granier

1496
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Uncle Or Usurping Monarch

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

Song: New Song-Johnson upon the glorious Victory at Dettingen

Dance: Morris Dancers

1497
02 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Maxfield. Mainpiece: Never acted there before. Prices as 1 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

1498
03 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. Benefit R. Starkey. Tickets given for Benefit of Kennedy taken this night. [Common prices as 26 Dec. 1744. Concert formula now used for the rest of the season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

1499
22 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Anderson, Dupre, Mrs Bland. Tickets delivered out for Goodall, Mrs Daniel, Miss Morrison will be taken. Mainpiece not acted these 5 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Hale; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Goodall; Lurcher-Anderson; Doublejugg-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Daniel (1st time of appearing on that stage); Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: Sodi

1500
06 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Havard; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John English-Arthur; Lurcher-Anderson; Double Jug-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens