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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.

1701
25 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With all the Musick both Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Lawrence, others

Dance:

1702
10 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With the Original Masque of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Lawrence, others

Dance:

1703
07 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: The famous Mr Higgins, lately arrived from Holland; who turns himself into such variety of Amazing Shapes and Figures, that the particulars wou'd be incredible to all Persons who have not seen him

1704
15 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: A select Entertainment by the late Mr Henry Purcel-the best Masters

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield

1705
29 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With all the Original Sonatas and other Pieces of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

1706
03 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Pastoral Mask by Mr Clayton, Author of Arsinoe-

1707
26 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Powell and Elrington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by Henry Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Jeremy Clark, others-

Dance: Variety of Dances, several New-

Entertainment: Imitate the Horn, Huntsman, Pack of Hounds, all perform'd by his natural Voice-Layfield (after the manner of the famous Mr Clinch of Barnet)

1708
29 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a comical Tragedy [a burlesque of Lee's The Rival Queens by Cibber]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queen's; With The Humours of Alexander the Great

Song: Three select Entertainments in Italian-Mr Holcombe. Being the first time of his performance on that Stage

1709
26 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the Immortal Shakespear. [See Tatler, 22 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Hold John E're You Leave Me-Dogget, Leveridge; Several Celebrated Songs taken out of the Operas,-Mr Ramondon , it being the first time of his Singing Italian on the Stage

1710
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert and Smith. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

1711
08 September 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Teno and Rainton. That Celebrated Comedy... As it was perform'd before her Majesty on her Birth Day at St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

1712
22 November 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Anthony Young, Organist of St. Clement-Danes. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music most of which will be entirely new-; Genius of England-Mr Leveridge sings that celebrated Song, beginning at Genius of England

1713
20 December 1711 @ Coachmaker's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas and John Baston. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Pieces on the French and Arch Lutes- the famous Henricus Fonthornoycts

Dance: An Entry-Mr Thurmond Jr, who hath so often perform'd with the greatest Applause

1714
13 March 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , especially the former-; A young Gentlewoman will perform that has learnt of Mr Weely several Years; besides great variety of Entertainments too long to be inserted here-A young Gentlewoman

1715
14 May 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Cuthbert. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, in the Opera of Dioclesian, with several Additions composed by the Immortal Henry Purcel, which, for the Beauty of Expression, Excellency of Harmony, and Grandeur of Contrivance, gives a first Place to no Musical Opera in Europe-; Several Entertainments on the Irish Harp-the famous Mr Morphy

1716
08 December 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas and John Baston. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d. [The discontinuance of The Spectator on 6 Dec. caused an interruption in the advertisement of plays until 10 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Where will be perform'd several select Songs with Symphonies out of the Operas-; that celebrated Sonata for the Violin and Lute, so often performed on the Stage-Signior Gasperini, Mr Pasiable

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-a scholar of DuRuel

1717
12 March 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; A Person will perform who has learnt of Mr Weekly several Years; Besides great Variety of Dialogues-; other Entertainments-

1718
12 May 1713 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Disabye. Tickets 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly several Pieces on the Trumpet-Mr Disabye

1719
16 May 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Handel. [Admission as 2 March.] In all its former Perfection, viz. As Scenes, Flights, and Decorations. [Handel received #73 10s. 11d. See Deutsch, p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Music: With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an Entertainment for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr Hendel on purpose for that Day-

1720
22 February 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Wells and Kenny. Tickets 2s. 6d. As 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent English and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of Mr Hendel's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-

1721
06 April 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fitzgerald. For the Entertainment of His Excellency Don Bentura de Zari, the Emperor of Morocco's Ambassador. Tickets 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music Italian and English-; [Note, At the Desire of several Gentlemen, Mrs Fitzgerald's voice accompanied by] Trumpet and German Flute-Mr Grano; [The Consort opening with an entire new Trumpet Sonata-

1722
09 April 1714 @ Chancery Lane

Event Comment: Benefit William Turner. Tickets 3s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , all New; Compos'd by Mr William Turner-

Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson

1723
28 April 1714 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Lodi and Corbet. Tickets 5s. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a Solo of Corelli's-Mr Corbet; with variety of Pieces on the Echo Flute Hautboy German Flute and Trumpet-the best Masters; with a new Cantata-the best Masters; a Solo for the Harpsichord-the best Masters

1724
01 May 1714 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Margarita

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius (acts I And Ii)

Music: To which will be added the following Songs: S hai pieta, Due pupille-Mrs Robinson; Lusinghe vezzose, Si t'intendo-Signora Galerati; Del fallo ful Camin, Ti stringo o mio diletto-Valentini; Cieco Amor, Ho un non so che nelcor-Mrs Barbier; Care labra, Una speranza-Mrs Manina; E vano ognipensiero, Si lieto e si conteno-Mrs Margarita; a new Trumpet Song-; [With a Sonata upon the Violin-[the wonderful Youth of 11 years old; [Upon the Trumpet-Mr Grannon [Grano?]; [And on an Instrument of Invention [entirely New imitating the Harp and Lute-Mrs Margarita

1725
04 May 1714 @ Tennis Court

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several extraordinary Concertos and Solos upon the Hautboy-Mr Glash