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6798 results for: Keyword - Mr J. Johnston
We found 4582 matches on Event Comments, 2251 matches on Performance Comments, 622 matches on Performance Title, 32 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1501
06 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Wilson; Mat-Fearon; Ben Budge-Carpenter; Beggar-Lloyd; Filch-Burton; first time; Diana Trapes-Weston, first time in that part; Lucy-Mrs Thompson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Platt; Polly-Mrs Jewell; A double hornpipe-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Monologue: An Interlude,Piety in Pattens. As 1 June, but Mrs Candy-Mrs Love

Entertainment: After the Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return-Weston, as17740829; Imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

1502
05 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Tycho-Weston; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Smith; also-Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston; The Dances-Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: also Actor: Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1503
09 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17741031, but Advocate-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1504
04 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Hermione-Miss Younge (all three for the first time); Phoenix-Usher; Pylades-Packer; Andromache-Mrs Yates; Cleone-Mrs Johnston; Cephissa-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

1505
18 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Gibby-Johnston; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Yates; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Jefferson; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

1506
23 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Spinner-Griffiths; Harry-Lamash; Waiters-Everard, Carpenter; Ruffle-Burton; Arabella-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Davies; Sophia-Mrs Greville; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Keen; Sir William-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Johnston

1507
02 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Sir Toby Fuz-Usher; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Rhodope-Mrs Smith, first time; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Other characters-Packer, Brereton, Lamash, Wright, Johnston, Legg, Fawcett, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Packer, Brereton, Lamash, Wright, Johnston, Legg, Fawcett, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

1508
21 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-DuBellamy; Peachum-Follet; Lockit-Lewis; Mat-Chaplin; Filch-Jacobs; Lucy-Young Gentlewoman, first time on any stage; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Johnston; Polly-Mrs Weller; in Act III a Hornpipe-Everard; the Freemason's Prologue-brother L'Estrange.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Monologue: Interlude: Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; New Character-Mrs Gardner

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

1509
03 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Kind Henry-Aickin; Richard III-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Davies; Lord Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Lord Mayor-Griffith; Catesby-Whitfield; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Lady Anne-Mrs Greville; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Prince Edward-Mas. Blanchard; Duke of York-Mas. Pulley.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I Farce: The Irish Fair-Blurton (first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton

1510
25 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Bransby; Kastril-Burton; Tribulation-Waldron; Ananias-Parsons; Dapper-Lamash; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Aickin; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Mob-Griffiths, Carpenter, Wright, Wrighten, Blanchard, etc.; Dame Plaint-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Dame Plaint Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

1511
10 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Packer; Carlos-Aickin; Belford-Usher; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Child-Mas. Pulley; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; Sampson-Bransby; in III, an Epithalamium-Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118, but _Blurton

1512
18 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Anthony-Smith; Dolabella-Brereton; Ventidius-Palmer; Alexas-Whitfield; Serapion-Bransby; Myris-Wrighten; Romans-Griffith, Norris; Cleopatra-Miss Younge; Octavia-Mrs Yates, first time; Iras-Miss Platt; Charmion-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servt-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Griffiths; Tom-Kear; Lord Duke-Palmer; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Davies; Lady Bab-Mrs Johnston; Kitty (By Particular Desire) with the song-Miss Younge (first time); in II, a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

1513
22 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Mercutio-Dodd; Juliet-Miss Hopkins, first time; Tybalt-Farren; Prince-Norris; Paris-Lamash; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Everard; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Benvolio-Davies; Capulet-Hurst; Peter-Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; With the Funeral Procession-; the vocal parts-Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Cubitt, Garland, Mrs Scott, Miss Sharpe, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Love; in Act I a Masquerade, Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

1514
12 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Davies; Lord Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Catesby-Packer; Prince Edward-Miss P. Hopkins; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Lord Mayor-Griffiths; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; King Henry-Reddish; Lady Anne-Mrs Greville; Dutchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1515
19 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Farren; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

1516
23 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Hurst; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

1517
09 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Captain Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Lamash; Lieut. Cribbage-Davies; Lieut. Easy-Norris; Binnacle-Parsons; Cockswain-Wrighten; Purser Indent-Griffiths; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Barmaid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Johnston; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: The Grand Naval Review-; in which a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton

Song: Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett, others

1518
28 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Performance Comment: Quicksilver-Dodd; Golding-Brereton; Sir Petronal Flash (1st time)-Farren; Security-Parsons; Captain Seagull (with a song)-Bannister; Fig-Norris; Bramble-Hurst; Scapethrift-Fawcett; Spendall-Follett; Wolf-Wrighten; Waterman-Wright; Holdfast-Griffiths; Constable-Carpenter; Drawer-R. Palmer; Coachman-Chaplin; Touchstone-Baddeley; Mildred-Miss Hopkins; Winifred-Miss Boyd; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Johnston; Syndefy-Miss Platt; Gertrude (with songs)-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1519
17 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Lacy; Cassander-Farren; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1520
21 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love & Mrs Johnston. Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bradshaw, No. 93, near Craven Buildings, Drury-lane; of Mrs Love, at Booth's, Brownlow-street, Long-acre; of Mrs Johnston, No. 97, near Craven Buildings, Drury-lane. Receipts: #166 4s. (65.16; 13.14; 0.0; tickets: 86.14) (charge: #65 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17761214

Song: End: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

1521
24 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Wolfe]); Don Carlos-Barrett; Alvarez-Hurst; Don Manuel-Norris; Don Alonzo-Lacy; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Leonora-The Young Lady who perform'd Miranda in the Tempest [Mrs Cuyler].Mrs Cuyler].
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: As17770215

1522
19 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston

1523
25 September 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston

1524
27 September 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Mrs Johnston; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

1525
30 September 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance on this stage); King-Packer; Horatio (1st time)-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Lamash; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Hurst; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage