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16922 results for: Keyword - Mr John Bannister
We found 9843 matches on Author, 5302 matches on Event Comments, 4517 matches on Performance Comments, 988 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16551
28 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

16552
10 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Refugee; Or, The Rival Jews

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End of Act I of 3rd piece How sweet's the love that meets return by Mrs Henley

16553
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Performance Comment: A Select Scene, consisting of Music and Dancing, in which: a Hunting Song [Tantivy, the welkin resounds] by Mrs Martyr; the celebrated Vauxhall Echo Catch [They say there is an echo here (performers not listed)]; a Pastoral Dialogue [Alas! Poor Sue] by Johnstone and Mrs Martyr; Auld Robin Gray by Mrs Kennedy; Poor ThomasDay by Edwin, Brett, Davies. Abdiel, the Genius-Master Farley .

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: A King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

16554
08 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17851103

16555
08 August 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

16556
31 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: V: a Grand Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Wilson, Mrs Fowler, Miss Fowler, Mrs Marriot; Between the Acts: Singing-Wilson

16557
12 January 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Re Teodoro In Venezia

Dance: End I: a new ballet, The Military Dance (composed by Chevalier)-Didelot, Chevalier, Coulon, Vestris, Mlle Coulon, the two Miss Simonets, Sga Bedini, Mlle Hilligsberg; End Opera: Les Offrandes a l'Amour, as17871208

16558
17 September 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Pan-Duncan; Damaetas-Rock; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Johnstone

16559
17 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Regent

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Bannister Jun.

16560
28 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As17881010

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: Occasional Address-Middleton

16561
27 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Bannister
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310End Opera: L'Embarquement pour Cythere, as17890110, but Mlle _Normand

16562
31 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Favour; or, Harlequin Animated Author(s): Roger Johnston

16563
07 March 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes

16564
12 April 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: End I: Amphion et Thalie, as17910409

Ballet: End Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso

16565
24 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country

Dance: After Monologue: The Jockies, as17910507

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dissertation on Hobby@Horses: The Statesman's Hobby; The Soldier's Hobby; The Beau's Hobby; The Lady's Hobby; The Fidler's Hobby; Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Manager's Hobby; and His Own Hobby-Bernard

16566
28 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido Queen Of Carthage

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

16567
27 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Johnstone, Wilson, Munden, Incledon, Fawcett, Farley, Blurton, Cross, Rees, Lee, Rowson, Simmons, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Cross, Miss Dall; Cast from text (J. Debrett [1792], and Public Advertiser, 29 Oct.: Sir Solomon Oddly-Quick; Barney O'Liffy-Johnstone; Commodore Larboard-Wilson; Stave-Munden; Captain Melville-Incledon; Doctor Camomile-Fawcett; Le Frizz-Farley; Roger-Thompson (see17921030); Judith-Mrs Martyr; Lady Oddly-Mrs Webb; Maria-Mrs Blanchard; Augusta-Miss Dall; unassigned-Blurton, Cross, Rees, Lee, Rowson, Simmons, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Barney O'Liffy Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: II: a Dance-Byrn, Mme Rossi. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

16568
01 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus; Or, A World Discovered

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

16569
29 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

16570
01 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: May Day; Or, The Little Gipsey

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Clod-Blanchard; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; The Little Gipsey (with a new Gipsey Ballad [The Wandering Gipsey], the Words written and the melody composed by Peter Pindar, Esq. [pseud. for John Wolcot], the Accompaniments by Shield)-Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John Evergreen Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Cast
Role: Of the ancients it's speaking] Actor: Johnstone
Role: How merrily we live that soldiers be Actor: Darley, Incledon, Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

16571
23 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

16572
11 January 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Dance: End of Act I a new Divertisement, composed by Noverre [performers not listed]; End of Act II a new Pantomimic Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adelaide; ou, La Bergere des Alpes, by Aumer, Gentili, Mme Del Caro, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): John Wolcot

16573
12 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

16574
02 June 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): John Marston
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Music: In the Course of the Evening several Pieces on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp by Courtney and Weippert

Monologue: 1794 06 02 After the Epilogue Jacob Gawkey's Rambles tbrougb Bath by Simpson

16575
18 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

Cast
Role: Tom Oakum Actor: Bannister