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10286 results for: Keyword - Mr Samuel Johnson
We found 4615 matches on Event Comments, 3731 matches on Author, 2400 matches on Performance Comments, 534 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
17 December 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Song: Particularly Singing-Mrs Bowman

Dance:

377
24 October 1753 @ 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: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

378
26 November 1763 @ 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: Harlequin Sorcerer

379
17 November 1769 @ 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: The Rape of Proserpine

380
20 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Song: The Azure God, composed by Giordani, sung-Mrs Smith

381
17 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By Charles Johnson. Apparently not published.] The Rehearsals of The Ephesian Matron having obliged Mr Bridgwater to a close Attendance, he humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his not being able personally to wait on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-Wilks; Glendower-Cibber; Hotspur-Bridgwater; Falstaff-Harper; Northumberland-Bowman; Worcester-Corey; Douglas-W. Mills; Vernon-A. Hallam; Poins-Watson; Mortimer-Paget; Blunt-Oates; Francis-R. Wetherilt; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Kate-Mrs Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

382
05 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Music: Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Babel for St. Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: As17171022

383
27 March 1739 @ 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: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

384
16 September 1757 @ 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: The Contrivances

385
31 December 1759 @ 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: The Fair

386
12 May 1761 @ 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 Chaplet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

387
24 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

388
11 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance-, as17760302 but Sga _Pacini

389
15 February 1669 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Adventures Of Five Hours

Related Works
Related Work: The Adventures of Five Hours Author(s): Sir Samuel Tuke

390
August 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson. Date of premiere unknown. Published 15 Jan. 1702.] Preface: It stole into the Theatre in the very Heat of last Summer (as if it would cunningly avoid the Critics, who instead of carping here were at Tunbridge, Bath, etc) was study'd in a Hurry, and play'd by what they call the Young Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentleman Cully

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentleman Cully Author(s): Charles Johnson

391
20 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson]. Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Friendship

Related Works
Related Work: The Force of Friendship Author(s): Charles Johnson

392
01 May 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Charles Johnson Premiere.] Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Friendship

Related Works
Related Work: The Force of Friendship Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Chest

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Chest Author(s): Charles Johnson

393
12 November 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never acted before. The Whole Play being new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

394
20 November 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Henry Cromwell to Alexander Pope, 7 Dec.: We have had a poor comedy of Johnson's (not Ben) which held seven nights, and has got him three hundred pounds, for the town is sharpset on new plays (Pope, I, 136)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

395
07 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Pyrate

Related Works
Related Work: The Successful Pyrate Author(s): Charles Johnson

396
05 January 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Victim

Related Works
Related Work: The Victim Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Samuel Birch

397
25 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultaness

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultaness Author(s): Charles Johnson

398
16 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Masquerade

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade Author(s): Charles Johnson

399
09 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Alter'd from the Comedy call'd As You Like It, Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Forest

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Forest Author(s): Charles Johnson

400
11 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [by Charles Johnson.] With New Habits. [See Preface for an account of the noisy reception of the play, and Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 61, for Hervey's amusing account of the first night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson