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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Samuel Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Samuel Johnson")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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10250 results for: Keyword - Mr Samuel Johnson
We found 4611 matches on Event Comments, 3702 matches on Author, 2400 matches on Performance Comments, 534 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
15 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

52
16 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

53
17 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

54
18 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

55
19 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

56
21 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

57
15 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chesire Comicks

Related Works
Related Work: The Chesire Comicks; or, The Amours of Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson

58
20 August 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

59
01 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

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

60
11 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

61
12 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

62
13 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

63
14 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

64
15 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

65
17 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

66
23 August 1737 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey, Miss Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; Le Badinage Champetre-

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Music: A Band of Musick

67
07 September 1737 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; A Humorous Ballet Dance between a Soldier a Sailor a Tinker a Tailor and Buxom Joan of Deptford-

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Music: a B Band of Musick

68
25 August 1746 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Related Works
Related Work: All Alive and Merry; or, Men in Pursuit of Money Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

69
07 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

70
11 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

71
13 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

72
14 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

73
16 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17490118

74
18 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17490118

75
20 January 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Husband; Or, The Coffee House Politician

Performance Comment: Edition ca. 1711 lists: Carizales-Keene; Veramant-Booth; Secundine-Mills; Fortsil-Bullock; Postscript-Dogget; Dypthong-Johnson; Flyblow-Norris; Ficticia-Mrs Bradshaw; Viola-Mrs Bicknell; Florida-Mrs Porter; Lucia-Mrs Santlow; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Bradshaw in boy's clothes.
Cast
Role: Dypthong Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Generous Husband; or, The Coffee House Politician Author(s): Charles Johnson