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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.

176
23 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

177
20 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Gipsies Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: As17780615

178
24 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: As17790216

179
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Related Works
Related Work: The Mayor of Garratt Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

180
31 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Related Works
Related Work: The Mayor of Garratt Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: End: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791220

181
08 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Genius Of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

182
28 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Related Works
Related Work: The Mayor of Garratt Author(s): Samuel Foote

Dance: I: Dance of Cupids-; IV: a Dance of Daemons-. [These were danced in both subsequent performances.

183
23 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Related Works
Related Work: The Nabob Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

184
04 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Related Works
Related Work: The Nabob Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): Samuel Arnold

185
18 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: As17820606

186
17 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Young Johnson Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Johnson Actor: Gardner
Role: Nancy Johnson Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Mrs Johnson Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet, in Spanish Characters, by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Vidini, and others

187
12 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

188
07 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

189
10 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: End of Act I of Mainpiece, as17830531

190
30 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

191
19 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

192
09 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Song: As17840730

193
03 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Related Works
Related Work: Hunt the Slipper Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: As17850601

194
19 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Song: In 1st piece capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters, with the celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister. imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726

195
29 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Related Works
Related Work: The Commissary Author(s): Samuel Foote

196
12 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil Upon Two Sticks Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

197
20 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil Upon Two Sticks Author(s): Samuel Foote
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Selim-Johnson; Omar-Swords; Guard-Gardner; The Mogul-Williamson; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Zapphira-Miss Brangin; Fanny-Mrs Brown (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Johnson

Dance: End: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

198
11 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

199
21 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

200
04 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

Song: Between acts: Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527