Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr J Johnston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr J Johnston")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
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.

3626
18 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Passenger Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17830611

3627
20 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece song by Williames

3628
07 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

3629
18 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Dance by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

3630
18 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Moll Flagon Actor: Mr Suett
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

3631
05 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Neville Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; End of mainpiece, as17831204

3632
13 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831204

3633
10 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Cast
Role: Mrs Stockwell Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17831213

3634
06 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Painter
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

3635
11 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: 840306but Maid Actor: Mr Besford
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Painter
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831001; Afterpiece to conclude as17840306athi

3636
08 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Chalmers
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere

3637
21 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: AEmilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

3638
19 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Wewitzer

3639
09 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Cast
Role: Edwitha Actor: Mrs Bannister. Swords, Barrett are unassigned.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Gaudry

Song: As17840730

3640
27 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Besford
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17841022; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dana. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

3641
07 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini, and see17850214 IMITATIONS. End of 1st ballet, by Kean

3642
14 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peasant Metamorphosis

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini

Dance: In 1st ballet, by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; After the Singing, Hornpipe by Baptist and a Comic Dance by Delpini

Song: End of 1st ballet a Serio-Comic Italian Song by Delpini. imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207

3643
01 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Israelites; or, The Pamper'd Nabob

Cast
Role: Widow Winkle Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flam Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Miss Naivette Winkle Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy.

Dance: As17841116

Song: Preceding afterpiece a Trio, composed by an English composer in 1540 [unidentified], by Davies, Darley, Brett. The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield

3644
25 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Leonardo Actor: Mrs Knox
Role: Old Nun Actor: Mrs Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazel Actor: Mr Swords

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, -AEsop, Old Man, Mercury, Drunken Man, Charon, Bowman, Snip, Fine Gentleman, Frenchman, Lord Chalkstone to be performed, for that night only, by a Society of Gentleman; Mrs Riot-Mrs Dore

Monologue: 1785 04 25 Preceding the 1st piece an Address spoken by Brown

3645
26 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Bolton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Waldron
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Hunter

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville. No other parts assigned

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Mrs Pinto

Monologue: 1785 04 26 End of Act II of mainpiece Collins's Ode on the Passions by Mrs Walcot. imitations. End of Act I of afterpiece, as 17 Sept. 1784, but An entire new dialogue in the Shades between Foote and Weston; added: Prospero (in the manner of Mossop); omitted: Prologue to Barbarossa

3646
26 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: As17840918

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day by Dignum

3647
03 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Miss Winterbottom Sen. Actor: Mrs Webb.

Dance: As17850601

3648
08 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Wellman
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Monk
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Wellman. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Monk
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Benson

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady; or Jack in Distress. Jack (with a Hornpipe)-Wright; Wapping Landlady-Mr Kerridge; Sailors and Ladies-The rest of the Company

Cast
Role: Wapping Landlady Actor: Mr Kerridge

3649
11 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Old Clackit Actor: Parsons Lucy-Mrs Lloyd
Role: Parsons Lucy Actor: Mrs Lloyd

Dance: End of mainpiece The Deserter. The Deserter-Mme Dageville; Skirmish-Miss Simonet; Louisa-Mr Delpini; and with Byrne and Miss L. Simonet

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini

3650
19 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Nancy Buttercup Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Neighborly Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Mummery Actor: Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Goodwin
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Wewitzer

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