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6798 results for: Keyword - Mr. J. Johnston
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6776
16 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Cast
Role: Lady Project Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performance Comment: Act I. Scene I. A View in Laplandv; The Death and Renovation of the Elk-; Harlequin-Farley; Whalebone-Follett; Ulan Shmolinski Czernsdorff [, the Gynosophist-Thompson; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr; [Scene II. Cornhillv-Mr Deputy Gobble's Housev; The False Step-O'Flanagan's Blunders-The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone; Sailor-Townsend; Polly-Mrs Mountain (with the Duetto, Oh! welcome home, my dearest Jack, composed by Shield); English Amazonians-Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson; [Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev. The Widow Bewitched-How to restore a Deputy Common Council-Man. Scene IV. Outside of Dancing, Shaving and Hair-dressing Academyv; Scene V. Inside of Dancing Academyv; In which The Long Minuet-(Taken from the Caricature Print [see17951109]); Principal Dancers-Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand; Dancing Master-Simmons; [Scene VI. Inside of Hair-dressing Academyv; Shaving made easy to the meanest Capacity. Master of the Academy-Wilde; Irish Song-Johnstone; [To conclude with a Dance of Block Heads-; [Act II. Scene I. Cornhillv; Lord Mayor's Coach returning to Guildhall. I sup with Gobble, My names's O'Flanagan-Johnstone?; [Scene II. A Streetv; A Balcony on each side of the Stage. The Lover's Leap-Harlequin's Flight across the Theatre. Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev; The Power of Harmony. Music hath Charms-O'Flanagan's performance on the Violin-Water parted from the Sea-The Lads of the Village-Come sing round my favorite Tree-and Stoney Batter, all the same to O'Flanagan. Scene IV. A Tavernv; A Meeting of the Council-Men. Most Learned Debates!!-The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot; [Scene the Last. A View of Londonv; taken from the Surrey Shorev, with an exact Representation of the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. To conclude with a Dance-; a Finale-[composed by Shield.composed by Shield.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Cornhillv Actor: Mr Deputy Gobble's Housev
Role: The False Step Actor: O'Flanagan's Blunders-The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone
Role: O'Flanagan's Blunders Actor: The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone
Role: The Desponding Maiden Actor: The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone
Role: The Sailor's Return Actor: Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone
Role: Gobble's Disaster Actor: with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone
Role: Captain O'Flanagan Actor: Johnstone
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: English Amazonians Actor: Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson
Role: Principal Dancers Actor: Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand
Role: Irish Song Actor: Johnstone
Role: My names's O'Flanagan Actor: Johnstone?

6777
23 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: As17950929

Cast
Role: Chorus of Witches and Spirits Actor: Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Menage.

6778
09 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Cast
Role: Desra Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

6779
31 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Benson, Wewitzer, Miss _Leak, Mrs +Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Timothy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Nancy Lovell Actor: Mrs Goodall

6780
07 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Pleasure Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Arabian Girl Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: song Actor: Mrs Clendining composed by Shield.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Pleasure Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Arabian Girl Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: song Actor: Mrs Clendining composed by Shield.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Pleasure Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Arabian Girl Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: song Actor: Mrs Clendining composed by Shield.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

6781
09 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: In the dead of the night Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: End I: Whither my Love, Ah! Whither art thou fled? (from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: a new Occasional Address-Mrs Jordan

6782
12 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Cast
Role: Sullivan Actor: Johnstone
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Irish Peasantry Defenders and White Boys Actor: Linton, Street, Follett, Simmons, Spofforth, Blurton, Abbot, Wilde, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Follett, Miss E. Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Miss Leserve, Mrs Henley.

6783
12 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961108, but Glaude-Grimaldi

Cast
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker

6784
07 January 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End I: Divertissement-, as17970103; End Opera: Flore et Zephire, as17961126

6785
09 February 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Cast
Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Litchfield.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Address (written for the Occasion)-Mrs Yates

6786
22 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Cast
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Cooke, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss D'Evelyn

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss D'Evelyn

6787
29 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tatlers

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Holman, Pope, Munden, Murray, Middleton, Thompson, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from European Magazine, May 1797, p. 341: Cobler-Quick
Role: Madge Haggard Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Lady Nettleton Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Haymes, Claremont, Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Clendining.
Role: O'Laughlin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Nelly Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: M'Scrape Actor: Johnstone
Role: Ellen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lucy Oakland Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

6788
30 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Davenport

Song: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Entertainment: Imitations The Beggar-Townsend

6789
05 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Mrs Ledger Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mantuamaker Actor: Mrs Blurton
Role: Mrs Warren Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Gilbert, Mrs _Norton, Mrs _Lloyd, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Delpini, Hawtin, Simmons, Powers, Wilde, Abbot, Thompson, Lee, Rayner, Cranfield, Claremont, Curties, Lewiss, Davies, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton
Role: Old Gypsey Actor: Mrs Henley

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In 3rd piece: (for that Night only) a Leap through a Wheel of Fire@Works and a Hoop of Daggers-Simpson

6790
09 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Cast
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Danby, Brown, Fisher, Evans, Phillimore, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Wentworth, Ms Butler, Ms Jackson, Ms Benson, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Gaudry

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss Dufour

6791
09 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: concerto on violin-Master Pinto; End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

6792
23 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Castelle

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Countess of Lindenbergh Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Claire Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain. For identical synopsis of scenes see17970316797.

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters, as17971025; Afterpiece to conclude: Spanish Fandango-; Finale- as17971009

6793
06 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Cast
Role: Ellen Actor: Mrs Follett.
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Miss Vortex Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Edward Actor: Johnstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Cast
Role: Moriat Actor: Mrs Wybrow
Role: Female Peasantry Actor: Mrs Follett, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts
Role: Saba Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Song: In course: Old Towler-Incledon; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; an admired Ballad-Incledon

6794
18 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Lady Duberly Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Cicely Homespun Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Walter Actor: Johnston
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

6795
14 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Waiting Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Cast
Role: Brave Betty] Actor: Johnstone
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Street
Role: Brave Betty was a maiden Queen Actor: Johnstone
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Janette Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Chapman.

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

6796
28 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17991213, but _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Jacobs, Ms _Butler, Ms _Saunders, Ms _Gawdry, Ms _Benson, Ms _Coates

6797
01 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

6798
24 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Cast
Role: Zelma Actor: Mrs Trevor
Role: Dr O'Liffey Actor: Johnstone
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Almina Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Orsana Actor: Mrs Iliff

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Litchfield.
Role: Adela Actor: Mrs Sydney

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Trevor
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon