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2730 results for: Keyword - Rev. Dr Johnson
We found 1670 matches on Performance Comments, 763 matches on Event Comments, 305 matches on Author, 239 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2001
03 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; two Kings of Brentford-Vaughan, Clough; Prince Pretty@man-Marshall; Volscius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Paget; Thunder and Lightning-Dunstall, Miss Naylor; Players, Soldiers, Cardinals, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; the facetious Grand Dance-the Whole Company; King Phiz-Julian; Gentleman Usher-Yates; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Chloris-Mrs Yates; Pallas-Blakes; Parthenope-Miss E. Hippisley; With the total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; the part of Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Mrs Bishop; Likewise Mr Bayes's Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle by his new@rais'd Troops-; With Dancing-, Scenes, Machines, Habits, other proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Giffard

Dance: As17420115

2002
13 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir Amorous-Neale; Truewit-Mills; Sir John-Cibber Jun.; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Macklin; Dauphine-Havard; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Mrs Otter-Mrs Macklin; Clerimont-Ridout; Lady Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Centaure-Miss Bennet; Doll Mavis-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: The Swiss, as17420119

2003
07 April 1742 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Not acted these six years. Isman-Carr; Lusignan-Machen; Nerestan-Smith; Chatillion-Spackman; Orasmin-Johnson; Melidor-Ward; Zara-Mrs Smith; Selima-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Orasmin Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

2004
21 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit Lowe. Amphitheatre on stage. Tickets and places to be had of Lowe, next the Seven Stars in Bedford St., Covent Garden; at the Globe and Sceptre in Old Jewry; at Ben Johnson's Head in Little Britain; and at Mr Benskin's, Stationer, next the Ship-Tavern, Gracechurch St. Receipts: #180

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

2005
24 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-Winstone; Gardiner-Johnson; Cranmer-Turbutt; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Woodburn; Campeius-Shepard; Abergavenny-Raftor; Cromwell-Cross; Lord Sands-Neale; Surveyor-Taswell; Lovel-Ray; Old Lady-Mrs Egerton; Anna Bullen-Mrs Ridout; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; III: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: IV: A Ballad-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

2006
12 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Lacy; Inventor of the Theatre in Ranelagh Gardens; Aboan-Berry; Capt Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Neale; Imoinda-Mrs Butler; Widow-Mrs Macklin; Charlot Weldon-Mrs Ridout; Lucy Weldon-Miss Brunette; Governor-Turbutt; Blandford-Ridout; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill.
Cast
Role: Capt Driver Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

2007
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Sly-Bencroft; Bounceabout-Mullart; Gripe the Miser-Paget; Octavian-Johnson; Solomon Smack-Gray; Lucia-Miss Thyn; Medlar-Mrs Vallois; Loveit the Chambermaid-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Octavian Actor: Johnson

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

2008
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Security Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

2009
07 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

2010
20 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421007, but Johnson-Cross.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Cross.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

2011
02 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421020, but Johnson-Mills.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

2012
06 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; Two Kings-Buckley, Clough; King Phyz-Julian; Usher-Dunstall; Volcius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Carr; Prettyman-a Gentleman; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Pallas-Dighton; Chloris-Mr E. Giffard; Parthenope-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

2013
05 January 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Manly; Muley Moloch-Johnson; Dorax-Machen; Almeda-Mrs Baily; Benducar-Pinner.
Cast
Role: Muley Moloch Actor: Johnson

Song: Between the Acts:

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle Drums, a country Dance on one Drum, with a Band of Musick-Job. Baker

2014
06 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

2015
01 May 1744 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Heroe; Or, Lover Of His Country, Intermix'd With Several Comical And Diverting Scenes, Call'd the Blundering Brothers, With The Merry Adventures Of Timothy Addlepot And Davy Dunce

Performance Comment: Hero-Johnson; Justinian-Boman; Fernando-Jones; Timothy-Godwin; Col Britain-Gold; Antonio-Adams; Lieutenant-Symonds; Davy-Smith; Goldsmith-Blogg; Leonora-Mrs Godwin; Lucia-Miss Charke; Angelina-Mrs Smith; Eumenes-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian; or,Monsieur in the Suds

Song: Blogg

2016
27 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Balance Actor: Johnson

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

2017
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

2018
19 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

2019
26 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman; or, Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Squire-Chettle; Farmer-Vaughan; Farmer's Man-Dove; Huntsman-Johnson; The whole to conclude with the Grand Scene of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus-.
Cast
Role: Huntsman Actor: Johnson

2020
27 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019, but Johnson-Mills; Other-Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

2021
23 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Hale; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Cashell; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Ostrick-Woodward; Ghost-Johnson; Rosencraus-Paddick; Guildenstern-Anderson; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Johnson

2022
22 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Hale; Alcibiades-Cashell; Apemantus-Johnson; Evandra-Mrs Pritchard; Melissa-Mrs Hale; Poet-Cibber; Aelius-Chapman; Phaex-Hippisley; Nicias-Marten; Cleon-Arthur; Thrasillus-Rosco; Isidore-Dunstall; Demetrius-Ridout; Old Man-Gibson; Painter-James; Jeweller-Paddick; Chloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Bland; Phrynias-Mrs Rowley.
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

2023
11 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Performance Comment: As17451118, but France-Johnson.
Cast
Role: France Actor: Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

2024
13 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

2025
24 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17451213, but Johnson-Giffard; Others-_Turbutt; Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins. Bransby, Raftor, Marr, Collins.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Lowe; III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel