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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Samuel Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "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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5216 results for: Keyword - Samuel Johnson
We found 3686 matches on Author, 1348 matches on Performance Comments, 457 matches on Event Comments, 7 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

5001
February 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), commenting upon Betterton's success with I Henry IV (see 9 Jan. 1699@1700) pictures Betterton entering his Closet and praying to Shakespeare for further assistance (p. 25), with the result that "tho' some of those Plays that Batterton Acted were Historical, and consequently highly irregular, yet they never fail'd to please" (p. 26). Sullen adds: Well, this lucky hit of Batterton's put D. Lane in a non-plus! Shakespear's Ghost was rais'd at the New-house, and he seem'd to inhabit it for ever: What's to be done then? Oh, says Rich I'll pray as well as he-What? Shall a Heathen Player have more Religion than a Lawyer? No, it shall never be said--with that Mr R@@ goes up to the Garret (a pair of Stairs higher than his own Apartment) and taking Ben Johnson's Picture with him, he implores. This work implies that Betterton presented Henry VIII in addition to I Henry IV and that Rich revived Volpone, The Alchymist, and The Silent Woman, which had, according to the author of this work, lain unacted for twenty years (p. 26)

Performances

5002
03 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. This play was apparently never published, and the performance is known only by an advance announcement: Post Boy, 30 May-1 June 1700: The History of Hengist, the Saxon King of Kent, which before was designed to be Acted this day [1 June 1700], for the benefit of Mr Johnson, is therefore deferr'd till Monday. London Post, 7-10 June 1700: This Week the Morocco Ambassador diverted himself thrice at the Play-house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Hengist, The Saxon King Of Kent

5003
03 June 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: That celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

5004
18 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: That celebrated Comedy. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Entertainment: Several Extraordinary Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Bills

5005
09 October 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

5006
12 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality...that celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Mosca Actor: Wilks.

Music: As17030525

Dance: DuRuel

Song: Leveridge

5007
11 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song:

Dance:

5008
03 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17031102

5009
24 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 23 Nov., The Emperor of the Moon had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance:

5010
13 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Music: As17031109

Dance: The Devonshire Girl; A Comical Entertainment between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

5011
14 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song: As17031102

Dance:

5012
23 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox [volpone]

Dance:

5013
25 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: As17040226

Song: As17040226

5014
08 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: As17040226

Dance: As17040226

5015
28 September 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song:

Dance:

5016
23 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Dance: Mrs duRuel

Song:

5017
29 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Bicknell, others

5018
08 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Cherrier, Claxton, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

5019
22 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks; Or Love's The Physician

Performance Comment: [Announced as benefit for Ben. Johnson but stopped by Vanbrugh's request; see Nicoll, p. 289, and poem in Diverting Post, 31 March-7 April].

5020
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. At 5:30 p.m. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518

5021
08 November 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Music: In the play: A Sonata (compos'd by the Great Archangelo Corelli for Flute and Violin) -Signior Gasparini, Mr Paisable

Song:

Dance:

5022
28 November 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Note that Mr Johnson was last Night engag'd to Act only in this Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonick Lady

5023
01 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Betterton
Role: Dauphine Actor: Booth
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Truewit Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Bullock
Role: Otter Actor: Fairbank
Role: Cutbeard Actor: Norris
Role: Silent Woman Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

5024
02 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Betterton
Role: Dauphine Actor: Booth
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Truewit Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Bullock
Role: Otter Actor: Fairbank
Role: Cutbeard Actor: Norris
Role: Silent Woman Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

5025
07 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Betterton
Role: Dauphine Actor: Booth
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Truewit Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Bullock
Role: Otter Actor: Fairbank
Role: Cutbeard Actor: Norris
Role: Silent Woman Actor: Mrs Oldfield.