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18326 results for: Keyword - Sir John
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 2610 matches on Roles/Actors, 1685 matches on Event Comments, and 676 matches on Performance Title.

2001
05 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Miss Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: The Gentlewoman who performed Polly [probably Miss Medina]

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

2002
09 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: LLes Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Egyptiens (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; L'Hydropique Amoreux (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan

2003
31 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Miss Scott; II: Les Tambourine Matelotes-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

2004
02 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Tambourine Matelotes-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: Muilment; IV: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

2005
06 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Tambourine-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; end Afterpiece: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

2006
07 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; V: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: In II: Roberts

2007
08 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By partiuclar Desire. Benefit Chapman. Tickets at Chapman's House, Corner of Bow Street. [in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 April, Chapman published a letter regretting that this benefit will be on the night Handel has a performance at lif. Chapman states that he owes much to Handel and wishes him success. Because, he states, some 20,000 will want to attend lif, which cannot hold above twenty hundred, Chapman remarks that, if those who cannot get into lif will go to dl, he will be happy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Song: In II: Lowe; III: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: III: Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Peasants-Muilment

2008
13 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: As17401009, but Corvino-Wright; Sir Politick-_.
Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Miss Scott; I: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; In III: Ballet-Desse; III: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Mrs Arne; IV: The Echo Song-Mrs Arne

2009
13 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: Leveridge, Salway, Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Blind Lady Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Surprisal Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Indian Queen Author(s): Sir Robert HowardJohn Dryden
Related Work: The Great Favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Slighted Maid Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton

2010
14 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; IV: La Terpsichore-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Miss Scott

2011
18 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Essex. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: BBlow Blow-Lowe

2012
24 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Mills; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Hartshorne-Mrs Macklin; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

2013
25 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; III: Tambourine-Mlle Mechell; IV: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Leveridge, Salway

2014
02 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: In II: Roberts

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

2015
05 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

2016
07 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Leviez and Desse. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment, Desse, Mrs Walter; IV: Comic Dance-Leviez, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Desse

Song: II: Blow Blow-Lowe

2017
12 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Turbutt, Marten, Miss Bennet. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Lowe; Macahone-Macklin; Carbine-Havard; Truncheon-Marten; Spangle-Woodburn; Pumpkin-Wright; Sir Barnaby-Taswell; Jeremy-Vaughan; Robin-Gray; Fidelia-Miss Woodburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Egerton; Betty Kimbow-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Sir Barnaby Actor: Taswell

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Lowe; II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow-Lowe

Dance: III: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story

2018
26 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; V: Mad Tom-Mr Topham the Strong Man

2019
12 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Milward; Snap-Macklin; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Sly-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Macklin; Anne-Miss Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

2020
10 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: As17410926

2021
20 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate, performed by Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Happy Pair, as17411015; III: Non Ch' Amarmi, as17411015

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse; IV: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

2022
24 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Raftor
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Lascia Cadermi in Volto, a Song of Farinelli's in Artaxerxes-Mrs Arne; V: Rise Glory Rise-Beard

2023
23 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Raftor
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Dance: III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; II: Les Matelotes, as17411208; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

2024
28 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17411223; M Granier, Osbeldiston, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois

2025
29 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley