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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ben Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ben 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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2563 results for: Keyword - Ben Johnson
We found 1591 matches on Performance Comments, 956 matches on Author, 424 matches on Event Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
24 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Shepard; Kastril-Woodward; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Yates; Lovewit-Turbutt; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Abel-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: By Desire, To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Beard

77
09 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Voltore-Milward; Corbaccio-Johnson; Mosca-Mills; Bonario-Havard; Sir Politick-Taswell; Caelia-Mrs Butler; Lady Woudbe-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Volpone; or, The Fox Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

78
10 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Shepard; Tribulation-Taswell; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Woodward; Lovewit-Turbutt; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard; Dame Pliant-Miss Bennet; Abel Drugger-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new dance-Desse; IV: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

79
11 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Macklin; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewitt-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Chapman; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Otter-Mrs Macklin; Mavis-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Mrs Centaur Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: As17401010

80
11 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Delane; Mosca-Mills; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Macklin; Sir Politick-Neale; Voltore-Havard; Lady Would@Be-Mrs Clive; Celia-Mrs Butler; Bonario-Ridout.
Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Volpone; or, The Fox Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: a Ballad-Lowe

Dance: I: Les Matelotes, as17411208

81
12 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Able Drugger-Cibber Jun.; Face-Macklin; Subtle-Mills; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Taswell; Kastril-Neale; Sir Epicure-Berry; Surly-Havard; Dol Common-Mrs Macklin; Dapper-Leigh; Lovewit-Turbutt; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchemist Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins-the Fausans; V: Les Matelotes, as17411110

82
November 1670 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Women's Conquest

Performance Comment: Edition of 1671: The First Prologue. Enter-Angel, Underhill, . Enter Noakes; The Second Prologue-personated like Ben Johnson rising from below.; The Third Prologue-; Tysamnes-Harris; Bassanes-Young; Foscaris-William? Smith; Andrages-Crosby; Toxaris-Standford; Alvanes-Cademan; Araxis-Norris; Draxanes-Adams; Eumenes-Westwood; Parisatis-Mrs Betterton; Mandana-Mrs Long; Statyra-Mrs Johnson; Clarina-Mrs Shadwell; Melvissa-Mrs Dixon; Doranthe-Mrs Lee; Cydanene-Mrs Lilborne; Renone-Mrs Wright; Epilogue-the Queen of Amazons.
Cast
Role: The Second Prologue Actor: personated like Ben Johnson rising from below.
Role: Statyra Actor: Mrs Johnson

83
29 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Some Hissing, tho' play'd Well-Garrick Kiteley &c. (Cross). Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson, never acted there. Characters Dress'd in the Old English@Manner. Receipts: #200 (Cross). We hear that His Majesty intended to go to the theatre Royal in Drury Lane this evening, to see the Comedy of Every Man in his Humour, wrote by Ben Johnson in 1598, acted the same year by the Lord Chamberlain's Servants, and dedicated to the great Mr Camden; and was reviv'd since the Revolution with Great Applause, having a new Epilogue spoken by Ben Johnson's Ghost , written by the late Earl of Dorset (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Related Works
Related Work: Every Man In His Humour Author(s): Ben Jonson

Dance: LL'Entree de Flore, as17511015; Peasant Dance, as17511015

84
28 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Arne. Egmont, Diary, I, 474: I went to ... see the Alchymist, wrote by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: In Afterpiece: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

85
29 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Whim by Delamayne. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

86
13 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson

87
21 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

88
22 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

89
28 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

90
01 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson

91
11 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. [See also Tatler, 12 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

92
27 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. [See also Tatler, 28 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Volpone; or, The Fox Author(s): Ben Jonson

93
23 January 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman [In Daily Courant, 20 Jan.: "Dapper Will Penkethman."] At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Written by the famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

94
24 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Cast
Role: Wasp Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson

95
15 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Volpone; or, The Fox Author(s): Ben Jonson

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17170404

96
25 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson

Music: A New Solo on the Violin compos'd-Bitte on the Stage

97
04 August 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Cast
Role: Wasp Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson

Music: A new Cantata-Ray

Dance: As17190616

98
22 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Volpone; or, The Fox Author(s): Ben Jonson

Dance:

99
10 June 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: As17200113*d1720 6 10 dl Thurmond Jr, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith.*c1720 6 10 dl Written by Ben. Johnson.
Cast
Role: Wasp Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson

100
16 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicene Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): Ben Jonson