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1056 results for: Keyword - Ben Jonson
We found 674 matches on Author, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 277 matches on Event Comments, 9 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

651
07 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Dance: End of mainpiece The Medley (performers not listed, but see17840528)

652
08 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

653
19 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Related Works
Related Work: Two Gentleman of Verona Author(s): Benjamin Victor

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

654
02 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

655
29 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17840713

656
09 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: As17840828

657
23 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

658
13 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

659
18 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

660
26 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Banquo Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

661
07 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance by Mills and the Miss Stageldoirs

662
13 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

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

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

663
30 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

664
29 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

665
15 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

666
30 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

667
10 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Receipts: #268 11s. 6d. (90.13.0; 13.6.0; 1.18.6; tickets: 162.14.0) (charge: #105 6s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

668
07 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Cameron & Percey. Receipts: #273 19s. (22.11.0; 8.17.6; 1.12.6; tickets: 240.18.0) (charge: #105 18s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Johnston; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870525

669
23 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore and Spencer. Comus [advertised on playbill of 22 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Crouch. Receipts: #261 18s. (18.14; 8.15; 0.15; tickets: 233.14) (charge: #106 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

670
15 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Knight. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 1 Oct. 1779]. Times, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #270 11s. 6d. (138.19.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 127.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

671
25 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend. Times, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, at Mr Kilvington's, Drury-lane. Receipts: #229 17s. 6d. (71.10.0; 3.16.6; tickets: 154.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Song: In course of Evening: The Bells of Aberdovy-Townsend; accompanied on the harp-Weippert; The Mid Watch-Incledon; The Beggar, in character,-Townsend; The Pledge of Love, as17980515; a favorite Comic Song-Fawcett

Entertainment: Imitations.An Exhibition of Theatrical Portraits-Townsend

672
22 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Related Works
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

673
02 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Afterpiece Title: The Old Cloathsman

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Related Works
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

674
15 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Related Works
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: The Point of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Waldron

675
16 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]: The Words of the Ode will be given in the Theatre. 3rd piece: A Short Description of the Scenery, &c. The Hall of Fingal-the Banquet preparatory to the celebration of the Nuptials of Oscar and Malvina; The Mountain of Ben Lomond; The Military Procession of Carrol to the Hall of Fingal; A View of the Sea and Rock, from which Oscar escapes, by leaping from a precipice, 20 feet high, into the arms of his Soldiers; A View of the Bridge, with the Camp of Carrol-the Death of Carrol, by the hands of Malvina, with his Descent into the Sea, and the Burning of the Camp of Carrol. The new Music composed, and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. Morning Herald, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #394 13s. (187.9; 3.10; tickets: 203.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: A Melocosmiotes

Performance Comment: Scene I. A Valley. The Primrose Girl (near bowery Richmond's) by Spofforth-Mrs Clendining; Scene II. A Kitchen. Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; Scene III. A Landscape and Cottage. The Sportsman's snug little Cot (At the dawn of Aurora) by Shield-Incledon; Scene IV. A View in Ireland. The Heart of Steel (from The Lad of the Hills) by Shield-Bowden; Scene V. A Cathedral, with the Statue of Shakespeare. An Ode selected from Ben Jonson, in honor of Shakespeare, composed for Two Choirs by Shield expressly for the Evening's Performance,-Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Linton, Spofforth, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Serres, Chorus; To conclude with The Barber's Petition-Fawcett; Wigs-Fawcett, as17960506.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II of 1st piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial Fellow-Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain