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14223 results for: Keyword - John Arthur
We found 12190 matches on Author, 2230 matches on Performance Comments, 1209 matches on Event Comments, 471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12651
10 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #68 13s. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Hale; Ananias-Hippisley; Subtle-Roberts; Sir Epicure-Mullart; Tribulation-Neale; Kastril-Bridgwater; Lovewit-Arthur; Surly-Hallam; Dapper-James; Widow Pliant-Mrs Hale; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Abel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lovewit Actor: Arthur

Dance: As17401209

12652
13 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood Or The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Fabian Actor: Arthur

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

12653
02 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Woffington; Worthy-Ryan; Beau Mizen-Neale; Rovewell-Hallam; Sir Charles-Hale; Cribbidge-Salway; Easy-Gibson; Purser-Harrington; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Ware; Jenny-Mrs Mullart; Jiltup-Mrs James; Advocate-Miss Horsington; Barmaid-Mrs Kilby; Flip-Rosco; Sailors-Hippisley, Mullart, James, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Hippisley, Mullart, James, Arthur.

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17401230; Peasant Dance-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Satyrs and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

12654
05 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17401015, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Goody Gurton Actor: Arthur

12655
28 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Zara-Mrs Porter; King-Hale; Osmyn-Delane; Gonsalez-Bridgwater; Garcia-Hallam; Heli-Stephens; Selim-Gibson; Alonzo-Arthur; Perez-Rosco; Mourning Bride-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Arthur

Dance: FFawns and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

12656
29 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park Or The Merry Citizens

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Worthy-Bridgwater; Dorinda-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Raison-Mrs Vincent; Young Reveller-Hale; Raison-Rosco; Sassafras-Mullart; Steward-Arthur; Violante-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Hazard-Mrs Cross; Aunt-Mrs James; Florella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Arthur

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Tyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

12657
14 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17401230, but Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Kite-Mullart; Bullock-Neale; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Scale Actor: Arthur

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

12658
19 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17401206, but Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Anderson; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Old Atall-Arthur; Strut-Oates; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Old Atall Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

12659
02 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17401118, but Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Mrs Hale; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Les Matelotes-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

12660
07 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Horton; Damaris-Mrs Woffington; Lady Laycock-Mrs James; Lovemore-Hallam; Cunningham-Hale; Sir Peter-Rosco; Merryman-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Lady Pride-Mrs Martin; Philadelphia-Mrs Bellamy; Prudence-Mrs Mullart; Jeffery-Oates; Jeremy-Clarke; Barnaby-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Clodpole Actor: Arthur

Dance: SSerious Dance to Favourite Tunes from the Opera of Lothario-Desnoyer; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; By Command, The Comic Dance of the Old Woman-with Pierot in the Basket; Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

12661
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

12662
01 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Ryan; Young Woudbe-Bridgwater; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Oates; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Richmore-Hale; Subtleman-Rosco; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Mullart; Alderman-Hippisley; Clearaccount-Arthur; Poet-Gibson; Mrs Midnight-Stoppelaer; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Clearaccount Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Pitt, lately arrived from Ireland; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitt; V: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

12663
04 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Clarke; Simple-Bencraft; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Fenton-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

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

Song: III: Roberts

12664
11 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17410214, but Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Davis; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Scale Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: PPierots-Richardson, Delagarde; Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

12665
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan The Persian Hero Or The Distressd Princess With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun And His Adventures On Earth

Performance Comment: Kouli Kan-Crofts; Albufazar-Marten; Firebrass-Harrington; Fribble-Julian; Vizier Mirza-Marr; Solyman-Taylor; Sydrophal-Master Nanfan; Zaida-Miss Bennet; Karanza-Mrs Dunstall; Harlequin-Yates; Jocula-Turbutt; Corporal Bounce-Dunstall; Mons Gasconnade-Blakes; Forge-Vaughan; Bog-Adams; Taffy-Lowder; Chant-Mackenzie; Snip-Arthur; Mrs Snip-Mrs Yates; A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an English Sailor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Snip Actor: Arthur

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

12666
05 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepherd; Valentine-Milward; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Prue-Mrs Clive; Nurse-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Miss Woodman; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

12667
21 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Milward; Young Wou'dbe-Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Macklin; Richmore-Berry; Alderman-Johnson; Subtleman-Arthur; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Shepard; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Winstone; Poet-Neale; Midnight-Turbutt; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Aurelia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Johnson
Role: Subtleman Actor: Arthur

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sg and Sga Fausan, LaCroix, lately arrived from Paris, Constantin, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Dumont, Desse, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story

12668
09 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Performance Comment: first edition lists: Belvile-Giffard; Jack Smatter-Gentleman who acted King Richard [Garrick]; Williams-W. Giffard; Longman-Paget; Colebrand-Balkes; Arnold-Dunstall; Andrews-Peterson; Lady Davers-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Jervis-Mrs Yates; Mrs Jewkes-Yates; Robin-Crofts; Harry-Julian; Isaac-Vaughan; Benjamin-Clough; Arthur-Naylor; Jane-Miss Hippisley; Cicely-Miss Medina; Hannah-Mrs Dunstall; Rachel-Mrs Vallois; Annice-Mrs Bishop; Pamela-Mrs Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Arthur Actor: Naylor

12669
11 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Milward; Antipholis of Ephasus-Mills; Aegean-Berry; Dromio of Syracuse-Macklin; Dromio of Ephasus-Arthur; Duke-Winstone; Balthazar-Ridout; Angelo-Havard; Pinch-Neale; 1st Merchant-Turbutt; 2nd Merchant-Ward; Messenger-Taswell; Officer-Woodburn; The Lady Abbess-Mrs Macklin; Luciana-Mrs Mills; Courtesan-Mrs Bennet; Adriana-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Dromio of Ephasus Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Gipsies-Bride, Green, Rayner, Gray; Gipsey Women-Miss Minors, Mrs Budgell, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Rayner; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Father-Leigh; Fidler-Gray; Mother-Mrs Phillips; Maid-Miss Story; John Trot-Hough; Concluding with a New Grand Entertainment of Dancing call'd A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea: Adonis-Desse; Venus-Mrs Walter; Pilgrims (men)-Liviez, Dumont, Baudouin, (women) Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Miss Rayner; Cupid-Constantini.
Cast
Role: John Trot Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Fortune Teller Author(s): Charles Johnson

Song: Between the acts: Beard, Lowe

12670
16 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Berry; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Mills; Casca-Cibber; Octavius-Havard; Decius Brutus-Winstone; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Ward; Cimber-Turbutt; Pindarus-Raftor; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: John Trot Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Fortune Teller Author(s): Charles Johnson

12671
21 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Smith-Delane; Johnson-Mills; Other Characters-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor; Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Two Operatical Generals-Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe; With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills
Role: Other Characters Actor: Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Dance: I: Ballet, as17411015; II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

12672
27 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Performance Comment: As17411109, but Robin-_; Harry-_; Isaac-_; Benjamin-_; Arthur-_; Jane-_; Cicely-_; Hannah-_; Rachel-_; Annice-_.
Cast
Role: Arthur Actor: Naylor

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

12673
20 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420408 but William-Raftor; Corin-Arthur; Amiens-Beard; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Corin Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

12674
22 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17420405 but Tom-Macklin; Cimberton-Arthur; Lucinda-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Cimberton Actor: Arthur
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Song-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 II: Le Boufon, as17420325 IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

12675
11 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dr Hellebore-Green; Davy-Taswell; James-Woodburn; Harry-Winstone; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Leander-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur