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13251 results for: Keyword - John Arthur
We found 10979 matches on Author, 2230 matches on Performance Comments, 1209 matches on Event Comments, 471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2001
20 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

2002
10 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: Know Your Own Mind Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

2003
28 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: After Epilogue: All in the Downs; or, Farewell to Deal, as17780309but _Besford, Mrs White

2004
30 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

2005
31 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17771222

2006
04 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

2007
29 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: Know Your Own Mind Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

2008
30 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

2009
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Hertford (1st appearance); Sterling-Massey; Sir John Melvil-West; Lovewell-Cooke; Brush-Creswick; Canton-Holtom; Miss Sterling-Mrs Robinson; Fanny-Mrs Dawes; Betty-Mrs West; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Roach; Prologue by Hertford-West; Epilogue-Creswick [as17780323 .as17780323 .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: West
Role: Tom Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Maid Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

2010
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Related Works
Related Work: The Upholsterer Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

2011
01 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Everard

Song: End II: Master Nelson

2012
09 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Maid Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780608

2013
30 July 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Maid Author(s): Arthur Murphy

2014
27 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17780615

2015
23 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: La Soiree a la Mode-Dagueville, Mast. Holland, Harris, Sga Tinte

2016
29 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

2017
23 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by William Kenrick, based on The Country Lasses, by Charles Johnson]: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Overture and the rest of the Music composed by Hook. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 2 Dec. 1778: This Day at Noon is published The Lady of the Manor (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Doyle, Egan, Vernon, Miss Brown, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (E. and C. Dilly [et al.], 1778): Sir John Manly-Mattocks; Sir Wilful Wildman-Quick; Farmer Sternold-Wilson; Clodden-Doyle; Young Wildman-Vernon; Mrs Townly-Miss Brown; Cicely-Mrs Farrell; Lady Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Egan. Egan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Manly Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End II: As17780925; I: a Rural Dance[, incident to the Piece,-Dagueville [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

2018
02 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Sir John Manly Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Related Works
Related Work: The Upholsterer Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17781130

2019
03 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Grecian Daughter Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

2020
10 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Related Works
Related Work: The Upholsterer Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: The Villagers, as17781127

2021
15 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: Know Your Own Mind Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

2022
20 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

2023
12 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17781223

2024
18 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Related Works
Related Work: The Apprentice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: The Burgomaster, as17790216

2025
13 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17790216