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12782 results for: Keyword - John Gay
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1693 matches on Performance Comments, 1248 matches on Event Comments, 330 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1451
21 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

1452
13 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17891024, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st time at this theatre); Lucy-Mr Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time these six years); Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As17891024

Song: In course of Evening: The Wolf-Bannister

1453
16 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

1454
26 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: III: Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrn

1455
30 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons

Dance: As17900626

1456
15 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Davies; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Broadhurst]).Miss Broadhurst]).
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrne

1457
17 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: As17910115

1458
21 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: As17910115

1459
25 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: As17910115

1460
01 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Captain O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: As17910115

1461
09 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Cast
Role: see17910315 John Actor: Blurton
Related Works
Related Work: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Blurton

1462
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 10, Russell-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1463
20 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe in Character-Ratchford

1464
12 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910920, but Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Polly-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Related Works
Related Work: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Platt

1465
08 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: The Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Arnold. Cast adjusted from Songs
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.

Dance: As17911112

Music: As17911024

1466
31 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Dance: As17911112

1467
09 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

1468
02 June 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

1469
15 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Herald, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Filch-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Johnson; Ben Budge-Abbott; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Jenny Diver-Mr R. Palmer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Johnson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

1470
20 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: III: Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

1471
10 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Festival or All Alive at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: [Scene I. The Deck of a Man of War.] When on board our trim Vessel-Incledon; We be three poor Mariners-Johnstone, Incledon, Linton, Gray; The Mid Watch When 'tis night-Incledon; The good subjects of Old England-Incledon, Gray, Darley; [Scene II. A Landscape.] A song-Mrs Martyr; A song-Johnstone; [Scene III] In storms when clouds-Incledon; Treble Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi; A new Loyal Song and Chorus-Incledon.
Cast
Role: We be three poor Mariners Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Linton, Gray
Role: A song Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: III: Hornpipe, as17920920

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

1472
12 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: III: a Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

Entertainment: When in War on the Ocean, as17931002; New Song-Gray in place of Incledon; The Music, as17931002; The Dances, as17931002

1473
19 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17931012

1474
06 February 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville

1475
24 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrn