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14092 results for: Keyword - John Johnson
We found 11282 matches on Author, 2924 matches on Performance Comments, 1498 matches on Event Comments, 329 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
14 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Scornful Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Elder Loveless-Wilks; Welford-Bridgwater; Young Loveless-Will. Mills; Sir Roger-Cibber; Morecraft-Shepard; Savil-Johnson; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Heron; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: Boval, Lally, Essex, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

227
20 January 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Ramble-Mills; Sir Thomas-Griffin; Tom-Johnson; Merry-Th. Cibber; Booby-Harper; Drybone-Shepard; Lady Faddle-Mrs Wetherilt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Betty-Mrs Brett; Isabella-Mrs Tenoe; Goody-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

228
02 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Miller; Squire-Johnson; 2d Justice-Shepard; Serjeant-Norris; Peascod-Oates; Kitty-Miss Tenoe; Aunt-Mrs Baker; Dorcas-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: TThe Muzette-Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; The Fawns-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

229
21 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Harper; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Anut-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; particularly Fawns-; Cobler's Jealous Wife-; Dance-Lally's Son, Miss Brett

230
04 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Scornful Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Heron; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

231
17 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Sir Humphrey-Hallam; Squire Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Johnson; Peter-Norris; Kitty-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Sherburn; Parish Girl-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Filbert Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Related Works
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

232
22 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17281202, but Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-Wm. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Grace; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

233
03 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Related Works
Related Work: Wit Without Money Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17290419 but Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Filbert-Johnson; Sergeant-Norris; With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Filbert Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

234
23 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Surly-Harper; Crack-Miller; Hothead-Shepard; Testimony-Johnson; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

235
30 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hypolito-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Miller; Mustachio-Harper; Ventoso-Norris; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

236
18 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Young Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Morecraft-Shepard; Poet-Norris; Captain-Harper; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Grace; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

237
30 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

238
15 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Cibber Jr; Thomas-Johnson; Kitty-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Song-Miss Raftor

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

239
10 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Lory-Oates; Coupler-Johnson; Shoemaker-R. Wetherilt; Surgeon-Griffin; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Hoyden-Mrs Mills; Amanda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: As17310427

240
08 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

241
02 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Mustacho-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-Wetherilt; Stephano-Shepard; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Neptune-Rainton; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

242
22 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Captain-Harper; Lady-Mrs Heron; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

243
10 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Lory-Oates; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Hoyden-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

244
26 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Roberts; Hypolita-Miss Williams; Trincalo-Miller; Caliban-Johnson; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson (in Daily Post, 25 Dec.; Daily Post; 26 Dec., missing). Daily Post; 26 Dec., missing).
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

245
22 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-Wm. Mills; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Welfort-Bridgwater; Martha-Miss Hollyday; Abigail-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Butler; With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter

246
10 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Milward; Roger-Griffin; Abigail-Mrs Charke; Savil-Johnson; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Captain-Winstone; Poet-Tench; Morecraft-Shepard; Martha-Miss Mann; Widow-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Savil Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau
Related Work: The Fairy Festival Author(s): John Rose

247
22 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Trincalo-Miller; Alonzo-Hewitt; Antonio-Turbutt; Ventoso-Oates; Gonzalo-Winstone; Stephano-Shepard; Mustacho-Mecklin; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Master Arne; Dorinda-Mrs Clive (with the song of Dear, Pretty Youth); Miranda-Mrs Walter; Sycorax-Jones; Neptune-Salway; Milcha-Roberts; Amphitrite-Mrs Cantrel; Earthy Spirit-Rainton; Chief Spirit in Grand Dance-Le Brun; Winds-Thurmond, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; Watermen-Harper, Pelling, Davenport, Wright .
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

248
27 October 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Johnson, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Bertran-Rosco; Raymond-Lyon; Alphonso-Richardson; Pedro-Havard; Lorenzo-Giffard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Penkethman; Elvira-Mrs Giffard; Teresa-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Torrismond Actor: Johnson, the first time of his appearing on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Emperor of the Moon

249
31 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Alonzo-Berry; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Antonio-Turbutt; Gonzalo-Winstone; Trincalo-Miller; Caliban-Johnson; Stephano-Shepard; Ventoso-Oates; Mustacho-Este; Dorinda-Mrs Clive (with song of Dear, Pretty To1itb); Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Miss Brett; Milcha-Roberts; Neptune-Salway; Earthy Spirit-Rainton; Amphitrite-Mrs Cantrell; Sycorax-Jones; Spirit-Le Brun; Watermen-Harper, Oates, Davenport, Wright, Gray, Janno .
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

250
19 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Giffard; Burleigh-W. Giffard; Southampton-Rosco; Raleigh-Bardin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Rutland-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Haughton. With a New Prologue, on the Occasion, spoke by Johnson .
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Haughton. With a New Prologue, on the Occasion, spoke by Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

Song: II: Rosy Morning by Miss Jones. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers