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7795 results for: Keyword - Mr Ben Johnson
We found 4593 matches on Event Comments, 2635 matches on Performance Comments, 975 matches on Author, 542 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
April 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Richmond Heiress Or A Woman Once In The Right

1077
March 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Bride Or The Merry Cuckold

1078
June 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves A Jest

1079
December 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Lady Or Folly Reclaimd

1080
December 1699 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenia

Related Works
Related Work: The Victim Author(s): Charles Johnson

1081
17 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive.--At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [The Stage] will be properly inclos'd, and form'd into Boxes, to prevent the Ladies taking Cold. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House, Cecil Street, the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Millamant-Mrs Clive, in which Character will be produced the Original Song, the Words by Mr Congreve, and new set to Musick by Mr Handel; Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Witwoud-Chapman; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Shepard; Marwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Bennet; Mincing-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; In IV: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

1082
24 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Connor, who kept the Key and Garter Tavern in Pall-Mall. Written by the late Mr Addison, and Set to Musick by Mr Arne. Reduced to Two Acts. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

1083
06 July 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: Sir ThomasCallico or The Mock Nabob

1084
16 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Mr Wood. (Sub-Treasurer). We borrow'd Mr Barrington for Dorcas Zeal (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Mr Boyce will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

1085
02 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Rose

1086
04 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

1087
09 February 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

1088
October 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Innocence Or The Princess Of Persia

1089
February 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape Or The Innocent Impostors

1090
April 1694 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Beau Or The Curious Impertinent

1091
20 February 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

1092
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Novelty 0

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 1 Thyrsis A Pastoral

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 2 All Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 3 Hercules By Peter Motteux

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 4 The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 5 Natural Magick

1093
04 May 1722 @ Clafton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

1094
09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Short. Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets at Short's House, Milman Street. Receipts: money #26 1712s.; tickets #128 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Performance Comment: For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker.
Cast
Role: The Kettle Drums Actor: Mr Benj. Baker
Role: Kettle Actor: Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker.
Role: Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums Actor: Benj. Baker.

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

1095
28 May 1735 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Perkins, who has unfortunately lost his Sight. At Lee's Great Theatrical Booth. Written by the late Mr Addison. The doors open at three; the play begins at five. [Perkins is the author of The Blind Man's Complaint in Gentleman's Magazine, September 1734.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Song: The Apprentices, Wardens, and Masters Songs, to be sung by a worthy Brother

1096
01 April 1737 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. Tickets to be had only at Mr Arnes's, in Great Queen Street. 5s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal part-Mrs Arne; late Miss Cecilia Young. With select Songs and Pieces of Musick; compos'd by Mr Arne, particularly, a New Ov e rture-; a new Concerto for Hautboys-; the March in Zara-; with a Comic Medley Overture-; two new Songs in English-; (by particular Desire) a Ballad Air call'd, Come and Listen to my Ditty-Mr Arne on the Violin, with many Variations; Also variety of Pieces by other Authors-; particularly the first and eighth Concertosof Corelli-; two Italian Songs-

1097
25 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

1098
16 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

1099
12 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

1100
03 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Benedict Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; Venetian Gardeners, as17491031