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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.

1551
17 August 1772 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for Norris. [The play is submerged in a long cconcert program of vocal and instrumental music.] At the Grotto Gardens, St George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

1552
29 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Creon Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

1553
29 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Silvester and Rae. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years.Afterpiece: Never performed here. Tickets delivered for The Earl of Essex will be admitted. Tickets to be had of Silvester at Mrs Hobbe's, Stanhope-street, Clare Market; at Iver's Wine Vaults, No. 384, Oxford-street; of Rae, No. 35, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Cooke; Sir John English-Bailey; Lurcher (1st time)-Manstead; Freehold-Bowles; Carbuncle-Kenny; Sneak-Benson; Vulture-Massey; Doublejugg-Thompson; Shacklefigure-Roche; Heartwell-Swendall; Flora-Mrs Lefevre; Aura (with the Original Epilogue)-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Sneak Actor: Benson
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Song: I: the original Sheep@shearing Song-the Characters

Dance: In I: Country Dance-the Characters; End: Hornpipe-a Gentleman

1554
25 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #238 13s. 6d. (216.8.0; 19.13.6; 2.12.0; tickets: none listed ) (charge: #70 17s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss G. Abrams, Master Pulley; Hecate-Hurst; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Creon Actor: Bensley
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

1555
19 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Reinhold, No. 90, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be taken. [Afterpiece in place of The Dragon of Wantley, announced on playbill of 18 Apr.] Receipts:#221 9s 6d. (104/1/6; tickets: 117/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Dance: End of Catches and Glees, as17811101

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Auld Robin Grey, as17820409; End of mainpiece several much admired Catches and Glees by the most Eminent Performers

1556
24 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Curteen, Condell & Colborne, box-keepers. Receipts: #181 16s. 6d. (32/8/6; tickets: 149/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1557
09 April 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Greville and Mrs Hunter. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets delivered for the 7th and by L'Estrange will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Related Works
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I 3rd piece: Hornpipe-Alison

1558
02 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1559
06 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1560
12 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1561
01 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1562
23 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17891003, but Foresight-Waldron; Trapland-Burton; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; song-Bannister Jun. (as Ben); Snap-_.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Bensley
Role: Ben Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1563
28 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

1564
05 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Bentley Actor: Williamson

Dance: As17900722

1565
15 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

1566
26 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 12 Mar. 1771]. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Andrew Franklin]. Morning Chronicle, 5 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #272 14s. (151.14; 5.3; tickets: 115.17) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mermaid

1567
15 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1568
09 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: As17951005

1569
16 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1570
03 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: In: The Savoyard-Jackson, Mlle St.Amand; End II afterpiece: The Lamplighter [composed by Aldridge]-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

1571
25 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1572
25 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Villagers

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1573
18 September 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth First Part

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

1574
18 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Davenport; Lockit-Gardner; Mat o' the Mint-Linton; Ben Budge-Rees; Crook@fingered Jack-Klanert; Jemmy Twitcher-Mills; Wat Dreary-Street; Nimming Ned-Atkins; Harry Paddington-Claremont; Robin of Bagshot-Wilde; Jailor-Dyke; Drawer-Abbot; Filch-Simmons; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Follett; Dolly Trull- Mrs Blurton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Norton; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sydney; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Leserve; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Watts; Molly Brazen-Mrs Gilbert; Polly-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters-Platt

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

1575
03 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Mainpiece: With proper Habits, Scenes, Machines, and Decorations in a new Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams