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15888 results for: Keyword - Mr John Banisters
We found 9843 matches on Author, 5139 matches on Event Comments, 2742 matches on Performance Comments, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15451
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Woodley Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Marriage A La Mode Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

15452
19 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: As17761115

15453
23 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Sir John Seymour Actor: Davies

15454
25 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Sir John Seymour Actor: Davies

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

15455
06 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

15456
23 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: As17761218

15457
02 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; In IV: Grand Dance, as17770425; The Court Minuet, as17770403; Allemande, as17770403

15458
28 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe, as17770430

15459
23 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

15460
23 July 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

15461
09 February 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Entertainments of singing-Mrs Mapples;, particularly the favourite song of The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Mapples

15462
25 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: Hornpipe-a Lady [from the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden unidentified]

15463
20 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

15464
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End IV: As17780919

15465
25 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

15466
21 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Related Works
Related Work: The Elder Brother Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

15467
01 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

15468
29 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

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

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

15469
30 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

15470
03 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnstone

15471
10 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

15472
28 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

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

15473
09 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Hamoir, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits (performers not listed); In Act IV a Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. [All these were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Neptune's Address to His Most Sacred Majesty Charles the Seond: King of England, Scotland, rance and Ireland &c. Congratulating His Happy Coronation Celebrated the 22th Day of Aprill, 1661 Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

15474
10 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Refugee; Or, The Rival Jews

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End of Act I of 3rd piece How sweet's the love that meets return by Mrs Henley

15475
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Performance Comment: A Select Scene, consisting of Music and Dancing, in which: a Hunting Song [Tantivy, the welkin resounds] by Mrs Martyr; the celebrated Vauxhall Echo Catch [They say there is an echo here (performers not listed)]; a Pastoral Dialogue [Alas! Poor Sue] by Johnstone and Mrs Martyr; Auld Robin Gray by Mrs Kennedy; Poor ThomasDay by Edwin, Brett, Davies. Abdiel, the Genius-Master Farley .

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: A King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers