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16620 results for: Keyword - Mr John Stephens
We found 10393 matches on Author, 5176 matches on Event Comments, 3072 matches on Performance Comments, 855 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
12 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Frederick-Farren; The Duke-Middleton; Petruchio-Macready; Peter-Blanchard; Anthony-Cubitt; Surgeon-Powel; Antonio-Quick//[First] Constantia-Miss Chapman; Mother-in-Law-Mrs Chambers; Landlady-Mrs Leicester; Second Constantia-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Lewis
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: TRISTRAM SHANDY

Afterpiece Title: A DIVERTISEMENT

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters by Johnstone, Powel, Blanchard, Incledon, Richardson, Bernard//Mrs Martyr, Miss Hopkins, Mr Rees. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 19 Sept. 1791: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Blanchard; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Richardson; Flambeau-Bernard//Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Miss Hopkins; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus . With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus .
Cast
Role: . Frederick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: In 3rd piece a Ballet by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: In Act II of 1st piece a song by Mrs Mountain

377
29 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Apr. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to intrdduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwick Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover]-Richardson; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true be say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

378
01 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by D'Egville Sen., Johnstone, Dale, Miss Arne, Miss Heard] will be admitted. Dancing: The Musick by von Esch, the Dance by D'Egville Sen. Receipts: #604 15s. (192.17.6; 49.4.6; 2.18.6; tickets: 359.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Related Works
Related Work: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-; in which The Princess of Wales's New Minuet and Gavot-J. and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville

379
07 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnston; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] Dialogue-; to introduce the following favorite Songs selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover]-Richardson; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, [The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnston
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: In afterpiece: Ballet-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand

380
01 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

381
01 February 1797 @ 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 Deserter

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

382
16 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Egerton-Holman; Sidney-Murray; Melville-Hull; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Counsellor Plausible-Waddy; Serjeant Eitherside-Macready; Sam-Ledger; John-Wilde; Tomkins-Abbot; Betty Hint-Mrs Martyr; Constantia-Miss Mansel (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Macsycophant-Mrs Platt; Nanny-Mrs Norton; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilde

Afterpiece Title: An Entremets

Performance Comment: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; The Story of Lord Hoppergollop's Cook and Gardener's Ghost-Munden; A favorite Irish Song-Johnstone; The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs, including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: A favorite Irish Song Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

383
02 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 7 Oct. 1795: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; +Thicket-Incledon; +Clueline-Townsend; +Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; +Gregory-Simmons; +Flambeau-Gray; +Peggy-Mrs Martyr; +Sophia-Mrs Clendining; +Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [The Greenwich Pensioner 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to Lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sure an't the world a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

384
11 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Lenox-Johnstone; Nipperkin-Munden; Capt. Cruizer-Powel; Major Tactic-Davenport; Sinclair-Incledon; Mary-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Lenox Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Soldiers Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece 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: Three Weeks after Marriage

385
12 October 1797 @ 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 Chimney Corner

386
04 February 1799 @ 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: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Vassals Actor: Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron, Bayzand, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake.

387
28 September 1799 @ 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 Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

388
25 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

389
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

390
04 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Person who has wrote for the Stage (Mr Froud). Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes at 5s.Receipts: money #16 4s.; tickets #87 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

391
30 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Stephens
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: II: New Dance (Performed but once) The Rabbit Seller, as17691228

392
28 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Sir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

393
March 1679 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Sertorius

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sertorius Author(s): John Bancroft

394
April 1679 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late

Related Works
Related Work: Troilus and Cressida; or, Truth Found Too Late Author(s): John Dryden

395
September 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca; or, The British Worthy Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): John Fletcher

396
December 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John Fletcher

397
December 1695 @ Westminster School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleomenes

Related Works
Related Work: Cleomenes, The Spartan Heroe Author(s): John Dryden

398
March 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caligula

Related Works
Related Work: Caligula Author(s): John Crowne

399
19 February 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grove; Or, Love's Paradice

Related Works
Related Work: The Grove; or, Love's Paradice Author(s): John Oldmixon

400
14 November 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Related Works
Related Work: The Island Princess; or, The Generous Portuguese Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Island Princess Author(s): John Fletcher

Song: The Enthusiastick Song composed and-Leveridge