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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Johnson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Johnson")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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7154 results for: Keyword - Mr Johnson
We found 4553 matches on Event Comments, 2378 matches on Performance Comments, 533 matches on Performance Title, 300 matches on Author, and 7 matches on Roles/Actors.

2926
19 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

2927
14 October 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The Prologue to the Queen of Arragon Acted before the Duke of York, Upon his Birthday, and Epilogue to the Same To the Duchess, by Samuel Butler, are in The Poetical Works of Samuel Butler, ed. R. B. Johnson (London, 1893), II, 175-77. Newsletter, 12 Oct. 1668: The Duke of York's birthday will be celebrated with the usual solemnities, a play being prepared for the entertainment of the ladies. The piece chosen is The Queen of Arragon. It will be acted in the Guard Chamber at St James's (HMC, Fleming MSS., 12th Report, Appendix, Part VII, p. 59). Pepys, Diary: But the Duke of York being gone out, and to-night being a play there, and a great festival, we would not stay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Arragon

2928
April 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the fact that the play was advertised in the London Gazette, 6-11 May 1696, suggests that it was first acted not later than April 1696. A song, Come, Hodge, come, Robin, set by John Eccles and sung by Wiltshire and Mrs Hudson, was printed in Deliciae Musicae, The Second Book of the Second Volume, 1696. Dedication, Edition of 1696: Which I wrote three Years ago....nor the Displeasure of the Judicious, who I hope will not condemn this Play from the appearance it had upon the Stage, where it suffer'd in the Acting....Tho. Dogget. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), pp. 16-17: Ramble: Oh that's Dogget's: The Players have all got the itching Leprosie of Scribling as Ben. Johnson calls it; twill in time descend to the Scene-keepers and Candle-snuffers: Come, what came on't? Sullen: Not then directly Damn'd, because he had a part in't himself, but it's now dead and buried

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country-wake

2929
03 June 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: That celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

2930
18 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: That celebrated Comedy. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Entertainment: Several Extraordinary Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Bills

2931
09 October 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

2932
12 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality...that celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Music: As17030525

Dance: DuRuel

Song: Leveridge

2933
11 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song:

Dance:

2934
03 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17031102

2935
24 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 23 Nov., The Emperor of the Moon had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance:

2936
13 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Music: As17031109

Dance: The Devonshire Girl; A Comical Entertainment between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

2937
14 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Song: As17031102

Dance:

2938
23 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox [volpone]

Dance:

2939
25 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: As17040226

Song: As17040226

2940
08 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: As17040226

Dance: As17040226

2941
28 September 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song:

Dance:

2942
23 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Dance: Mrs duRuel

Song:

2943
29 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Bicknell, others

2944
08 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Cherrier, Claxton, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

2945
22 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks; Or Love's The Physician

Performance Comment: [Announced as benefit for Ben. Johnson but stopped by Vanbrugh's request; see Nicoll, p. 289, and poem in Diverting Post, 31 March-7 April].

2946
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. At 5:30 p.m. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518

2947
01 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

2948
02 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

2949
07 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

2950
08 July 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. [Advertised in Daily Courant, 4 July, not later, it was apparently performed; see 26 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Mar All