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24317 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Johnston
We found 23620 matches on Performance Comments, 7642 matches on Event Comments, 4623 matches on Performance Title, 29 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

801
17 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Fainall-W Mills; Mirabel-Wilks; Witwoud-Cibber; Petulant-Boman; Sir Wilful-Harper; Millamant-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Porter; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Heron; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Baker; Foible-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Dance: Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Myrtillo-

802
07 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. Not Acted these Five Years. Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: money #27 2s. 6d.; tickets #70 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 by money and 103 by tickets; stage, 1 by money; pit; 56 by money and 184 by tickets; slips, 3 by money; first galleygallery, 67 by money and 171 by tickets; second gallery, 50 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Walker; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Milward; Renault-Hulet; Antonio-Spiller; Belvidera-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Berriman.

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Miss Warren

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; The Humours of Marriage-Salle, Mlle Salle

803
02 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Miller; Squire-Johnson; 2d Justice-Shepard; Serjeant-Norris; Peascod-Oates; Kitty-Miss Tenoe; Aunt-Mrs Baker; Dorcas-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: TThe Muzette-Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; The Fawns-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

804
26 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Oates; Ben-Miller; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: PPieraite, Fawns-Roger, Lally, Essex, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

805
07 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Fainall-Booth; Mirabel-Wilks; Witwoud-Cibber; Petulant-Boman; Sir Wilful-Harper; Waitwell-Shepard; Millamant-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Porter; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Horton; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Lally, Essex, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar

806
01 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Mar-all

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Miller; Warner-Wm. Mills; Dartmouth-Williams; Moody-Johnson; Sir John-Watson; Landlord-Harper; Lady Dupe-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Millicent-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Christian-Miss Lindar; Rose-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Harper
Role: Lady Dupe Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Millicent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Christian Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mills.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

807
07 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: End I: Pastoral-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: A new Spanish Entry-Lally, others; III: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: The Pierraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; V: A new Muzette-Lally, Mrs Booth

808
26 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Cibber; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield; Bellmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Heartwell-Harper; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Sylvia-Miss Lindar; Lucy-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Rover, Lally, Essex, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-

809
31 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Crokatt, Bookseller. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #25 5s. 6d.; tickets #98 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 18 by money and 121 by tickets; pit, 52 by money and 398 by tickets; first gallery, 72 by money and 87 by tickets; second gallery, 81 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Sharper-Milward; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Buchanan; Sylvia-Mrs Legar; Lucia-Mrs Egleton; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

810
10 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Brisk-Chapman; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Berriman; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Pliant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Mrs Legare.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Legare.

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling

811
12 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Legare.

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Harlequin-DuPre, Miss LaTour; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

812
22 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #10 7s.; tickets #115 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: End II: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; V: Myrtillo, as17290508

813
28 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17290103, but Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Antonio-Cory.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: W. Mills
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber

Song: Vocal Parts-Boman, Rainton, Ray, Miss Raftor, Mrs Willis, Mrs Boman

Dance: DDance of Winds and Masque of Devils, Waterman's Dance, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits as perform'd before the Grand Signior, by the Kister Aga and black Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Byram Feast.-Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Harper, Bridgwater, others

814
15 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Song: End I: Mrs Wright; II: Since Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway; III: Mrs Chambers

Dance: IV: Nivelon

815
19 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Boheme; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Brisk-Chapman; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Berriman; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Miss Holliday; Sir Paul-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

816
19 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17301019, but Touchwood-Ogden; Cynthia-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Legar.
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sultaness Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Seedo.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

817
08 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Ben-Harper.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis

Dance: II: Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Miss Robinson; IV: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Man-Harper

818
19 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17310316 but Prince John-Marshall; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Bowman; York-Paget; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins and Feeble-Oates; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Poins and Feeble Actor: Oates
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Johnson
Role: 7310405 but Rachel Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Cibber

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

819
10 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. [Probably the afterpiece is Hippisley's Sequel.] Receipts: money #49 4s.; tickets #53 2s. [For a poem, To Mr Walker, upon his Choice of Alexander the Great, for his Benefit, see Grub St. Journal, 6 April.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Walker; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Hulett; Hephestion-Milward; Thesalus-Chapman; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Parisatis-Mrs Templer; Sysigambis-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Walker
Role: Cassander Actor: Hulett
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Dance: NNumidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Afterpiece: Proper dances by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, others

820
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Softhead, His Mother, His Sister, Miss Hoyden, And His Man Spindle

Performance Comment: Squire Softhead-W. Bullock; Hoyden-Mrs Morgan; King-Rosco; Artaban-Chapman; Memmon-Haughton; Bellair-Hale; Sir Humphrey-Smith; Alinda-Mrs Rice; Arethusa-Mrs Chapman; Lady Sousecrown-Mrs Martin; Toby Crab-Morgan; Spindle-Young Morgan.
Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Lady Sousecrown Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

821
02 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As at lif, 22 Nov. 1732, but Sylvia-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

822
08 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Double Dealer-Quin; Touchwood-Milward; Mellefont-Walker; Brisk-Chapman; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Houghton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Mrs Laguerre; Sir Paul-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

823
22 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Benefit the late Mr Wilks's Widow. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Part of the Seats on the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Side-Boxes. Part of the Pit (by Desire) will be rail'd in at the Price of the Boxes. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present. The Epilogue is in Weekly Miscellany, 10 March 1733.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-Wm. Mills; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Welfort-Bridgwater; Martha-Miss Hollyday; Abigail-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Butler; With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Butler

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter

824
17 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTambourine-Mrs Rogers; La Follett s'est Ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: As17330315

825
10 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham. At the Desire of several eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17330112, but Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Miss Wherrit; Setter-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Christian

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: MMasqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wherrit; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham