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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Johnston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Johnston")') 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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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.

876
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; LeBeau-Everard; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Messink; Adam-Moody; Caelia-Mrs Baddeley; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

877
07 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 2, Piazza., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Miss Younge having refused performing the Part of Viola, Mrs Robinson has kindly undertaken that Character at a short Notice; and Mr Edwin humbly hopes she will be honoured by the Indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #304 0s. 6d. (211/3/6; tickets: 92/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Wilson; Orsino-Whitfield; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Davies; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Edwin; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Edwin
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Widow Wadman Actor: Mrs Kennedy. Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Whitfield

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Pigeon by Mrs Kennedy; End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 05 07 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster-Abbey by Edwin

878
21 October 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Dance: Prince, Mrs Elford, Weaver; And at the Request of several Persons of Quality, there will be performed that delightful Exercise of Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, according to the Italian manner-

879
01 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: As17031109

Dance: duRuell, Mrs Mayers, others

880
29 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: A French Peasant and his Wife-duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

881
26 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Actors only As17111012, but Parts-Mrs _Cox; Witches-_Ryan.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Cox

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

882
06 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Mar-all [the Feigned Innocence]

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

883
21 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17151006

Dance: As17151104; The last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

884
29 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Keene; Freeman-[J.] Leigh; Varnish-Thurmond; Novel-Bullock Jr; Plausible-Knapp; Jerry-Pack; Olivia-Mrs Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Rogers Jr; Eliza-Mrs Vincent; Widow-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Rogers Jr
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

885
18 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

886
03 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

887
09 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Performance Comment: Admiral-Mills; King-Walker; Duke-Ryan; Cardinal-Quin; Marguerite-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Marguerite Actor: Mrs Horton.

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

888
04 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17170204

Dance: As17170125; La Folie-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

889
29 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Orphan Children of the late Mr Farquhar the Author. By Command. For the Entertainment of the Young Princesses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17170204

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Miss Younger, Mrs Willis

890
21 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock

891
22 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

892
31 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Willis

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Miss Lindar

893
05 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock and Mr Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Music: Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Babel for St. Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before.

Song: Mad Dialogue by Purcell-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: As17171022

894
21 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

895
12 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith and Miss Lindar. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow; A new Dance-Miss Lindar, a Boy that never perform'd on the Stage before; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

896
06 June 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.
Cast
Role: Likewise a Prologue Actor: Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

897
30 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Wilks; Amphitryon-Mills; Gripus-Norris; Sosia-Cross; Mercury-Shepard; Alcmena-Mrs Thurmond; Phaedra-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

898
15 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17220202, but Bromia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Denoye, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

899
26 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Roberts. At the particualr Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

900
01 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance: