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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.

1576
25 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legge, Desse and Mrs Chambers. Tickets deliver'd out by Madam Petite will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Salamander Actor: Dunstall
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Storer 1st appearance there in 3 years.

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

Song: II: Old Chiron-Lowe, Legge; III: Honour and Arms-Legge; IV: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

1577
12 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. [The Public Advertiser included a full-column quotation from Henry VIII, Act V, scene iii, as a "true and lively image of Conscious Virtue' injuriously attacked." Cranmer: I humbly thank your highness...along with a paragraph of praise of Shakespeare.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17521110, but Jane-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Song: IV: Smiling Dawn out of Jeptha-Mrs Chambers

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

1578
10 September 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Midnight's Concert Vocal and Instrumental Music after which for one night only will be given [Sack Posset, &c.] gratis. Benefit for Mrs Midnight. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sack Posset

Performance Comment: A new Prologue-; Epilogue (by particular desire)-Mrs Midnight (riding on an ass).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Midnight

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

Entertainment: Mad Tom-Sg Musardo; New Concerto on the Tambour de Basque-; accompanied with the original Jews Harp-; Hurdy Gurdy-; and an Oration on the Salt Box-Mrs Midnight

Dance: Several New Dances-Bambaregines, Sambucio, Atterino

Song: Several New Songs-Lauder, others

1579
01 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rutland Actor: Gentlewoman , who never appeared on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performance Comment: See17541004, but Lucy (with a song in character)-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

1580
17 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Mainpiece: By Particlar Desire. Tickets delivered out for All for Love will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Queen-Mrs Elmy; Richard-Murphy (first time); Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Ratcliff Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

1581
29 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson, Phebe, Dennison, and Morris (Cross); for Jefferson, Dennison, Mrs Toogood, Miss Hippisley (Public Advertiser). [Cross's Phebe seems to refer to Miss Hippisley who played the part in As You Like It.] Receipts: #104 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17540926, but Sylvia-Mrs Jefferson first time; Worthy-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferson first time
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard; IV: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Louvre, Minuet-Dennison, Mrs Addison

1582
29 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Glen. Tickets deliver'd for Zara and 30th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17541123, but Pierre-Sparks; Belvidera-Mrs Glen first time.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Glen first time.
Role: Bedamar Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Green listed.
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: CComic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

1583
09 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths and Miss Ferguson. Tickets delivered out by Hurst, Paddick, Miss Cokayne &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17550407 but Lady Grace-Mrs Griffith; James-R. Smith; Poundage-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Griffith
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier and Mrs Granier

1584
23 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: BBenefit Poitier Jr and Mrs Vincent. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17570125, but Hotspur-Barry; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Northumberland Actor: Redman
Role: Westmorland Actor: Holtom
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: I: Haymakers Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; II: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Song: A Dialogue to be sung-Baker, Mrs Chambers, wrote by Boyce

1585
18 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Shawford, Mrs Gibbons, L'Brun. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: The Louvre-Shawford, Mrs Gibbons

1586
02 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon and Rooker. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17581108, but Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

Dance: I: The Swiss, as17590221; III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon

1587
28 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: ay Desire. Dance Entertainments never performed before. Boxes #65 10s. Macklin's fifth above charges came to #22 19s. 5d. Bought from Voelcher 3 yds black Cypra for a veil for Mrs Burden 6s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #177 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Creswick, Mrs Burden.

Dance: Spanish Dance,%The Serenade-; The Waggoners (Comic Dance)-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon

1588
09 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17610309 but Hamlet-Holland; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Song: I Farce: Mrs Vincent

1589
23 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17611007, but Violante-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates.

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-;[See17620209] End: song-Mrs Vincent

1590
03 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Last time of performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Entertainment: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Song: IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: (BBy Desire) The Flemish Feast-. [See17611103, but Noverre omitted from playbill.

1591
11 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel and Mrs Abeg. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Dyer; Banquo-Gibson; Hecate-Wignell; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; With original Music. Vocal parts-Legg, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abeg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppi, Miles, Dumai, Hussey, Rochford.
Cast
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Legg, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abeg, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit

Song: IV: By Desire, the Song With Horns and Hounds, in the character of Diana -Mrs Abeg (From Apollo and Daphne)

Entertainment: H$Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (for the last time this Season)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

1592
14 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17620209, but Belinda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Singers Actor: Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Song: III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

1593
19 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650312 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Love, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929; End: (By Desire) a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

1594
21 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Smith, replaces Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Yates, King, Palmer, Love, Parsons, Baddeley, Moody, Strange, Keen, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Clive. Manly-Holland
Role: Manly Actor: Holland
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Lee.

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Thro' the Wood Laddie-; III: The Lark's Shrill Notes-Mrs Vincent

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

1595
21 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. The Comedy in 2 acts taken by Miss Pope from Mrs Sheridan's Discovery. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Miss Pope #115 5s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 7d.; Manager's subscription for St George's #10 10s.; Soldier's practice for Alexander 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended this night and in his Diary compliments all the performers and dancers. I am afraid Vernon's attempt to imitate old Shuter will prove vain. He added something to the introduction to the Cries tonight."] Receipts: #180 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Manly Actor: Holland
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Young Couple

Performance Comment: Parts-Dodd, Love, Hartry, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Pope, Miss Plym.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dodd, Love, Hartry, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Pope, Miss Plym.

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Entertainment: The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

1596
08 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin and Mrs Lee. House Charges #33 8s. Rec'd stopages #2 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd by Sg Giorgi and Miss Berkley will be admitted. Neville MS Diary: Went to ye Pit to see 2nd part of Henry IV. [Comments on performances of individual characters in general.] Falstaff very well by Love. This last uses his eyes with great propriety in this and many other characters....Pistol by Baddeley (King should have played it)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Powell; Prince of Wales-Aickin, 1st time; Prince John-J. Palmer; Moldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Gloster-J. Burton; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Achbp York-Havard; Clarence-Mas. Cape; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Fawcett; Feeble-Weston; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Rooker; Poins-Packer; Page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Falstaff-Love [Public Advertiser assigns Pistol-$Baddeley.]
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Westmorland Actor: Burton
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lisetta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett Scholars to Sg Giorgi; End I of the Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17670212, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

1597
05 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

1598
16 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Bassanio Actor: Holland
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220; IV: By Particular Desire, The Medley (Not perform'd these 3 years)-Shuter, Mrs King

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King with his Particular remarks on London

1599
04 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.
Cast
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Hurst, 1st time
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Jeffries, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

1600
27 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 15s. Deficit to Aldridge #6 5s. 6d. covered by #62 18s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 102; Gallery 46) (Account Book). Rec'd of Mrs Green for her deficiency the 26th Inst. #11 4s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #58 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17681125, but Sir Frances-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: I: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: The Tambourine, as17690314 End: A New Dance call'd the Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere