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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.

21501
07 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: In the morning Handel's new opera, Justin, was rehearsed. [See Egmont, Diary, II, 342.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: See17361108, but Lear-Delane; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Cordelia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancy
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Moreau
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

21502
21 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 26 Feb.: On Monday Night last a great Disturbance happened at Drury-lane Play-house, occasioned by a great Number of Footmen, who assembled themselves in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, with great Outcries of burning the House, unless they were immediately admitted into what they call their Gallery; and in order to strike a Terror, they began to hew down the Door of the Passage which leads to the said Gallery, of which Col. Deveil, who was then in the House, had immediate Notice, and thereupon came out where they were thus assembled, and notwithstanding they threatened to knock his Brains out, he read the Proclamation to them, admonish'd them to retire, and desist from so unlawful an undertaking. [The footmen soon withdrew.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17361227, but Chloe-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Isander Actor: Miller
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

21503
26 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17361230, but Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter; Norfolk-_; Cromwell-_; Abergavenny-_; Lord Chamberlain-_; Campeius-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Sands Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

21504
09 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lowe, from Openshaw near Manchester in Lancashire, who lately kept the Gray's Inn Coffeehouse, near Gray's-Inn-Gate, in Holbourn, and is now in great Distress. At the Desire of several Worthy Gentlemen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida; or, Hymen's Triumph

21505
10 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Quin's Lodgings, King's Street, cg. For a long account of the disturbance at dl, 5 Aarch, see Daily Advertiser, 10 March, and for a letter on theatrical affairs, see Grub St. Journal, 10 March.] Daily Gazetteer, 12 March: On Thursday Night last a Footman, who was keeping Places at [dl] upon the Stage behind the Curtain, hearing some Gentlemen who were in the Pit, call to some Footmen who were in the Boxes to take off their Hats, leapt from his Seat, and opening the Curtain, cry'd out with a loud Voice, bidding the said Footmen keep on their Hats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Escalus-Berry; Claudio-Mills; Lucio-Cibber; Provost-Shepard; Clown-Miller; Elbow-Harper; Bernardine-Ray; Mariana-Miss Holiday; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; IV: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

21506
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quailty. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of the Man of Taste. Founded on Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. Daily Advertiser, 14 March: We hear that there was not the least Disturbance from the Footmen at the Playhouse all last Week; and there is such a sufficient Guard order'd, as well as a Civil Power appointed, that there's no Apprehension of any in the future: Besides, we are glad to hear that the Quality and Gentry are resolv'd in general to discard any Servants that should be known to attempt it, and to give them up to the Rigour of the Law. [For Occasional Prompter XXV (on the lethargy of managers), see Daily Journal, 14 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 but Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Performance Comment: [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.]
Cast
Role: Grand Ball Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne

21507
21 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mac-Swiny. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17370201, but Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; Seyward-_; Seyton-_; Hecate-_; 1st Murderer-_; Witches-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

21508
20 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cibber. Tickets at Cibber's House in Wild-Court, lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance:

21509
25 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Mad House

Performance Comment: Parts-Bardin, Rosco, Woodward, Lyon, Yates, Kelly, Richardson, Norris, Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bardin, Rosco, Woodward, Lyon, Yates, Kelly, Richardson, Norris, Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Jones.

Dance: IV: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

21510
29 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow Gentlewoman and her Children under Misfortune

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Donna Violante Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs M. Giffard.
Role: Donna Isabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Kelly; Phillida-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: I: The Early Horn-Miss Jones

Dance: V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

21511
30 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: See17370402 but Combrush-Mrs Roberts; Sir Penurious-Norris; Gaylove-Kelly; Squire Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Yates; Blunder-Lyon; Arabella-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: 7370402 but Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: II: Miss Jones

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

21512
03 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Paget and Jarvis, Housekeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Walker; Bertran-Ridout; Raymond-Stephens; Alphonso-Aston; Pedro-A. Ryan; Fryar-Paget; Gomez-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Miss Male; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: A new Song-Roberts; I V: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

21513
10 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17370428 but Isabella-Mrs Bellamy; Lucy-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker

21514
13 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17361202, but Driver-Fulford; Daniel-Clarke; Widow Lackit-Mrs Fulford, the first time of her appearing on that stage.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Fulford, the first time of her appearing on that stage.
Role: Blandford Actor: Chapman
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Dance: In II: Hornpipe-Ferguson; IV: The Prince of Wales' Saraband (composed by L'Abbe), concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

21515
20 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ridout, Bencraft, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Song: As17370519

Dance: As17370519

21516
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Decius-Turbutt; Marcus-Hill; Portius-Wright; Lucius-Havard; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Blister-Harper; Coupee-Mechlin; Goodwill-Turbutt; Thomas-Raftor; Quaver-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

21517
23 September 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Ryan; Duke-Rosco; Bedamar-Walker; Priuli-Bridgwater; Antonio-Penkethman; Renault-Chapman; Spinosa-Aston; Elliot-Salway; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17370921

21518
28 September 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Rosco; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

21519
04 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales; [Egerton 2320 : They were greatly Hollow'd. No receipts extant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17370908, but Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

21520
19 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Milward; Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Wright; Abudah-Mills; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Beard

21521
20 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Lancaster-Havard; York-Wright; Justice-Boman; Westmoreland-Winstone; Pistol-Cibber; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolph-Ray; Poins-Macklin; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Roberts; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Winstone
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17371018

21522
04 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Bajazet-Walker; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-A. Hallam; Dervise-Rosco; Omar-Hale; Arpasia-Mrs Hallam; Selima-Miss Bincks; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17371027

21523
02 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17371110, but Arabella-Mrs Vincent (late Miss Bincks).
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs James
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ware, the first time of her appearance on that stage

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17371116

21524
10 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17371022, but Parisatis-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Cassander Actor: Walker
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

21525
20 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17371101, but Foppington-Hallam; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates