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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.

21551
11 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17390108, but Maid-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive.

21552
12 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Furnivall
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Cloggit Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17390111, but Maid-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Vallois.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive.

21553
16 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: JonasDock (Timothy Peascod)-Penkethman; Sir Roger-Rosco; Thomas-James; Peter-Hippisley; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: Glover, Richardson, Villeneuve, Dupre, DelaGarde, Miss Oates,also by Master Cooke, who never performed on any Stage before

21554
27 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; Arcas-Winstone; Corydon-Turbutt; Cymon-Ray; Mopsus-Read.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Muilment

21555
02 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17381028, but King-Stephens; Leonora-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Stevens.
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Ozanne, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

21556
06 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390203, but Sir Fopling-Cibber Sr; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Woodvill Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Busy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Vallois.
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne
Role: with Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: Muilment

21557
12 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390206, but Sir Fopling-Cibber Jr; Old Bellair-Turbutt; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Cross; Orangewoman-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Woodvill Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Busy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: 2d Colombine Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Muilment, Mrs Walter.

Dance: Muilment

21558
10 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A Pastoral Opera. [Composed by John Baptist Pescetti.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Angelica And Medoro

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Angelica-Signora Lucia Panichi called la Moscovita; Medoro-Signora Antonia Marchesina called la Lucchesini; Licori-Mrs Cecilia Arne; Tirsi-Rochetti; Orlando-Waltz; Titiro-Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Licori Actor: Mrs Cecilia Arne
Role: Orlando Actor: Waltz

21559
03 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17381011, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier

Song: II: Wou'd You Taste the Noontide Air (from Comus)-Beard; IV: (By Desire,) Oh Happy Pair (out of Alexander's Feast)-

21560
07 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17390102, but Elvira-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Beard

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: Poitier

21561
09 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs LeBrun; Harlequin-Hayes; Pierrot-Lalauze; with a Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs LeBrun

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Lalauze, others; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

21562
27 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17381127, but Epilogue (address'd to the Town)-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Chambers.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Song: I: The Opinions of the Ancients-Leveridge, Salway; II: Nestor's Advice to his Master when in Council-; III: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; IV: The Gallant Days of King Arthur (being the Sequel to The Roast Beef of Old England,)-Leveridge, Chorus

Dance: II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

21563
03 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Haughton. [The London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 3 May, is missing; this bill is from London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 30 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17390226, but Cynthia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Villeneuve, Mlle Roland

21564
09 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur and Delagarde. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [Tickets for E. Thomson, Boaman, Miss Dancey, and Widow Dupre also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17381102, but Lucy-Mrs Dancey.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dancey.
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Miss Oates; Ballet-Desse, Delagarde, Miss Oates

21565
12 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17381017, but Sir Joseph-Woodward; Belinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Comic Dance-the younger Miss Scott; V: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; In III: Tambourine-the Elder Miss Scott

21566
17 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Sands Actor: Griffin
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390425 but Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Beard
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

21567
18 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten, Jarvis, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Leander-Salway; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Hellebore-Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: II: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Roberts; IV: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

21568
24 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17381115, but Isabella-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

21569
01 June 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: As17390329 but Mopsophil-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Claria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Bellemante Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby.

21570
23 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Top Of The Tree; Or, A Tit Bit For A Nice Palate

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the famous Dog Scene-; which was perfbrm'd upwards of Sixty Nights with Great Applause, in the Entertainment of Perseus and Andromeda. Harlequin-Signor Yaterini; Hussar-Hale; Colombine-Mrs Talbot; Petit Maitre-Legar; Mons Sham Suit-Chapman; Clown-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Talbot

Afterpiece Title: that Athat Amazing, Surprizing, and Astonishing Scene of The Skeleton in The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

21571
23 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Escapes Of Harlequin By Sea And Land; Or, Colombine Made Happy At Last

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Waters; Colombine-Mrs Waters; Judge Ballance-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Waters

21572
27 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Phillips Booth. 10 a.m. This performance is advertized in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 Aug., only, the last day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Spaniard-Hemskirk; Clown-Scollough; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performance Comment: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; Drunken Peasant-Phillips.
Cast
Role: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine Actor:

21573
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: See17390209, but More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

21574
08 September 1739 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Spaniard-Hemskirk; Clown-Scollough; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris

Performance Comment: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.
Cast
Role: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine Actor:

Music: A Compleat Band of Musick-

21575
14 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Ridout; Priuli-Havard; Pierre-Walker.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment

Song: V: The Modern Free@Masons's Song, in the Character of Robin Hood,-a Brother

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland