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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.

21851
27 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Present The King, The Duke, The Princess Amelia. Paid Quin on Acct. #42. Receipts: #184 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17461205, but Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; Col Bully (with songs in character)-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

21852
28 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17461006, but Kite-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Havard.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

21853
06 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Howard. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Edward V Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

21854
10 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17461202, but add Morelove-Lee; Sir Charles-Furnival; Lady Graveairs-Miss Budgell; Lady Easy-Mrs Wignell; Edging-Miss Major.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

21855
16 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Barry. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Ladies send servants by three. Tickets at his lodgings in Bow St

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Pierre-Barry; Jaffeir-Delane; Renault-Sparks; Priuli-Berry; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard; Duke-Winstone; Bedamar-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Giffard

Dance: II: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook, Salomon's Son; III: Muilment; V: Grand Comic Dance-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cooke, Sga Padouana

21856
26 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

Performance Comment: As17461226, but Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Bloodmore Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Female Officer Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Capt MacHighland Actor: Neale
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Nine Husbands Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

21857
28 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17470115, but Sir John-Lowe; Jobson-Barrington; Nell-Mrs Clive; rest omitted. rest omitted.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

21858
02 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17461126, but Silvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard

21859
19 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wignell and Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Biron-Goodfellow; Carlow-Burton; Villeroy-Wignell; Fernando-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Hallam; Isabella-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Shuter
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

21860
24 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Owen and Fulwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Lee
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: See17470319 but Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Moreau.

Song: TThe Early Horn-Brett

Music: French Horns-Baker, Stroud

Dance: As17461124

21861
24 March 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Cymber her first on any stage; Alicia-Mrs Clarke; Hastings-Young Gentleman; with a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

21862
30 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cushing; Lucy-Mrs Cushing; Polly-Miss Budgell[; rest omitted; see17470212.; rest omitted; see17470212.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Entertainment: After Farce: Fireworks-

21863
06 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Receipts: #55 8s. plus #51 16s. from tickets. [The Account Book does not indicate this as a Free Benefit, nor does it specify charges.] Paid Garrick on Acct. #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

21864
09 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Quin. Receipts: #88 13s., plus #136 15s. from tickets. [Garrick had written Quin he was too ill to play in the mainpiece but would act in his farce. Notice of 23 March about Amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for 9 March will be taken. To prevent mistakes none will be admitted into the Boxes but by tickets deliver'd by Quin, and at the Office in the Box Lobby.--General Advertiser. If any Gentlemen or Ladies shall be displeased with the alteration in the Performance of the Play [i.e., Garrick's absence] the money shall be return'd.--Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17461004, but Pierre-Quin; Renault-Chapman; Duke-Rosco; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Officer-_; Eliot-_.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

21865
14 April 1747 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for the Support of decay'd Musicians and their Familes. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Singing-Reginelli, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Cervette, Casarini, Signora Frasi, Signora Casarini, Mrs Pirker.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Reginelli, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Cervette, Casarini, Signora Frasi, Signora Casarini, Mrs Pirker.

21866
23 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Leviez. [Violetty's name does not appear elsewhere in the bills and may be a misprint.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: See17461007, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Muilment, Leviez, Violetty; III: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son; IV: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

21867
24 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17470204, but Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Philip-Carr.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Song: I: Freedom and Ease a song in the Anacreontic Style-Leveridge; II: A Cantata call'd Who will buy my Heart by Stanley-Beard; IV: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: A Gratulatory Epilogue-Leveridge

Dance: III: As17461231; V: The English Boy and Girl [LaLauze's scholars; see17470423

21868
29 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Particular Desire. Benefit Mrs Campioni. Receipts: #35 11s., plus #38 18s. in tickets. Charges #60. At her house at a Green Lamp, Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Attendant Spirits of Comus Actor: Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall

21869
07 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Performance Comment: As17461101, but Phormio-_; Stratton-_; Jasper-_; Beliza-_; Philotis-_; Olinda-_; Sabina-_; Melissa-_; An Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: An Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Philotis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: By Particular Desire, The Early Horn-Lowe

21870
20 July 1747 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Gentleman; Sylvia-Gentlewoman who played Mrs Sullen , it being her second appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Gentlewoman who played Mrs Sullen , it being her second appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, The Frenchman Bit

21871
24 September 1747 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Dumont-Morrill; Jane Shore-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Clarke.

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick; or, Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: SScaramouch Dance-Phillips

21872
22 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17470926, but Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

21873
14 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17471030, but Bastard-Lee; Regan-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

21874
21 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Monday next, The Constant Couple. Lady Lurewell by Mrs Pritchard, 1st appearance there in 5 years. Receipts: #160 (Cross); #129 9s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green

Song: SSailors Rendezvous, as17471120

21875
23 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17471024, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard(, 1st appearance there in 5 years).
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Janeton Auretti