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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.

22451
18 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Mainpiece: Altered from Shakespeare and Thomson. Not acted these five years. [See 18 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Gibson; Minucius-Anderson; Sicinius-Bennet; Brutus-Davis; Plebeians-Barrington; Dunstall, Cushing, Costollo, Lewis; Tullus-Clarke; Volusius-Walker; Galesus-Hull; Titus-White; Volumnia-Miss Macklin; Veturia-Mrs Bellamy. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation after the manner of the ancients.
Cast
Role: Minucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Veturia Actor: Mrs Bellamy. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation after the manner of the ancients.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

22452
19 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650131, but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Hallam (playbill).
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17650204

22453
02 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: In which will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of Actor: , with great additions and alterations.

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright; Act I, of the Entertainment, a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright

22454
07 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber's benefit deferred on account of her dangerous illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17641117, but Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Horatio Actor: Holland
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

22455
12 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17650124, but Old Knowell-Sparks; Bridget-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

22456
16 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650311 but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

22457
21 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650314 but Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

22458
25 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17650201, but Cornwall-Jackson; Cordelia-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Aranti Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: I of Entertainment: The Irish Milkmaids, as17650321 End: The Medley, as17641120

22459
30 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650208, but Masque Masquerade Scene with Dancing in Act II,-Aldridge, Giorgi, Lauchery, Miss Wilkinson; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

Entertainment: For that Night Only, a short Epilogic Lecture on Conjurors-King; By Particular Desire, a Picture of the Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King

Related Works
Related Work: The Marriage Night Author(s): Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland

22460
08 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAlexander deferred. Mrs Pritchard Ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston.
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17640929

22461
10 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17650319 but Brabantio-Burton; Desdemona-Mrs Palmer , 1st time.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Palmer , 1st time.
Role: Iago Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17640929; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

22462
10 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17641026, but Randal-Dunstall; Amie-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End Opera: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

22463
12 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Mattocks, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks (nee Hallam), Miss Poitier; Music by Dibdin-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Tambourine, as17641015

22464
13 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650328 but Theodosia-Mrs Mattocks (nee Hallam).
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

22465
15 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Cast
Role: Zamti Actor: Holland
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone, Old Man-Shuter (from cg); Fine Gentleman-Griffith; Mercury-Vernon; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Drunken Man-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; End: The Medley, as17641120

22466
23 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17641019, but Arathusa-Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Fox; Sally-Miss Wright; Dorcas-Mrs Dorman; Squire-Vernon; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: II: A Song from the Opera Almena-Miss Wright

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

22467
23 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Miranda-Miss Wilford, 1st appearance as actress.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Wilford, 1st appearance as actress.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650417 but Termagant-Mrs Green; End Act I, a New Dance-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17641212; End: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Wilford

22468
25 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Send servants to keep places at 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd for King John will be taken. Garrick returned [from trip to France and Italy] to his house in Southampton St. (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

22469
09 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Roberts, Redman, Miss Twist. None admitted behind Scenes. Tickets deliverd by Murden, Mrs Godwin, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

Song: I: By Particular Desire a Song, 1st time-Miss Twist

Dance: II: A New Turkish Dance-Lariviere (his 1st appearance on English stage); III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist, Miss Wilford; IV: A New Dance call'd The Lost Picture-Lariviere, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

22470
14 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Clough, Walker, Raftor and Strange. Ticekts deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17650411 but Sideboard-Strange; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Plym, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Plym, 1st time.
Role: Lovemore Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, a Young Gentlewoman (his Scholar) her 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

22471
15 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Younger; Herbis-Tindal; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Smith, 1st time; Abudah-Gibson; Daran-Anderson; Sergius-Gardner; Eudocia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Rural Love, as17641212

Entertainment: After the Play: (this night only) Joe Haynes's Humorous Epilogue riding on an Ass-Shuter

22472
22 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hussey, Curtet, Mrs Viviez, Miss Daw. Mainpiece acted but once these 8 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Serapion Actor: Anderson
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Godwin
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A New Dance-Hussey, Miss Pitt; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: Minuet-Curtet, Miss Barrowby

22473
23 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17641211, but Isabella-[under her new name] Mrs Mattocks; New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

22474
17 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Shuter
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Granger

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble, with a song in character-Shuter; Capt. Loveit-Gardner; Puff-Preston; Flash-Davis; Tagg-Mrs Granger; Biddy-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Mrs Granger

Dance: As17650708

22475
06 August 1765 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.