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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.

22951
31 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17751031, but Rake-Davies; Lady Fanciful-Mrs King, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs King, first time.
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

22952
02 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17760109, but Young Clackit-Lee Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lessingham.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
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

Dance: End Opera: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

22953
23 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17760222, but Lear-Lee; Edgar-Lewis; Burgandy-Booth; Arante-Mrs Masters; Cordelia-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Burgandy Actor: Booth
Role: Arante Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Hunter

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Italian Gamesters, as17760305

22954
10 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Clinch
Role: Cassander Actor: Fearon
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hunter, first time
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

Performance Comment: As17760305 but Mrs Pitt added.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Francis for Mrs Pitt.
Role: Parthenope Actor: Mrs Mattocks

22955
16 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Tickets delivered for An Opera will be taken. Books of the Entertainment [i.e., afterpiece] to be had at the theatre. Afterpiece: A Musical Entertainment by D. J. Piguenit. 8vo 1774, played this one night only (Biographia Dramatica). [It had been played as a Burletta at Marybone Gardens according to the Westminster Magazine for April, and though some of its music was good, the Burletta writer had taken great liberty with his original.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Fox, DuBellamy, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Fox, DuBellamy, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409

22956
19 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Don Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Cushing; Duart-Booth; Manuel-Young; Carlos-Wroughton, first time; Sancho-Quick; Choleric-Dunstall; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409

Performance Comment: End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409.

22957
14 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pitt and Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503; End: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Cast
Role: Allemande Actor: Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old
Role: to conclude with a new Cadrille Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

22958
20 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Piercy, Robinson. Tickets deliver'd by Cameron, Clanfield, and Hodges will be taken. Receipts: #32 7s. Charges: #84. Deficit to Wood, Piercy, and Robinson: #52 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17751124, but Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Waldron; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William-Wrighten; Eustace-Davies; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Smith.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten, frist time
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

22959
20 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17760422 but Evander-Barry; Erixene-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Erixene Actor: Mrs Poussin.
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lady Rackett Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17741202.

22960
28 May 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17760520, but new listing of Actors-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: new listing of Actors Actor: Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.

Dance: The Haymakers-

22961
19 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Edwin (first time that stage), Aickin, Bannister, Griffith, Stephens, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Jackson, Miss Sherry, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

22962
24 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17760619 but Parts-Fearon, _Bannister, Mrs +Gardner.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Fearon, _Bannister, Mrs +Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

22963
01 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Brett; Jobson-Edwin; Butler-Fearon; Conjurer-Lloyd; Lady Loverule-Miss Platt; Nell-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: The Coopers-

22964
03 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17760529, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Lyar-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Old Wilding-Fearon; Elliot-R. Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Mrs W. Palmer; Miss Grantham-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: The Coopers-

22965
16 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17760703 but Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Miss Grantham-Mrs Whitefield.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

22966
27 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17760527, but Shift, Mrs Cole, with Imitations-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses

Cast
Role: Lysander Actor: Bret
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Hutton

22967
17 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Hotspur-Aickin; Henry-L'Estrange; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmoreland-Griffiths; Vernon-R. Palmer; Blunt-Wright; Bardolph-Lloyd; Gadshill-Stephens; Carriers-Parsons, Waldron; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Johnson
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Griffiths
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Johnson; Nephew-L'Estrange; Bates-Fearon; Thomas-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Palmer; Irish Widow, with Epilogue song-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: with Epilogue song Actor: Mrs Greville.

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

22968
24 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Prelude shortened, and is much the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #246 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Jefferson; Bellmour-Davies; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Farren; Derby-Hurst; Shore-Reddish; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Waldron; Cryer-Wrighten; Furrow-Parsons; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; The Little Gipsy-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

22969
30 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Captain Loveit-Fearon; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pitt

22970
08 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Whitefield; Spinosa-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

22971
14 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Newton, box-keeper. As Newton superintends the whole Performance of the Play, Farce and Interlude, the greatest care will be taken to gratify the taste of a most generous Public. Tickets to be had of Mrs Newton at the Seven Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-A Young Gentleman (Pupil to Newton; 1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Gonzalez-Lloyd; Garcia-Garland (of Deptford); Selim-Johnson; Perez-Kenny; Alonzo-Dancer; Heli-Smith; King-Comerford; Zara-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Leonora-Miss C. Newton; Almeria (the Mourning Bride)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Garland

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Ware (of Deptford); Young Wilding-Sparks; Old Wilding-Taylor (of Deptford); Dapper-Dancer; Quildrive-Smith; Beaufort-Johnson; Young Philpot-Garland; Maria (with Theatrical Imitations)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Garland

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.End 3rd piece: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell

22972
18 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs West

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Ross
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Wilks
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs West.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

22973
22 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761018, but Faladel-Burton; Good and Evil Spirits-_Burton.
Cast
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: _Burton.
Role: Robinette Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

22974
29 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin (1st appearance this season); Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Launcelot-Quick; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17761009; End IV: Mirth and Jollity, as17761015

22975
01 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplain-L'Estrange; Ernesto-Fearon; Page-Master Jones; Chamont-Lewis; Serina-Miss Leeson; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson.
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Dance: As17761031