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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Johnston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Johnston")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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5919 results for: Keyword - Mr. Johnston
We found 4290 matches on Event Comments, 1499 matches on Performance Comments, 532 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2526
14 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Davies
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

2527
13 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Farthingale Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Kate Matchlock Actor: Mr Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: As17770215

2528
20 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Belfield Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Caroline O'Gollagher Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

2529
16 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Experiment

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Booth, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Lessingham
Role: Address to the Public Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End: Hunting Dance, as17770218; End I afterpiece: The Villagers, as17770122

2530
18 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

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

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: As17761128

2531
06 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: 770331but Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

Dance: End: All in the Downs, as17770425

Song: As17770505

2532
13 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Cast
Role: Miss Willoughby Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Mrs Willoughby Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Miss Dormer Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Miss Montague Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Whitefield.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End III: As17761123; In interlude: Langrish

Song: End I: a favourite air (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

2533
15 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Cartwright.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End I: The Corn Thrashers, as17770419; End II: a Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton)

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr Griffiths; Orange Woman-Mrs Sutton

Cast
Role: Wapping Landlady Actor: Mr Griffiths
Role: Orange Woman Actor: Mrs Sutton.

2534
07 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

2535
15 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Parsons
Role: Old Woman's Maid Actor: Mr Besford
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17770707

2536
30 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catharine Coldstream Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Miss Linnet Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: The Venetian Regatta, as17770611

2537
03 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Lisley

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jewell.

2538
19 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

2539
23 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Cast
Role: ocal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green.

2540
06 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Meredith, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel

Afterpiece Title: Sacred Canons

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Meredith, Mrs Wrighten, Mr Weichsel

Music: End Part I: concerto on the German flute-Florio; End of Part III: concerto on the piano forte-Miss Weichsel; concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; concerto on the violin-Master Weichsel

2541
21 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17780409

2542
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Dawes
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs West
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Roach
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Roach
Role: Toilette Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Everard
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs West.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlowe Actor: Mrs West
Role: Miss Harlowe Actor: Mrs Roach.

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

2543
18 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

2544
09 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bailey.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Mrs West
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Russell.

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780608

2545
22 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Miss Aubrey Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Mrs Bridgmore Actor: Mrs Russell
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs West
Role: Mrs Mackintosh Actor: Mrs Newby
Role: Miss Bridgmore Actor: Mrs Bailey.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Russell
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs West.

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Bucks have at ye All-Middleton (1st appearance on any stage)

2546
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Cast
Role: Mrs Jonquil Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17780623

2547
20 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17780615

2548
18 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

2549
01 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Cast
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Davies
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies

2550
09 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: All in the Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Marmalet Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17780925