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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.

1701
15 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Lady Classick Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Powell

Dance: As17890708

1702
26 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Crouch

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch

1703
12 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Painter
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: As17891021

1704
13 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17891024, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st time at this theatre); Lucy-Mr Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time these six years); Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone
Role: Polly Actor: Mr Bannister
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Warrell.

Dance: As17891024

Song: In course of Evening: The Wolf-Bannister

1705
13 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling: A Dramatic Caricature

Cast
Role: Lady Anecdote Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Mrs Gout Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brooks

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brooks.
Role: Lady Dunder Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Peery Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Webb.

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 3rd piece: Liberty; or, Two Sides of the Water-Bannister Jun

1706
17 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Augusta Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Flurry Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Katharina Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley

Dance: As17901026

1707
28 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle (with songs)-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley-Davies; Medium-Powel; Mate (with The Wand'ring Sailor)-Bannister; Planters-Rock, Thompson, Evatt; Sailor-Ledger; Waiter-Farley; Trudge (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Parys]); Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Rock; Yarico-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Rock

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister.

Dance: End II: Negro Dance-

Song: End: some of the most favourite Catches and Glees-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Davies, Williamson, Johnstone [for specific songs probably sung, see17910517]

Entertainment: Monologue. After singing: A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey (after the manner of the late Mr Edwin)-the Young Gentleman who performs Trudge

1708
01 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Kiss; or, Give and Take-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

1709
07 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Signora Figurante Actor: Mrs Iliff
Role: Lady Pedigree Actor: Mrs Edwin.

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Bannister Jun., Iliff, Bland, Chapman, Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Mrs Gout Actor: Mrs Powell

1710
26 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Elspy Actor: Mr Service
Role: Mause Actor: Mr Blair.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Cast
Role: Miss Noel Actor: Mrs Steventon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Sincock

Dance: End IV: a Dance-Allison, Pupils of Allison

1711
21 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Rock
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Esten.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Peasantry Actor: Darley, Marshall, Gray, Williamson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr

1712
12 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Murray.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bonner
Role: Elspa Actor: Mr Service
Role: Mause Actor: Mr Sinclair.

Dance: End 1st song: The Dance in Fetters-Allison

Song: End: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw; End I afterpiece: Hark hark to the Woodlands-Miss Thompson (1st appearance)

1713
29 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Barrymore; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter-Webb; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbeaumont-Palmer; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Caulfield; John D'Aire-Benson; Citizens-Wewitzer, Waldron, Banks, Jones, Maddocks; O'Carrol-Johnstone (of cg); La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Hollingsworth; Carpenters-Parsons, Alfred; Serjeant-Suett; Queen-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Mrs Powell; Madalon-Mrs Bland; Other Vocal Parts-Caulfield, Phillimore, Fawcett, Danby, Cooke, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Shaw, Dorion, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Butler, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Shaw, Miss Kirton.
Cast
Role: O'Carrol Actor: Johnstone
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Madalon Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Other Vocal Parts Actor: Caulfield, Phillimore, Fawcett, Danby, Cooke, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Shaw, Dorion, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Butler, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Shaw, Miss Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr H. Angelo

Entertainment: Monologue. Occasional Prologue-Bannister Jun

1714
20 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Mrs Manly Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Julia Wingrove Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Manly Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Rachel Cleveland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Ghita Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Hopkins

1715
21 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by William Macready, based partly on the anonymous The Intriguing Footman]. Morning Herald, 30 Mar. 1793: This day is published The Irishman in London (1s.). Ibid, 29 Mar. 1792: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #389 14s. (155.15; 5.5; tickets: 228.14) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Johnstone
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Wilson, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Miss Chapman, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Mattocks. Cast adjusted from text (T. N. Longman, 1793): Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Mr Frost-Wilson; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Mr Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

Performance Comment: )-Johnstone in Character.

1716
17 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Performance Comment: Characters-Johnstone, Macready, Lewis. [Larpent MS lists two parts only: Manager, Stranger.]Larpent MS lists two parts only: Manager, Stranger.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Mrs Ledger Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Warren Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Wilson, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Miss Chapman, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Mattocks. Cast adjusted from text (T. N. Longman, 1793): Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Mr Frost-Wilson; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Mr Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

1717
05 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Rock
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Wilson; Serjeant Jack-Darley; Sandy-Johnstone; Charley-Blanchard; Captain Dash-Davies; Croudy-Cubitt; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Jenny-Miss Broadhurst; Moggy-Mrs Davis.
Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone
Role: Moggy Actor: Mrs Davis.

1718
13 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Mrs Manly Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Julia Wingrove Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miss Manly Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Rachel Cleveland Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Edwin

Dance: In afterpiece: Master L. D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss S. D'Egville. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1719
20 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

1720
14 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Miss Wooburn Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Mrs Placid Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Spinster Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lady Eleanor Irwin Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

1721
25 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mecklin Actor: Mrs Webb

1722
17 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Rock
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

1723
08 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; Mr Dermot-Johnstone; Mr Dorimont-Farren; Sir Paul Peckham-Fawcett; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Cubitt; Exempt-Thompson; Bailiff-W. Wilde; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Miss Hopkins; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mr Dermot Actor: Johnstone
Role: Lady Peckham Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: In III: a song (in character)-Mrs Clendining

Entertainment: As17931004

1724
19 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Shore Actor: PopeAlicia-Mrs Fawcett
Role: PopeAlicia Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS; or, The Devil will have his Own

Cast
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Lloyd, &c.
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton

1725
05 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Frailties; Or, Precept Against Practice

Cast
Role: unassigned in text] Actor: BlurtonPaulina-Mrs Esten
Role: BlurtonPaulina Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Louisa Compton Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Mrs Wilkins Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Lady Fancourt Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr