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23544 results for: Keyword - Mrs J. Johnston
We found 23529 matches on Performance Comments, 4680 matches on Event Comments, 4289 matches on Performance Title, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6751
20 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771017, but Diana Trapes-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

6752
11 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley as Polly, but she "being indisposed Miss Walpole played the part of Polly on Tuesday night' (London Chronicle, 12 Nov.).] Paid Chettell, timber merchant, #286 13s. Receipts: #135 15s. 6d. (118.10.0; 16.18.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771107, but Master _Holland, Henry

6753
11 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Receipts: #206 1s. (103.6; 26.11; 0.3; tickets: 76.1) (charge: #67 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: As17780409

6754
13 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on any stage [Wright]); Ferdinand-Mattocks; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Mahon; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Stephano-Wilson; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Mrs Morton; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Kennedy.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

6755
18 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17791005, but Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Florival Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Sharp

6756
24 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800925, but Macheath-Mattocks; Polly-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

6757
26 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800921, but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly-Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; and following the song A Scene from The Election-Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love; Blow high-; Dance of Sailors-from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV; Dance of Anticks-_.
Cast
Role: and following the song A Scene from The Electio Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love
Role: Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: To conclude with How merrily we live Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

6758
11 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill retains Mrs Cargill as Macheath, but "Mrs Cargill and her husband [but see 8 Sept.] took it into their heads to set off suddenly for Bath last week; the consequence was the audience were on Tuesday evening disappointed of their Macheath, and, after an apology, agreed to receive Wood in the character, who played it extremely well, and was much applauded" (Morning Chronicle, 13 Sept.). Who acted Wood's part of Jenny Diver is not stated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Davis.
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

6759
18 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17811016, but Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin. hathi.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin. hathi.
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs Ratchford
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Invill
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Branson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Dance: As17811016

6760
14 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17811015, but Filch (1st time)-Suett; Lucy-Mrs Nevill (1st appearance). hathi.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Nevill
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223; In Act III a Hornpipe by Blurton; In afterpiece, by the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

6761
17 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17811015, but Filch-Mrs Wilson (of CG); Polly (for that night only)-Mr Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The True Briton

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Suett, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Fawcett, Wrighten, Du-Bellamy; Mrs Love, Mrs Granger, Miss Wright. Cast not known . Mrs Love, Mrs Granger, Miss Wright. Cast not known .

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe, as17820314mitations. End of mainpiece, by Bannister Jun

6762
22 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17820417, but Filch-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character). hathi.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe, as17820314athi

6763
04 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17820409, but Filch-Mrs Wells (of DL). hathi.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Huntsman's street Halloo and The Death of the Stag by Miss Catley and a Young Gentleman (1st time [unidentified)); End of Act II The Early Horn by the same Gentleman; In afterpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Miss Catley

6764
17 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill announces The Strangers at Home and The Romp, but "The Beggar's Opera, with The Humourist [were substituted], on account of Mrs Jordan's being too much indisposed to appear in the new opera and The Romp" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #162 3s. (125/9/0; 35/8/6; 1/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: he Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun

6765
28 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17850930, but Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Polly-Mrs Billington. hathi.
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Johnstone
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington. hathi.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: As17850930

6766
10 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Cymbeline, but because "of the Indisposition of Mrs Taylor Cymbeline is obliged to be deferred" (printed slip attached to BM playbill [Harris, III]). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #128 18s. (95.17; 32.17; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

6767
29 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17890303but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Ryder; Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17890328but Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: 890328but Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: As17890328

6768
18 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17890303but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Glovestring Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Knott Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mrs Jeroboam Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Somers Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Pantaloon's Wife Actor: Mrs White
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Goodwin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

6769
16 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17890924, with the playbill here including the assignments as listed in the edition of 1791, but Robin of Bagshot-Reynoldson; Nimming Ned-Danby; Mrs Vixen-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Fox
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Shaw
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Characters by Dignum, Kelly, Suett, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick, Alfred, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Miss Hagley, Mrs Booth. Cast from Songs (no pub., 1790), and text (Dublin: P. Byrne, 1792): Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Thomas-Alfred; Dorothy-Miss Romanzini; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley; Deborah-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

6770
30 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: As17900626

6771
24 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17901011, but Ariel-Mrs Bland [i.e. formery Miss Romanzini]; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Song: As17901011

Cast
Role: i>Neptune Actor: Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards.

6772
12 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910920, but Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Polly-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Johnstone
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Flounce Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Cockletop Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Platt

6773
09 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910920, but Peachum-Powel; Polly-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

6774
04 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17951024, but Jemmy Twitcher-Abbot; Filch-Farley; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Jailor-_; Drawer-_.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Blurton
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Kirton
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Serres.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: As17951024

6775
01 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17981129, but Mrs Vixen-_; Betty Doxy-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Maddocks

Dance: As17981129