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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Fraternity of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Fraternity of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons")') 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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625 results for: Keyword - Fraternity of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons
We found 385 matches on Event Comments, 152 matches on Performance Title, 99 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
17 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

77
18 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

Song: In III: a song (in Character)-Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

78
19 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

79
20 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

80
22 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

81
23 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

82
24 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

83
25 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

84
26 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Belle's Stratagem, announced on playbill of 25 Jan.] Receipts: "278 4s. (277.3; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

85
27 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

86
29 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17810104, but The Gamester-_; Beverley-Henderson.
Cast
Role: The Gamester Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

87
31 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Frances Brooke, based on the anonymous libretto of Sarti's opera Mitridate a Sinope. Prologue by the Rev. William? Collier (see text). Epilogue by Arthur Murphy (Murphy, Works, 1786, VII, 54)]: With New Scenes, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 8 Feb. 1781: This Day at Noon will be published The Siege of Sinope. (1s. 6d.). Receipts:#231 5s. (228.10; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Aickin, Clarke, Whitfield, Davies, Robson, L'Estrange, Thompson, Mrs Yates. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Pharnaces-Henderson; Athridates-Aickin; Orontes-Clarke; Artabanes-Whitfield; Artaxias-Davies; Tigranes-Robson; Xiphares-L'Estrange; Orchanes-Thompson; Eumenes-Master Langrish; Messenger-J. Wilson; Thamyris-Mrs Yates; Prologue-Henderson; Epilogue-Mrs Yates. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

88
01 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

89
02 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

90
03 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

91
05 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

92
06 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

93
09 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

94
12 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

95
16 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece], Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

96
17 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

97
19 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

98
01 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

99
05 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

Song: As17810115

100
06 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor: