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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.

101
12 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

102
17 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

103
19 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

104
22 March 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:

105
27 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

106
29 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

107
05 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: The Gamester Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

108
16 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Banquet and Procession as 30 Oct. 1780, but Christening omitted. Receipts: #158 18s. (157.10; 1.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Jones
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

Song: As17801030

109
03 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

110
17 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

111
28 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #180 12s. (after-money not listed). Account-Book, 18 June: Paid Harris for his trouble in superintending the Business of the Theatre #500; Garton in full for salary this season #230; Hull for salary as acting manager #150; Mrs Yates in lieu of cloathes this season #200; Cooper, printer, #347 9s.; Carver, painter, #245 18s.; Hodgins, painter, #141 15s.; Received of Their Majesties this season #100; of the Prince of Wales #65. 27 June: Paid Hull in lieu of a benefit #100, Mrs Lessingham #70, Mrs Morton #21. 17 July: Paid one year's Land Tax #122 10s.; Macklin in full for season #217 10s.; Received Stage Forfeits #35 4s. 6d. 23 July: Paid Hawkes, coal merchant, #173 5s. 28 Aug.: Paid Hawkes, tallow chandler, #331 10s. 4 Sept.: Paid Barrett, wax chandler, #426 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

112
20 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Performance Comment: Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-.

113
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

114
03 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Generous Free-Mason

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Running Footman-Haughton; Gondolier-Master Lally, Miss Brett

115
24 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason

116
16 June 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt, Mich. Stoppelaer, Miss Oates. All the Songs will be printed, and delivered at the Theatre Gratis. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6:30 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Este; Archer-Oates; Sullen-Stoppelaer;Freeman-Houghton; Bonniface-Turbutt; Foigard-Paget; Gibbet-Bardin; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Martin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Kilby; Cherry-Miss Oates; Gipsey-Miss Ferguson; Scrub-Salway .
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Houghton

Afterpiece Title: The Generous Free-Mason

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. With a New Prologue in Praise of Masonry, suitable to the Occasion. And a new Epilogue addressed to the Town, to be spoke by Miss Oates .

Music: A Solo on the Violin by Master Oates, Scholar to Charke

Dance: II: Irish Trot by Master Oates. III: A new dance by Master and Miss Oates. IV: A new dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. V: Peasant by Master and Miss Oates

Performance Comment: III: A new dance by Master and Miss Oates. IV: A new dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. V: Peasant by Master and Miss Oates .

117
04 August 1741 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: LLee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Til'd Booth near the Turnpike. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. [Fair runs to 18 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Squire Fatacre-Cross; Witches-Collins, Cushion, Carr, Wallis, Jones; Father to Colombine-Collins; Colombine-Miss Robinson, who never appeared on any stage before; Slouch-Warner.
Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Collins

Dance: GGrand Dance-Fausan, Signora Fausan

118
03 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke (1st time)-Davies; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Inchbald; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

119
05 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Macklin, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Clarke, Wcwitzer, Booth, L'Estrange, Thompson, J. Wilson, Lewis; Miss Platt, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 19 Oct. 1782: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Lee Lewes; Sidney-Aickin; Mel vile-Clarke; Counsellor Plausible-Wewitzer; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-L'Estrange; John-Thompson; Sam-J. Wilson; Egerton-Lewis; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Constantia-Miss Satchell; Betty Hint-Mrs Wilson; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Miss Younge.] Prologue spoken by Macklin. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Macklin. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

120
08 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: As17810924

121
10 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Much Ado about Nothing; afterpiece of Tom Thumb, both announced on playbill of 8 Oct. The playbill retains Quick as Isaac, but he "was taken ill & Wewitzer supplied his place" (MS annotation on BM playbill, CG, Vol. III).] Receipts: #177 (175/2; 1/18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

122
11 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tom Thumb [announced on playbill of 10 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Quick and Mrs Kennedy. Receipts: #139 12s. (138/3/6; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

123
15 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #150 10s 6d. (148/16/0; 1/14/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: As17810924

124
17 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Portland Actor: Lewis
Role: Mr Vandervelt Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

125
18 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17811016