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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Free and Accepted Masons"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "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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417 results for: Keyword - Free and Accepted Masons
We found 238 matches on Event Comments, 125 matches on Performance Title, 59 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
16 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

77
17 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

78
19 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

79
01 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

80
05 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

Song: As17810115

81
06 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

82
12 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

83
17 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

84
19 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

85
22 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

86
27 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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Role: Masons Actor:

87
29 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

88
05 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

89
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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

Song: As17801030

90
03 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

91
17 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

92
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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Cast
Role: Masons Actor:

93
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-.

94
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-

95
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

96
24 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason

97
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 .

98
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

Dance: GGrand Dance-Fausan, Signora Fausan

99
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: Landlady Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

100
05 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason