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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mas Harris"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mas Harris")') 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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717 results for: Keyword - Mas. Harris
We found 404 matches on Performance Comments, 201 matches on Performance Title, 112 matches on Event Comments, 72 matches on Roles/Actors, and 29 matches on Author.

226
29 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Related Works
Related Work: The Lancashire Witches, and Tegue o Divelly the Irish Priest Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

227
19 June 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): Philip Massinger
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): Philip Massinger
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

Dance: A New Dance-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

228
08 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

229
28 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: Le Chasseur, as17650708 La Berge, as17650708 End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Master Clinton, Miss Street; a New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton

230
02 September 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17650719 but New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton

231
27 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar, Ballet Master and Sga Manesiere. Entertainments by Children for that night only. Charges #64 5s. [Profit to each #21 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Fishar #38 14s. (Box 57; Pit 107; Gallery 84); Sga Manesiere, #29 13s. (Box 60; Pit 55; Gallery 64).] Paid Barratt (wax chandler) #201 5s.; Paid Buxtons and Co., (oyl men) #135 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #107 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Dance: I: A New Tambourine Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to Fishar, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: Rural Love, as17661120; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A New Pantomime Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Wapping Landlady. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez

232
12 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A New Tambourine (by Desire) Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

233
21 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(4th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

234
22 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

235
25 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: III: A New Tambourine(by Desire)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

236
27 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Dance: II: A New Tambourine-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 III: by Desire, A Serious Dance-Miss Capon, as17670427

237
26 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

238
14 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserved Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance call'd The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford

239
16 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; After the Original dance a Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: After the Original dance a Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, 1st time.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Related Works
Related Work: Squire Oldsapp; or, The Night-Adventurers Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

240
23 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: Edgar; or, The English Merchant Author(s): Thomas Rymer

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17680319 but Music Master-Lings.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Lings.

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor; End: The Medley, as17680416

241
24 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

242
28 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford. [See17671114.

243
14 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Gardeners-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

244
12 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford

245
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

246
14 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Lady Author(s): Thomas Hull

Dance: III: A Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123

247
30 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford[, as17691111

248
24 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005

249
01 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

250
04 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: II: As17700428 I of the Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have At Ye All-Mas Cape