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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): Thomas ArneWilliam Mason

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Venetian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon. [See17650925]; II: [A New Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon; End: [A New Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Amusements-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17720424.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas Blurton, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Daigville, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, his scholars

Entertainment: End Dance: , for second time, and by way of Epilogue will deliver The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The Lady identified as Mrs Sage by Kemble note on playbill.] Charges #65 10s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #18 6s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #61 14s. (Box 104; Pit 150; Gallery 132); Sga Manesiere, #66 12s. (Box 125; Pit 179; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #002 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Cumberland Corn@thrashers-Mas. Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar)

Monologue: IV: a New Grand Ballet (that night only) called The Festival of the Black Prince(As performed at Paris by Fishar with universal applause). Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode

Performance Comment: Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.
Cast
Role: Pages Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miller

Ballet: V: First time this season The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers)

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Master Whitlow, Miss Lings; III: A New Wooden Shoe Dance-Mas. Whitlow, Miss Lings, Miss Wilkins, scholars of Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: In act II Masquerade Scene Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: III: A Dance, as17730506

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: A Dutch Dance [see17720925]-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence

Song: As17740225

Music: After the Song: New Concerto (Barthelemon) for two Trumpets-Serjeant Jr, Mas. Green (Scholars of Jones); After Part II: Concerto for Two Violins, as17740323

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. [The Edition of 1774 lists the Irish Actors. The characters are: Mowbray, Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy; Admiral Swivel; Leslie; Egerton; Capt. Egerton; Issacher; Donald M'Pherson; Strap; Elfrida Audley; Henrietta Egerton; Mrs Ornel; Mrs Issacher; Jenny, a Mantua Maker, a Maid; French servants and porters. Genest suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid Mrs Carne half year' salary due Lady day last #15. Paid half year's water rent due Xmas</i> last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The South Briton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: Tambourine Dance, as17740603 End: A Minuet, Allemande-Mas. and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Dance: II: The Frolick-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford See17740416; End: A New Dance call'd The Generous Pirate-Dagueville, his Pupil, Mas. Blurton, Mrs Stevens, Helme, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Nosegay-Rudd (2nd appearance), Miss Matthews [See dl 27 April 1767]; IV: Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-Dumay, Hussey, King, Merrifield, Miss Matthews, Miss Brown, Miss Ross, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: Mangora, King of the Timbusians. Or The Faithful Couple Author(s): Thomas Moore
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: By authority of Lord Chamberlin. By Desire of the Masons. With two additional Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Song: I: Favourite Song of Terry Woo-M'Donald

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Mas. Mills; IV: Hornpipe-Rawlins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Irish Wedding-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson, Miss Besford, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Song: End I: The Wedding Day-Wilson; End III: Ma chere amie-Wilson; End Monologue: The Old Woman of 80-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa; Or, The Freedom Of Algiers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Sidney; Thomas-Wilson; Huntsmen and Sailors-The rest of the Company; Dorcas-Mrs Fowler; Sally-Mrs Sterne.

Song: End: Ma chere amie-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. A favorite Prologue-Marriot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Outwitted Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Love Finds the Way Author(s): Thomas HullThomas Murphy
Related Work: The School for Guardians Author(s): Thomas Murphy

Song: End I: The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Braham; End I afterpiece: Ma chere amie-Master Braham (, pupil of Leoni) (1st appearance on any stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Welbred-Whitfield; Young Knowell-Barrymore; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Waldron; Downright-Phillimore; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: As17880603

Song: In I: Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Forster; End II: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Diamond Cut Diamond; or, Venetian Revels

Song: In: Ma chere Amie-Incledon; End Act I 2nd piece: to conclude with a Grand Serenade-, by Moonlight, on the Water, representing a View in the Bay of Venice, with distant Illuminations; A Madrigal-Incledon, Gray, Linton, which is echoed from various Gondolas, as they pass and repass, sounding their Oars to the Time of the Singers; The Storm-Incledon