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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.

76
27 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the eleventh night, New Occasional Prelude. Characters first listed: Manager-Dyer; Author-Kniveton; Young Actress-Miss Basanti; See 21 Sept.

77
28 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17720326]

78
30 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

79
31 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Monologue: Before: New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

80
03 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

81
03 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

82
03 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dagueville (ballet master) and Sga Vidini. Doors open half past 5. To begin a half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward And Eleonora

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: New Dance Call'd The Academy-; in which will be introduced the New Court Minuet, Rigadoon (never perform'd before)-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong; with a Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old; to conclude with a new Cadrille-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini; End: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Market Races with all the usual performances,-Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini; to conclude with the Pony Races-

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong; with a Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old; to conclude with a new Cadrille-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini; End: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Market Races with all the usual performances,-Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini; to conclude with the Pony Races-.
Cast
Role: Allemande Actor: Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

83
01 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Third Day. For the Author. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Bickerstaffe #155 11s. 6d. (Account Book). This month were published Harris and Rutherford's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Disputes subsisting between the Patentees of Covent Garden Theatre, and Colman's True State of The Differences subsisting....Both were reviewed in the Gentleman's Magazine. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time

84
18 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End Opera: A New Comic Dance (Never Performed)-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Mathews, Miss Ross, etc

Performance Comment: Holland, Harris, Miss Mathews, Miss Ross, etc.

85
07 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Opera: a New Comic Dance call'd La Soiree A@la@mode-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville

Performance Comment: Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville.

86
21 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Harris, ballet master and principal dancer. Public Advertiser, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Harris at his house, No. 43, Wells-street, Cavendish-Square. Receipts: #179 4s. 6d. (42/14/6; tickets: 136/10/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a New Divertissement (composed by Harris) in which the Minuet de la Cour and a new Pas de Deux by Harris and Mme Bithmere; End of Act IV a new Pantomime Ballet (composed by Harris) The Charms of a Camp; or, The Female Volunteer by Harris, Byrn, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin, &c.; End of mainpiece, The Rival Nymphs, as17840318but Mrs Ratchford in place of Miss Matthews

87
24 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Harris, ballet-master and Principal Dancer, and Trew. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #286 18s. 6d. (97/15/6; tickets: 189/3/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistakes Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: The City Bride; or, The Merry Cuckold Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: Love's a Lottery, and a Woman the Prize: With a New Masque, call'd Love and Riches Reconcil'd Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Song: As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister

88
18 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. Receipts: #296 11s. (48.12; tickets: 247.19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Jockeys Actor: Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway

89
15 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Merrifield, Harris, and Holloway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: III: Minuets and Cotillions-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503 [and for Minuets and Cotillions, see17750526]

Cast
Role: Allemande Actor: Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini
Related Works
Related Work: The Mistakes Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: The City Bride; or, The Merry Cuckold Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: Love's a Lottery, and a Woman the Prize: With a New Masque, call'd Love and Riches Reconcil'd Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

90
16 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Holloway & Harris. Tickets delivered for Know Your Own Mind will be taken. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, Lamb's Conduit Fields, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Holloway, Great Maddox-street, Hanover-square; of Harris, No. 12, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #251 15s. (56.11; tickets: 195.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Cast
Role: Powder Monkey Actor: Master Jackson

91
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. [For Wright see 13 May. Mrs Sutton was from dl.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Harris, No. 42, Wells-street, Cavendish-square; of Holloway, Newington Butts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

92
23 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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 Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.
Cast
Role: The Gypsies Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street
Role: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dea Actor: Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.

93
03 September 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for Master Lyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: Overture-; Favourite Hunting Song-Barnshaw; A favourite Scot's air-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Barnshaw; Sweet Echo-Mas. Lyon; Act II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; New Song-Barnshaw; Overture in Otho-; Water Parted from the Sea-Mas. Lyon; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green (pupil of Jones); British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart. After which will be displayed a grand Transparent Painting 40 feet wide and 30 feet high

Performance Comment: Lyon; Act II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; New Song-Barnshaw; Overture in Otho-; Water Parted from the Sea-Mas. Lyon; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green (pupil of Jones); British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart. After which will be displayed a grand Transparent Painting 40 feet wide and 30 feet high.
Cast
Role: Water Parted from the Sea Actor: Mas. Lyon
Role: Trumpet Concerto Actor: Mas. Green

94
03 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Gallini, Sga Manesiere; III: A Dance The Judgment of Paris-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Miss Pitt, Miss Valois, Mas. Rogers; End: A Dance Love Triumphant-Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers

Performance Comment: Rogers; End: A Dance Love Triumphant-Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers.
Cast
Role: A Dance Love Triumphant Actor: Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers.

95
29 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17650325 but Nurse-Mrs Green(, 1st time); Minuet-Mas. King (scholar to Mr Miles, his 1st appearance on any stage), Miss Valois; Solemn Dirge-Miss _Poitier. [Masquerade Dance and Funeral Procession same.]Masquerade Dance and Funeral Procession same.]
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Mas. King
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: A Scotch Dance-Mas. King, Miss Pitt; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Clown-Bennet; End: A Hornpipe-Mas. King

Performance Comment: King, Miss Pitt; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Clown-Bennet; End: A Hornpipe-Mas. King.
Cast
Role: A Hornpipe Actor: Mas. King.

96
09 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719 End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street; New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton

Performance Comment: Clinton, Miss Street; New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton.
Cast
Role: New Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Clinton.

97
21 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Related Works
Related Work: The Patron; or, The Statesman's Opera Author(s): Thomas Odell

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street; End: The Dutchman-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

Performance Comment: Clinton, Miss Street; End: The Dutchman-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street.
Cast
Role: The Dutchman Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street.

98
15 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance (third time)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Performance Comment: Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427.
Cast
Role: New Pantomime Ballet Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427.

99
08 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. The Opera of Lionel and Clarissa being oblig'd to be changed to the Comedy of The Wonder, Fishar and Sga Manesiere hope those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places for the opera, will honour them with their commands for the above play. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Fishar and Sga Manesiere #33 19s. plus tickets income: Fishar #46 9s. (Box 67; Pit 114; Gallery 126); Sga Manesiere #28 18s. (Box 69; Pit 45; Gallery 49). Receipts: #98 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Wonders in the Sun, or, The Kingdom of the Birds Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Florist-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.
Cast
Role: A New Tripple Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

100
24 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Profit to each beneficiary #26 7s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #55 13s. (Box 115; Pit 112; Gallery 106); Sga Manesiere, #34 7s. (Box 59; Pit 74; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #117 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Fingalian Dance, Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760]

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .
Cast
Role: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardne Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford.

Ballet: V: The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Sixfold Hornpipe[, that night only, by six principal dancers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Sixfold Hornpipe[, that night only, by six principal dancers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.]For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.]
Cast
Role: by six principal dancers Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford.