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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Harper"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Harper")') 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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6165 results for: Keyword - Mr Harper
We found 4293 matches on Event Comments, 1732 matches on Performance Comments, 596 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1501
01 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1502
02 June 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: A Dance, as17730506

1503
19 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

1504
16 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17211003, but Citizens-_Johnson, Harper; Portia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: _Johnson, Harper

1505
22 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Performance Comment: Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Wilks Jr, Norris, Harper, Penkethman, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Heron, Mrs Baker, Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, who never appear'd on this Stage before

1506
07 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's and Harper's Great Theatrical Booth, on the Bowling Green, the Lower End of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

1507
24 August 1726 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee, Harper and Spiller Booth. Mainpiece: Which in its Decorations, Machinery, and Paintings, far exceeds its first Appearance in Bartholomew Fair. The Scenes and Cloths being intirely New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

1508
08 September 1726 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Harper's Great Booth, on the Bowling Green, the lower end of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Siege Of Troy

1509
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Spiller Booth. Mainpiece: With all proper Decorations of Scenery, Machinery, &c. particularly the Sea where Leander was drown'd with Neptune, Tritons and Mermaids, floating. With the Comical Humours of Otter and Nurse. Afterpiece: [By Thomas Walker. Cast not listed in edition of 1728.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ero And Leander

Afterpiece Title: The Quakers Opera or The Escapes of Jack Sheppard

1510
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Spiller Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quakers Opera

1511
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Royal Champion Or St

1512
24 September 1730 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

1513
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: LLee-Harper Booth, behind Marshalsea Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

1514
05 September 1732 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. [The Prince of Wales present on 13 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Female Innocence Or A School For A Wife

1515
05 September 1732 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Harper's Other Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittington

1516
30 July 1733 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Petit Booth in Tottenham Court. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. To begin 4 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman Or The Unhappy Marriage With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow Pumpking And Spicer Going To The Wars Also A Diverting Scene Of The Mid wife And Gossips At The Labour

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

1517
10 September 1733 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. [Mrs Lee's--Daily Advertiser]. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

1518
10 September 1733 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth [apparently a separate one]. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jephthas Rash Vow

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

1519
10 September 1733 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth [apparently a separate one]. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jephthas Rash Vow

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

1520
16 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: London Evening Post, 17 Nov.: Yesterday the Court of King's Bench granted a Habeas Corpus, directing the Keeper of Tothill-Fields Bridewell, to bring up the Body of John Harper, one of the Haymarket Comedians; and he is accordingly to be brought up on Monday next . . . that he may be admitted to Bail

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331115

1521
19 December 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. [Mrs Lee's-Daily Advertiser]. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

1522
02 September 1734 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Both by Mills, Cibber, W. Mills, Miller, Harper, Milward .

1523
21 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Maid of the Mill [announced on playbill of 20 July] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Miss Harper. [Afterpiece in place of Tony Lumpkin in Town, announced as above.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Dance: As17780623

1524
30 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Summer Amusement [announced on playbill of 29 July] cannot be performed on account of the indisposition of Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

1525
05 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Miss Harper, but she "still continuing [ill], an apology was made, and the audience entreated to allow Miss Hitchcock to read the part of Lapra-a request with which they readily acquiesced" (+London Chronicle, 6 Sept.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17810620