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5737 results for: Keyword - Mr Harrison
We found 4246 matches on Event Comments, 1284 matches on Performance Comments, 553 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
16 December 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Writ Of Inquiry Will Be Executed On The Inquisitor General

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28 April 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

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21 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Mozeen, Ackman, Harrison. Afterpiece: A new farce written by Mr Mozeen (Indiff) (Cross). Ellis Ackman, Henry Scrase, Harrison, Thomas Mozeen advertised the above new piece for their benefit performance being founded on fact (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress; or, The Antigallican

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

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26 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: The Gipsey Tambourine- see17531012; II: The Country Amusements, as17540416 III: A Hornpipe-Granier, Harrison, Morris; IV: A Serious Dance-Devisse

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02 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tam'd

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: II: A Comic Dance [dancers unspecified]-; III: A Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A New Comic Dance-

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23 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: LOVERS' QUARRELS

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: In Act I of 1st piece a Highland Reel by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End of Act II of 2nd piece (for that night only) a Selection of the most Favorite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert. What shall he have that killed the Deer by Incledon, Townsend, Richardson, Linton and Chorus Q. S. Smith). Ye spotted snakes by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton, Incledon (Stevens). The New Mariners by Incledon, Townsend, Linton and Chorus (Calicott). Where the bee sucks by Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Townsend, Linton (harmonized by Jackson). Water parted from the Sea by Incledon (Dr Arne). In 3rd piece a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland, by Johnstone, in character

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02 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson, Harrison, Champnes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Harrison; III: Punch Dance-Harrison; IV: Black Joke, as17500420

Ballet: V: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Harrison

33
06 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickenson, Harrison and Chamness. Tickets sold by the orange women will not be taken. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison, Walker; V: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020, but _Mathews, Harrison

Song: IV: Song-Master Mattocks

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08 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Scrase, Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Song: II: Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A Minuet-two of Harrison's Scholars

35
09 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Marr, Gray, Champness, and Harrison. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange@women at the doors will not be taken. Receipts. #148 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: DDrunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Harrison

Music: Concerto on the Flute-the Child, as17480917

36
25 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Bullbrick, Harrison, Mrs Toogood. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Cantata (Composed by Dr Boyce)-Beard; III: A Cantata (Composed by Mr Stanley)-Miss Norris; IV: A Cantata (Compos'd by Arne)-Mattocks

37
11 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sturt, Bulbrick, Harrison and Rooker. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; End: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Song-Wilder

38
16 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Harrison, Sturt, Bullbrick, Rooker. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: III: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; V: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: IV: Miss Thomas

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08 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Harrison, and Scrase. Tickets deliver'd by Walker will be taken. No Building on the Stage. [Genest, IV, 519, lists The Mock Doctor for the afterpiece, apparently by mistake.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Dance: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17580421 but Blakes_

40
11 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by Davis, Mrs Heard, Miss Bassan, Stoppelear, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lawr, Widow Warnuck, Rudd, Castephens, Potter, Walters, and Mas. Harrison, also those delivered for The Conscious Lovers will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

Song: III: (By Particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Harrison

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Allemande-Rudd, Miss Cranfield; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Bassan

41
06 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthems

Music: First Violin-Mr Ximene; with a Solo on the Violincello-Mr Janson, lately arrived from Paris, (Who has never performed in Public in England)

42
29 March 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly a Sonata for a Flute and a Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisable; And likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisable, Mr Banister; the whole being entirely New. Margaretta Gallia mention'd in my former Bills, has since got a Cold, and is very much indispos'd, therefore will not venture to Sing; but in her room Several Pieces of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Mr Hughes, Mr Laroone

43
13 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true English manner. Compos'd by Mr Estcourt-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of her Majesty over her proud French Foes

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28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

45
10 May 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Church Musick- for six or eight Voices, by Mr DeFesch; Several Songs in Italian-Mrs De Fesch, the first Time of he performing in publick since her Arrival in England; a new Concert on the Violon-Mr DeFesch; a Solo , composed, and perform'd on the Bass Viol-Mr St.Helene; Solo on the Violoncello-Mr St.Helene the first Time of his performing in Publick

46
27 July 1702 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)

47
18 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

48
30 April 1703 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Music: As17030423

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of Exeter, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of Mademoiselle Subligni, Whip of Dunboyn by Mr Claxton, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr Pinkeman hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls; Newest Humours of Harlequin , as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at Constantinople-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from Vienna, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the World-Mr Evans

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25 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

50
17 March 1732 @ Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: When the fine Overture compos'd by the late ingenious Mr William Babell, for St. Cecilia's Day, will be perform'd with Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins, and Bassoons, with several other Pieces of Mr Handel's Composition, for Trumpets, French Horns by the best Masters. I: Mr Wm. Babell's Overture-; Overture Ptolomy-; Concerto Violin-; Hautboys Solo-; Concerto French Horns-; II: Overture Siroe-; Solo Flute-; Concerto Hautbois-; Seventh Concerto Corelli-; Concerto French Horns-; Several flute Pieces-Mr John Baston