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3619 results for: Keyword - James Harris
We found 2149 matches on Author, 1195 matches on Performance Comments, 415 matches on Event Comments, 95 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
04 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Miss Bincks; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Surgeon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme

152
25 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman and James. Tickets for Tench and Anderson also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-James; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-A. Ryan; Seberto-Anderson; Governor-Rosco; Old Pilgrim-Aston; Jaquez-W. Hallam; Lopez-Mullart; Mad Englishman-Penkethman; Mad Scholar-Hallam; Mad Taylor-Bencraft; Mad Priest-Salway; Mad Welchman-Yates; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

153
14 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17381123, but Young Fashion-St.Nicholas(the first time of his appearing on any stage); Lory-James; Surgeon-_.
Cast
Role: Lory Actor: James
Role: Surgeon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Nicodemus Somebody Actor: James

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

154
12 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Oates and Miss Oates. Tickets at Oates', within two Doors of Mitre Tavern, James Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Hallam; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Hillaria-Mrs Vincent; Belvile-Hale; Antonio-A. Ryan; Pedro-Rosco; Frederick-Oates; Sancho-James; Florinda-Mrs Bellamy; Valeria-Mrs Hale; Callis-Mrs Martin; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby; Blunt-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Oates Jr, Miss Oates; III: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

155
20 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Lacy, and James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-James; no others listed. no others listed.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: James

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper, as17421025; III: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; V: Grand Ballet, as17421108

156
29 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, James, Ridout, and Carr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17441121, but Gomez-James; Queen-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

157
26 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit James, Lodgings opposite Three Canisters in Little Wild St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460310 but Shylock-James; Gratiano-Anderson;Beard's song omitted; Leonardo-_.
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: TThe Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

158
15 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Benefit on basis of half value of tickets for eight beneficiaries]: James, Anderson, Thompson, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LeFont, and Miss Morrison. Receipts at the door: #13 5s. /For Box Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/James 1 152 115 #34 11s. #17 5s. 6d./Anderson 10 89 84 #24 5s. #12 2s. 6d./Thompson .. 61 46 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d./Mrs Lebrun 1 32 36 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d./Mrs Gondou 6 57 60 #16 1s. #8 0s. 6d./Mrs Ferguson 9 34 58 #13 3s. #6 11s. 6d./Mrs Morrison 15 25 43 #11 16s. #5 18s./Mrs Le Font 8 60 49 #15 18s. #7 19s./Totals 50 510 491 #138 2s. #69 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17470131, but Young Worthy-Anderson; Elder Worthy-Carr; Snap-James; Sly-Marten; Mrs Anne-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Snap Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

159
21 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for James, Stoppelaer, Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-James; Pilgrim-Ryan; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Storer; Old Pilgrim-Ridout; Lopez-Morgan; 2nd Outlaw-Smith; Porter-Rosco; Roderigo-Bridges; Mad Scholar-Giffard; Stuttering Cook-Cibber; Mad Englishman-Morris; Mad Welchman-Stoppelaer; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Collins; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Alinda-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Bland; In IV Mad Bess in character-Beard.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: James.

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

160
30 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. [The Devil to Pay was advertised in today's bill, but "Mrs Clive was taken ill, the Anatomist was Play'd" (Cross). Stage and Pit arranged as of 7 March.] Tickets and places to be had of Cooke at Mr Clarke's an Upholsterer in James St., Covent Garden. Receipts. #200 (Cross); charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17490228, but Dogberry-James; Country Dance- included at end of play.
Cast
Role: Dogberry Actor: James
Role: Town Clerk Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti; II: New Scotch Dance, as17490118; III: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

161
01 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Simpson, Raftor, Usher. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel). [This month, the Gentleman's Magazine Register of Books listed as published Remarks on Three Plays of B. Johnson, viz: The Fox, Silent Woman, and Alchymist, by James Upton.] This week will be published The Hen Peck'd Captain,...as it was intended to be acted...on Saturday last. Taken from The Campaigners; or, the pleasant Adventures at Brussels with a Preface by R. Cross, prompter (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490403 but Humphrey-Simpson; Isabella-Mrs James; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Myrtle-Lee.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: James

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

162
20 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Matthews and James. Rec'd Cash #44 9s., plus #116 12s. from tickets. Total #161 1s. Paid Mr Barsanti for music by order of Garrick #1 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Williams 1!2 year's rent K: passage #11 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Mills bury'd at St Marks [Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17500206, but Daniel-James.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: James.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri

163
10 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by James Wild]: Reduced [from the same by Henry Fielding] into 3 Acts. Receipts: #287 8s. 6d. (282.2.6; 5.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Ryder; Frederick-Farren; James-Cubitt; Decoy-Thompson; Lawyer-Rock; Satin-Stevens; Ramille-Bernard; Mariana-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Cubitt
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy

Dance: As17881107

Music: Mainpiece: new Scotch Overture by Shield-

164
22 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

Related Works
Related Work: The Traytor Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Love Will Find Out The Way Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Traitor Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Love's Cruelty Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Opportunity Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Cardinal Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Young Admiral Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Court Secret Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Changes; or, Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Constant Maid Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Grateful Servant Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Witty Fair One Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Love Tricks; or, The School of Compliments Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The School of Compliments Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Hyde Park Author(s): James Shirley

165
20 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Galloon Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: James

Music: The Overture of Ariadne

Dance: I: Les Bergers Champetre by Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mlle Delorme. III: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. IV: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. V: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Minuet by Mlle Grognet in Men's Cloths, and Miss Baston

Song: II: As17350422

166
09 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Hector Actor: James
Role: Mrs Topknot Actor: Mrs James
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17410207

167
06 November 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Related Works
Related Work: The Traitor Author(s): James Shirley

168
15 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Cruelty

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Cruelty Author(s): James Shirley

169
22 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Related Works
Related Work: The Traitor Author(s): James Shirley

170
26 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opportunity

Related Works
Related Work: The Opportunity Author(s): James Shirley

171
09 January 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

172
10 October 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Related Works
Related Work: The Traytor Author(s): James Shirley

173
06 February 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Cruelty

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Cruelty Author(s): James Shirley

174
17 May 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Maze

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Changes; or, Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley

175
22 May 1662 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Maze

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Changes; or, Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley