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13160 results for: Keyword - John Harper
We found 11035 matches on Author, 2234 matches on Performance Comments, 1203 matches on Event Comments, 394 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11201
03 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Dance: As17151122

11202
18 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Dance: Dancing proper to the Masque-delaGarde, delaGarde's Two Sons, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Moreau

11203
20 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Dance: As17181024

11204
17 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Dance: As17190209

11205
02 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Song: Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love-Leveridge

11206
12 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Song: Singing in Italian-Rochetti

Music: Solo on Bass Viol-Sig Chelleri, being the first Time of his appearing on the English Stage

11207
21 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

11208
15 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Song: II: The Smiling Hour by Handel-Mrs Storer; III: From Rosie Bowers by Henry Purcel-Mrs Storer

11209
05 September 1719 @ Bullock-Leigh Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Soldier Or Love In Distress

Dance: Comical Scene-Mr Harper , Mimicking a Drunken Man; Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Willis, Miss Francis

11210
10 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Song: Four and Twenty Stock Jobbers-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper; delaGarde's Two Sons, Sandham's Son, Miss Francis

11211
24 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Sandham's Son, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: Four and Twenty Stock Jobbers-Harper

11212
10 October 1720 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hall; Bardolph-Harper.
Cast
Role: Bardolph Actor: Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock Jobbers or Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

11213
18 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Dance: Son, age 8, and Daughter, age 7 of Sandham; A Comic Scene-Harper, mimicking a Drunken Man

11214
14 July 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Drunken@Man-Mr Harper

11215
06 July 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

Related Works
Related Work: Feign'd Innocence; or, Sir Martin Marall Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: Mrs Bullock; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Drunken Scene-Harper

11216
20 August 1722 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Prentice

Dance: Dutch Dance between a Dutch Boor and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Willis; French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: The Dame of Honour, Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis; Mrs Boman

11217
03 August 1724 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Song:

11218
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son Or The Libertine Reclaimed Wherein Is Represented His Vicious Life And The Devil Appearing To Him To Go On In His Wickedness And The Miserable State He Was Brought To Be His Extravagance Being Reduced To That Extremity That He Was Forced To Eat Husks With The Swine To Satisfy His Hunger Also An Angel Descending Exhorting Him To Repent And Return To His Father Who Receives Him With Great Joy

Performance Comment: With the Comical Humours of his Man Roger. Roger-Harper; Country Farmer-Aston; Lucia-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Roger Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Related Works
Related Work: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine Author(s): John Rich

Entertainment: Drunken Man-Harper

11219
19 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Harper
Role: Sharper Actor: Mills
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Music: S$Signior Archangello Correlli's First Concerto-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: DDrunken Man-Harper; Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Scaramouch-a Youth of 10 Years Old, who never appeared on any Stage before

11220
15 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17270105, but Sir William-Johnson; Elder Worthy-Williams; Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: MMatlose-Lally, Miss Tenoe; La Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Turkish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a Trumpet Sonata on the Stage-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

11221
10 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Philip-Bridgwater; Octavio-Cibber Jr; Diego-Norris; Soto-Harper; Hypolita-Mrs Thurmond; Flora-Mrs Cibber; Valetta-Mrs Mills; Trappanti-Miller.
Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Harper

Dance: End I: Pastoral Dance-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; III: Turks Dance-Thurmond, others; IV: Miss Brett; V: Fawns-Lally, Essex; Drunken Man-Harper

11222
22 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Harper

Dance: End I: Harlequin Dance-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Miss Brett; Comic Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; III: Turks Dance-Thurmond; IV: Rainton, Miss Robinson; Miss Brett; V: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper

11223
11 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: John Trot Actor: Hough

Dance: In II: Dance of Winds-Muilment, Thurmond; In IV: Comic Dance of Fantastical Spirits (in Grostesque Characters)-Thurmond, Villeneuve, Levier, Pelling; In V: Waterman's Dance-Harper; with a Grand ballet of Sailors-Mlle Roland

11224
04 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid's the Mistress Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Entertainment: Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

11225
06 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid's the Mistress Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas