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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thomas Morris Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thomas Morris Esq")') 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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7190 results for: Keyword - Thomas Morris, Esq.
We found 5736 matches on Author, 1027 matches on Performance Comments, 713 matches on Event Comments, 105 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6226
30 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: First Piece; [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce of Two Acts. Second Piece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. Third Piece: The Words by Mr Motteux, and set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner Being The Historick Tragic Comic Humours Of Exchange Alley

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: As17230625

6227
02 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Second Piece: Written by $Aaron Hill, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: Two Farmers and Their Wives-Boval, Miss Tenoe, others

Song: Smug Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis; A Dialogue between a Rake and a Country Maid-Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

6228
12 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Rowe, Esq; late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6229
13 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Rowe, Esq; late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6230
11 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by N. Rowe, Esq. late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: As17251208

6231
19 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by N. Rowe, Esq; late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6232
08 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Qualiy&ty. Written by N. Rowe, Esq. late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6233
11 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Six Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late N. Tate, Esq; Poet Laureat, Author of the Tragedy of King Lear. With Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other proper Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance:

6234
21 January 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Written by $Osborne Sidney Wandesford, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Love Or The Degenerate Brother

6235
15 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Tate, Esq; Poet Laureat, Author of the Tragedy of King Lear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Billingsgate

6236
03 June 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For a comment on the season's operas, see See and Seem Blind...In a Letter from Lord B-to A-H-Esq. (London, 1732), part of which is reproduced in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 300-301

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Papirius

6237
27 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 28 Sept.: Yesterday Morning [27 Sept.] between Nine and Ten o'Clock, Robert Wilks, Esq., one of the Patentees and Managers of his Majesty's Company of Comedians, died, at his House in Bow-street, Covent-Garden

Performances

6238
31 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. St. James's Evening Post, 31 Oct.: We are informed, that John Ellys Esq: the eminent painter, succeeds Mr Wilks in the management of Drurylane Play-House; and that Mr Cibber Jr succeeds his father, who has resign'd to him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Mrs Booth

6239
04 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Secret

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hall, Aston, Paget, Mrs Hallam, Mrs Kilby, Miss Binks; but edition of 1735 lists: Ferdinand-Ryan; +Cardinal of Arragon-Walker; +Young Duke of Malfy-Miss Binckes; +Antonio-Milward; +Delio-Hale; +Marquise of Pescara-Chapman; +Bosola-Quin; +Flavio-Paget; +Urbino-Aston; +Dutchess of Malfy-Mrs Hallam; +Cariola-Mrs Kilby. Prologue by Philip Frowde, Esq-; Epilogue for $the Dutchess-.
Cast
Role: Cariola Actor: Mrs Kilby. Prologue by Philip Frowde, Esq-
Role: Esq Actor:

6240
23 June 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 23 June, for a poem: On the Death of Barton Booth, Esq.

Performances

6241
05 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17331003, but Watteau omitted

6242
20 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Colley Cibber Esq; Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Music: Overture compos'd by Handel for Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi. III: Duo for Two French Horns by Charle and Giay

Dance: V: La Follette s'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Song: II: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. IV: Per le forte del tormento by Miss Arne and Young Master Arne

6243
06 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17331031

6244
28 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [For further discussion of Harper's appearance in Court, see Universal Spectator, 1 Dec; London Evening Post, 29 Nov.; Grub St. Journal, 6 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

6245
12 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

6246
19 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Pigmalion, as17340114

6247
19 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare by the late Mr Betterton. Afterpiece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: As17340112

6248
02 February 1734 @ Inner Temple

Event Comment: Daily Courant, 2 Feb.: We are credibly informed, that Charles Fleetwood, Esq; of Bromley-Hall, in the county of Stefford . . . hath purchased all the shares of the Patentees of the Theatre in Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

6249
16 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: As17340129

6250
30 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from the French by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Music: A Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: I: A new Maggot by Le Brun. In II: Polonese, as17340325 V: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. End I of Afterpiece: English Maggot by Lally and Mrs Walter. End Afterpiece: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

Song: III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Bella Sorge L'Esperanza (from Ariadne) by Miss Arne