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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thos Harris Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thos Harris 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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674 results for: Keyword - Thos. Harris Esq
We found 390 matches on Event Comments, 219 matches on Performance Comments, 82 matches on Performance Title, 16 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
06 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Rival Nympbs by Harris, Byrne, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Matthews

102
14 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

103
09 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford

104
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistakes Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: The City Bride; or, The Merry Cuckold Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: Love's a Lottery, and a Woman the Prize: With a New Masque, call'd Love and Riches Reconcil'd Author(s): Joseph Harris
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

105
18 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy

106
26 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In afterpiece: under the Direction of D'Egville, Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp, Edition of 1790 adds: Fairbrother, Whittow, Kirk, Whitmell, Walker, Bidotti, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Mrs K. Davis, Miss Bourk

107
19 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The American Heroine; or, Ingratitude Punished

Dance: In afterpiece: the Dances (composed by Hamoir,)-Hamoir, Bidotti, Keys, Nicolini, Walker, Whitmill, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Davis, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

108
25 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

109
24 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; III: Pastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle

Music: t the Request of the Free and Accepted Masons a Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (never perform'd in publick), Words by Charles De la Faye, Esq; and set to Musick by Mr Francisco-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Hall, Papillion, Thompson

110
19 April 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet

Song: Song on the Privilege and Happiness of Free@Masonry A very humorous Song on the Charitable Corporation, sent by George Robinson, Esq. late Treasurer, from Italy to his Friends in London-

111
17 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

112
26 September 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

113
06 May 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

114
20 October 1685 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

115
23 January 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

116
December 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistakes

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistakes Author(s): Joseph Harris

117
March 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold

Related Works
Related Work: The City Bride; or, The Merry Cuckold Author(s): Joseph Harris

118
15 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Dance: As17040613 particularly a French Peasant and his Wife-

119
01 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: King and no King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Dance: IV: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Amorous Couple by D'Vallois and Mlle D'Vallois

120
22 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Dance: IV: (By Desire) Hearts of Oak, as17620925

121
23 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance on this stage, Miss Baker

122
25 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

123
26 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

124
29 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris

125
19 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Related Works
Related Work: The Spring Author(s): James Harris