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Joseph Harris (Australian Politician)
Joseph Harris may refer to: * Joseph Harris (stage actor) (c.1650–1715), English actor and playwright * Joseph John Harris (1699–1769), English organist and composer *Joseph Harris (astronomer) (1702–1764), British blacksmith, astronomer, navigator, economist and natural philosopher *Joseph Harris (organist) (1744–1814), English organist and composer *Joseph Harris (Gomer) (1773–1825), Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor * Joseph Strelley Harris (1811–1889), pastoralist and magistrate in the south-west of Western Australia *Joseph Harris (Wisconsin politician) (1813–1889), member of the Wisconsin State Senate *Joseph Smith Harris (1836–1910), civil engineer and president of the Reading Railroad *Joseph Harris (trade unionist) (born 1866), Irish trade unionist and political activist * Joseph Henry Harris (1888–1952), Canadian businessman and politician *Joseph Harris (rower) (1913–1974), Canadian Olympic rower * Joseph Harris (cricketer) (born 1965), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (stage Actor)
Joseph Harris (c.1650–1715) was an English stage actor and playwright. His earliest known performance was in the United Company's '' The Bloody Brother'' in 1685. Earlier mentions an actor named Harris are likely to refer to an earlier lesser-known actor William Harris or even the celebrated Restoration performer Henry Harris. He remained with the United Company until 1695 when he joined Thomas Betterton's breakaway company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. He acted there until around 1705, although some reports have him still acting as late as 1715.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.132-33 He wrote three plays '' The Mistakes'' (1690), ''The City Bride'' (1696) and '' Love's a Lottery'' (1699). Selected roles * Bourcher in ''A Commonwealth of Women'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1685) * Downright in ''The Widow Ranter'' by Aphra Behn (1689) * Alberto Gondi in ''The Massacre of Paris'' by Nathaniel Lee (1689) * Guillamar in '' King Arthur'' by John Dryden (1691) * Lanoo in '' Bussy D' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph John Harris
Joseph John Harris (1799 – 10 February 1869) was an English organist and composer, from 1848 organist of Manchester Cathedral. Life Harris was born in London in 1799. For seven years he was in the choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, under John Stafford Smith, and in 1823 was appointed organist of St Olave's Church, Southwark. He held a similar position at Blackburn Cathedral from 1828 to 1831, when he became singing-master and assistant organist at the Manchester Collegiate Church, now Manchester Cathedral Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother .... In 1848 he succeeded William Sudlow as organist and choirmaster of the cathedral. He was for many years connected as director with the Gentlemen's Glee Club and other societies in Manchester. He died in Manchester on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |