Thomas 'Jupiter' Harris : spinning dark intrigue at Covent Garden Theatre, 1767-1820 / Warren Oakley.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 20, 2018).

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introducing Thomas Harris; The eclipse; A father to many; The art of being seldom seen; Secret Service; Notes; Chapter 2 The king of clubs; Harlequin invasion; The whole mystery of a manager; Swimming down the gutter of time; Notes; Chapter 3 'Plausible' Jack and the Royalty adventurers; Enter the East End; A time of the novel; The catch and the glee; Notes; Chapter 4 When sorrows come, they come not single spies; Fire!; The destruction of Covent Garden theatre.

The probability of accidentsSifting through the ashes; Betrayed and abandoned; Trial by jury; The last laugh; Notes; Chapter 5 Selling a life; The sale of the last century; Mrs Inchbald and the casting couch; Poor players heard no more; Notes; Appendix 1; Glossary of historical figures; Appendix 2; Exploring the caricatures; Appendix 3; Covent Garden versus Drury Lane in the season 1794-95; Notes; Overview; Bibliography; Archival sources; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index.

This is a biography of Thomas Harris: confidant of George III, 'spin doctor', philanthropist, sexual suspect, brothel owner and the man who controlled Covent Garden Theatre for nearly five decades.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English.

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