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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Wallis"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J Wallis")') 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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1412 results for: Keyword - J. Wallis
We found 971 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, 95 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
05 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: As17961222, but Julia-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

252
20 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Macready; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Mansel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

253
24 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970127, but Jessy Oatland-Mrs Mountain in place of Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Mrs Mountain in place of Miss Wallis.
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

254
25 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970218, but Jessy Oatland-Mrs Mountain in place of Miss Wallis. Epilogue as17970110 .
Cast
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Mrs Mountain in place of Miss Wallis. Epilogue as17970110 .

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to your Bow

255
27 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Capt. Absolute-Toms; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

256
06 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: As17970304but Mrs_ Norton; Address-Miss Wallis. [This was spoken in place of Epilogue, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken in place of Epilogue, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Address Actor: Miss Wallis.
Role: Miss Dorrillon Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

257
16 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Simmons, Waddy, Thompson, Hawtin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. [And see17970304 .And see17970304 .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Simmons, Waddy, Thompson, Hawtin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh

Song: Afterpiece: Vocal Parts-Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Henley, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve. [Not listed on playbill, but in Songs (see below).

258
08 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Holman; Clerimont-Macready; Finder-Farley; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Dr Bolus-Davenport; Rhubarb-Wilde; Mr Wilful-Powel; Supple-Simmons; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Wishwell-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Dainty-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Miss Chapman; Sylvia-Miss Mansel; Lady Sadlife-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

259
06 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17961217, but Don Carlos-Macready; Leonora (for that night only)-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

260
17 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Macready (1st appearance in that character); Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Murray; Harmony-Munden; Placid (1st time)-Farley; Hammond-Powel; Edward (for that night only)-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on this stage [Mrs Litchfield]); Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lady Eleanor Irwin Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Song: In the course of the Evening: The Life of Poor Jack (composed by Dibdin), Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Honesty in Tatters-Townsend; Arthur O'Bradley (1st time, written by O'Keeffe)-Munden

261
22 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Fete

Cast
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Wives

Performance Comment: As17961005, but Mrs Belville-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Belville Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: In: Chorusses, as17970518; End II 2nd piece: The Sea Storm by G. A. Stevens (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees (1st appearance this season [i.e. as imitator])

262
24 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17961217, but Leonora-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wallis.

Dance: End I: The Statute Dance-

263
24 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

264
02 June 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: A Dance, as17730506

265
27 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

266
21 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

267
27 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

268
07 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Tea

269
06 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

270
28 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance, The Lilliputian Camp, as17680922

271
05 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

272
19 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

273
18 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris

274
02 July 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

275
29 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak; or, Harlequin Woodcutter

Music: End I afterpiece: A Medley Overture on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp-Murphy, Weippert