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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Baston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Baston")') 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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14734 results for: Keyword - Miss Baston
We found 13751 matches on Performance Comments, 4433 matches on Performance Title, 1723 matches on Event Comments, 162 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

226
27 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Philosopher

Dance: I: Sleeping Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Newhouse, Pelling, LeSac, Delagarde, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; II: Saraband, Minuet, Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Je ne scai quoy-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Grand Dance of Momus, concluding with the-; Black Joke-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

227
28 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: I: new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Legarde, Mrs Ogden; II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; III: new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Legarde, Lesac, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; V: The Judgment of Paris-Poitier, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lesac, Legarde, Mrs Laguerre, Miss Latour, Miss Rogers

Music: IV: (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

228
31 October 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Binks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa, Mrs Ogden, particularly Glover's Nassau, Miss Rogers' Tambourine, Le Sac's Richmond Maggot

229
19 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: I: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; II: new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Lesac, Mrs Ogden, Delagarde Jr, Miss Baston

230
23 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Anne Page-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

231
12 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330410 but Flora-Miss Norsa.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston; End I of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

232
07 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Angelina-Miss Norsa; Antonio-Dyer; Charino-Hall; Duart-Ryan; Manuel-Milward; Governor-Paget; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Honoria-Mrs Stevens; Dismallo-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Spanish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker; accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns-

233
16 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As at lif, 9 Nov. 1732, but Lucy-Miss Binks; Governor-Paget; Stanmore Jr-Houghton; Planters-H. Bullock, Aston, Wilcox, Harrington.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; In II: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; V: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde, LeSac, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Dance: II: Singing in Italian-Kelly; IV: Singing in English-Kelly

234
17 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: The Nassau by Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Miss Norsa, Le Sac, Mrs Ogden, De la Garde, Miss Baston. Pigmalion, as17340114

235
16 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston

236
18 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17330127, but Parly-Miss Harrington (Daily Journal) or Miss Horsington (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Miss Harrington

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17330412 but Hob-Laguerre; Flora-Miss Norsa.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: MMock Minuet, as17330412 Grand Dance in Momus-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; Scottish Dance, as17330329

Song: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

237
24 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a new Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; V: Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker , accompanyed with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston

Song: III: A Dialogue in the Scottish Stile-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

238
05 December 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Bridgwater; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Mullart; Bullock-Neale; Silvia-Miss Bincks; Melinda-Mrs Bullock; Rose-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Mrs Stevens; Collier-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Stoppelaer; Stocks-Morgan; Coachman-Mullart; Buyers-Wignel, James; Irishman-Hallam; Chloe-Miss Norsa; Lady-Miss Horsington; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Mrs Sugarsops-Mrs Kilby; Jack Stocks-Chapman .
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Horsington

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, particularly Tambourine, Richmond Maggot, Glover's Scottish Dance

239
22 February 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Widows; Or, The Fair Libertine

Dance: The Faithful Shepherd (composed by Glover) by Glover, Le Sac, Duke, Dupre, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mlle de l'Orme, Mlle Villepierre

240
21 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17330515, but Hob-Laguerre; Flora-Miss Norsa; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

241
09 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Miss Norsa.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Norsa.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Miss Lovemode Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Miss Prudely Crotchet Actor: Miss Norsa.

Music: The celebrated Water Musick by Handel-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-B. Baker

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Vallois and Mrs Vallois; Scotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston

242
14 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fancy'd Queen

Performance Comment: Parts-Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington; but edition of 1733 lists: Bellamy-Aston; Poltroon-Lyon; Harry-Cole; Honestus-Stevens; Grimbald-Mullart; Fudge-Clarke; Budgett-Giles; Flirtilla-Mrs Cantrell; Aureola-Miss Norsa; Betty-Mrs Vallois; Rose-Mrs Horsington; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington
Role: Aureola Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Miss Lovemode Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Miss Prudely Crotchet Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

243
16 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fancy'd Queen

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington
Role: Aureola Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Miss Lovemode Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Miss Prudely Crotchet Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Irish Trot-Bethen

244
17 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Miss Lovemode Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Miss Prudely Crotchet Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

245
21 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty

Afterpiece Title: The Stage@Mutineers

Cast
Role: Miss Lovemode Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Miss Prudely Crotchet Actor: Miss Norsa.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

246
22 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Salway; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Buchanan; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Ray .
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden

247
14 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Binks

Music: I: Lesson on the Harpsichord by Miss Baston. V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17340504. III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden .

Song: In the role of the Gravedigger will be introduc'd some additional Songs in the Ballad Stile by Leveridge. III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

248
11 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Oates.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330507, but Miss Latour, Miss _Baston

249
29 June 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Aegle Actor: Miss Rogers.

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; French Peasants-de Vallois and Mlle de Vallois

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns. As17330626

Cast
Role: Their Wives Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Song: Cantata-Salway

250
20 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss La Tour, Miss Baston
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss Rogers

Song: Chacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre