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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Cross"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Cross")') 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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16932 results for: Keyword - Miss Cross
We found 14418 matches on Performance Comments, 4613 matches on Performance Title, 4263 matches on Event Comments, 110 matches on Author, and 14 matches on Roles/Actors.

7026
09 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Face Actor: Cross
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

7027
19 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

7028
25 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comedy call'd Gil Blas is now in rehearsal at Drury Lane, and will speedily be performed there. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Face Actor: Cross
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

7029
31 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

7030
06 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Bernarda Actor: Miss Pitt

7031
11 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Bernarda Actor: Miss Pitt

7032
13 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By desire Pigmalion, as17501102

7033
15 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

7034
25 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called Alfred, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Cast
Role: Eltruda Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Minors

7035
05 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At ye end ye play Mr Garrick said--Gentlemen the House being engag'd to some Gentlemen & Ladies for a private Play on Thursday next, for ye Entertainment of some of ye Royal family, & principal people of Distinction, the Masque of Alfred will be defer'd till Saturday (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Cast
Role: Eltruda Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Minors

7036
09 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 'TTis said the badness of this House was owing to some Letters in the papers against us for opening (Cross). Receipts: #40 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

7037
16 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Devisse. Tickets to be had of Devisse at the Distiller's, the corner of the little Piazza, Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 28th of March will be taken. Being positively the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: New Dance-; III: Provencal Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; V: Louvre, Minuet, as17510411

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Mr L'Cler

7038
24 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez (Ballet Master). Tickets of Leviez, the corner of Marlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for 17 April will be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: The Last two Entertainments of Dancing-Devisse, Mad Auretti

7039
26 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Wid. Mills & Mr Matthews (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Mathews in Fountain Court, Aldermanbury; of Mrs Mills, at Mr Gardiner's a Printer in Little Russel St., Covent Garden and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the Way of the World, and for the 18th will be taken, and those for the Fair Penitent the 25th. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: The Savoyard-Mathews, Mad Camargo; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020; IV: A Harlequin Dance-the Little Swiss; V: The Scotch Dance-Mathews, Mad Auretti

7040
27 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit for] Taswell, Layfield, Marr, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison had Tickets (Cross). Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

7041
06 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickenson, Harrison and Chamness. Tickets sold by the orange women will not be taken. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Cross
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison, Walker; V: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020, but _Mathews, Harrison

Song: IV: Song-Master Mattocks

7042
09 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Bride Berrisford, Tomlinson, Smith, Atkinson. [Cross lists The Virgin Unmasked as the afterpiece, but not so advertised in the papers.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: III: Master Mattocks

7043
10 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hobson. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: III: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

7044
27 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: He [Mossop] play'd easier & preserv'd his Voice, great Applause (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

7045
12 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Harris James dy'd at 8 in ye Morn (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted there but once these 20 years. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris

7046
15 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMonr & Mad Piettero danc'd first-(Sad) no Hissing No App. (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Piettero; being their first time of appearing on the English Stage ; End: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti

7047
18 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A blunder in ye same place (the Giants) a great noise-Horse beans thrown-when ye curtain was down, Mr Woodward went on & said-Gentlemen I am very sorry this Accident shou'd happen, but before this little piece is perform'd again, I'll take care to see it so well practis'd that no Mistake can happen for ye furture. Great Applause.-The play was hiss'd again at the End (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettero, Sga Piettero second time upon English Stage; IV: By Desire a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

7048
06 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

Cast
Role: Savoyard Children Actor: the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin. With Proper Decorations.

7049
20 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night the Shepherd's Lottery was performed for the first time at Drury Lane, and met with universal applause. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris

Song: Mattocks

7050
26 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Garrick did Richard (Cross). This day is publish'd, Dedicated to the Right Honorable John, Earl of Orrery, Sejanus a Tragedy, as it was intended for the stage, with a Preface; wherein the Manager's reasons for refusing it are set forth. By Mr Gentleman. Printed for R. Manby and H. S. Cox on Ludgate Hill. [Garrick turned it down and Gentleman accepted his judgment without animosity.] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris