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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Evans"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Evans")') 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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14792 results for: Keyword - Miss Evans
We found 13893 matches on Performance Comments, 4449 matches on Performance Title, 1795 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

5401
16 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stede, Guise, and Evans (Boxkeeper). Afterpiece: With several Additions by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: SSwiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

5402
25 January 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Evans and Baumgartner. Stage boxes 3s. Front Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. The Farce to begin at Six, and the Concert on the Stage at Seven

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

5403
10 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Harrington, White, and Evans (Boxkeeper). Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Hillyard

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Comic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

5404
05 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit White, Vaughan, Evans (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

5405
09 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Evans (Box-Keepers); and Gwinn (Door-Keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Hippisley.d1743 10 10 cg As17431003.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

5406
13 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence and Evans (Box Keepers), and Gwinn (Pit Door-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; Also Scotch Dance, as17450507

5407
05 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Evans [Boxkeepers] and Gwynn[Pit doorkeeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

5408
01 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan and Evans [Box-Keepers). [Handel's Oratorios Solomon and Susanna published and the favorite songs in the Comic opera Li Tre Cicisbei Ridicoli.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

5409
11 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Green (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, La Paisanne-Mlle Heutte

5410
08 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Green (Boxkeepers). Tickets sold at the doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips, with the Clown Smith

5411
15 May 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (Boxkeeper). Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. By reason of the indisposition of a principal performer, the play is oblig'd to be changed, and tickets deliver'd for the Way of the World will be taken for this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pitt

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; also By Particular Desire Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

5412
24 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors

Song: Beard

5413
17 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box-Keepers Evans and Plummer. [Usual notice about fraudulent tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

Entertainment: EEpilogue Riding on an Ass-Shuter

5414
20 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Condell (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Nossiter, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17560518; III: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Entertainment: By Particular Desire Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

5415
18 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Letsam (Boxkeepers). Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17561023

5416
23 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Condell (Boxkeepers). No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at Doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

5417
19 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans, Potter and Ansell, boxkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Dance: II: The Cossacks, as17620427 End: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

5418
09 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Lee & Mr Evans [sub-treasurer]. Tickets sold at doors will not be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petrucio

Dance: II: Dance of Slaves, as17640425 The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Song: I: The Song of Sweet Bird-Mrs Vincent; accompanied on violin-Pinto as17640427

Entertainment: II: King as Mr Prattle, will open a Packet of News (for that night only), as17640403

5419
10 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub-treasurer). Last time for Othello this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Dance: II: The Irish Milkmaids, as17650321 IV: Tambourine, as17650427

5420
15 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid the balance of 3rd, 5th, 9th, nights of Cymon to Mr Evans for the authors #360 14s. 6d. Gave Princess Dowager's Footmen a Christmas box, #2 2s. Paid 2 Printer's bills #18 13s.; Paid Mr Burney 15 days, not on the list, #6 5s.; Chorus 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). [On this date a receipt signed by Michael Arne for #119 17s. 10d. as compensation for the music for Cymon appears in the Folger Library. (See 2 Jan. 1767.)]Receipts: #148 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Guidetti, Duquesney, Giorgi, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Miss Collet
Role: 1st shepherdess Actor: Miss Reynolds
Role: 2nd Shepherdess Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Rogers

5421
05 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit By Desire of the most noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions, for their Brother Hurst, and Mr Evans (subtreasurer). Tickets deliver'd for The Orphan will be taken. The Orphan deferr'd on account of Barry's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

5422
13 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Mrs Dorman. [Afterpiece, never performed there, The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter, by George Saville Carey. Music Compos'd by Barthelemon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar or The Fortune Hunter

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: A Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

5423
23 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Coldell [sic. Query: Condell?], Potter and Evans (Box-keepers). Tickets deliver'd for The Jovial Crew will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701017

Music: End of Opera: Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mas. Condell, his first performance in public

5424
28 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The first payroll of the season was met this night. It includes 91 actors, actresses and dancers, plus 36 named servants to the theatre and 4 groups (women dressers, charwomen, guards, and barbers). The pay period covered was for 3 days. It came to #168 2s. 6d. The highest paid actor for this period was Ross at #8 5s.; the highest paid actress, Mrs Yates at #8 6s. 6d.; the highest paid dancer, Fichar at #3. The lowest paid in each category were: actors: C. Smith and Hollingsworth at 7s. 6d. apiece; actresses, 11 who receiv'd 10s. each (Mrs Ferguson, Evans, White, Allen, Cockayne, &c.); Dancers: 11 who receiv'd 15s. apiece (male) and 2 (female) who receiv'd 12s. 6d. apiece. The highest paid servant listed was Stables at 15s., and the lowest the charwomen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

5425
24 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid half year's Land Tax for theatre due Mich. last: #61 5s.; half year's window lights for ditto: #6 10s. 6d.; half year's land tax for House in Bow Passage: #2 3s. 9d., and window lights for same 15s.; Paid Stubbs (timber merchant) as per bill #50; Paid Evans (sawyer) #9 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #240 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: IV: Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011