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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Kirby"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Kirby")') 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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14766 results for: Keyword - Miss Kirby
We found 13755 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1721 matches on Event Comments, 317 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

126
17 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Kirby

127
25 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Kirby

128
04 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

129
06 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

130
07 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

131
08 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Freeman-Fawcett; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Colles; Lady Bab-Mrs Davies; Kitty (with a song)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

132
09 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: o's The Dupe

Performance Comment: Mr Doiley-Parsons; Gradus (1st time)-Lamash; Sandford-Aickin; Granger-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Doiley-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

133
10 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Field, Miss Abrams
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Nieces Actor: Miss Collett, Miss Kirby

Dance: End IV:new Comic Pantomime Dance (composed by Delpini) The Sportsman Deceiv'd-Delpini (1st appearance as a dancer in England), Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

134
14 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zoraida

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

Song: V: Epithalamium [the music by ThomasLinley Sen. (Morning Chronicle, 15 Dec.)] Principal Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Miss Field, Miss Abrams. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: (Morning Chronicle, 15 Dec.)] Principal Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Miss Field, Miss Abrams. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Gaudry, Miss Field, Miss Abrams.

135
17 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

Dance: As17791210Delpini, Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

136
18 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Principal Tragedians Actor: Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Davenett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End IV: As17791220

137
01 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

138
17 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

139
19 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

140
21 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

141
26 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

Dance: As17800107

142
29 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

Song: In III: song-[see17790921] Davies

143
18 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End IV: As17791220

144
31 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: As17791122

145
06 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The ChristmasTale

Dance: As17800401

146
07 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17800316

Song: End I: He's aye kissing me-Mrs Wrighten

147
25 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith
Role: Bisarre Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Lamash, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Holcroft, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Wright, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Wright

Dance: As17791122

148
02 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Masked Lady Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: The other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

149
14 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith (1st appearance this season); Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Kirby

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 7 Apr. 1781.

150
23 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel (1st time)-Farren; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Master Pulley; Duke of York-Miss Langrish; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Dutchess of York-Mrs Johnston [Public Advertiser: Mrs Davenett]; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: The other Characters Actor: Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Simson, Miss Collett.