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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Lyon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Lyon")') 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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14719 results for: Keyword - Miss Lyon
We found 13831 matches on Performance Comments, 4404 matches on Performance Title, 1756 matches on Event Comments, 60 matches on Roles/Actors, and 5 matches on Author.

3851
26 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: By particular Desire, a Ball Dance, concluding with a Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Glover, Mlle Roland

3852
27 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3853
02 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: I: The Pieraites-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer; III: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment; IV: A new dance-Muilment

3854
02 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3855
03 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier

Song: II: Wou'd You Taste the Noontide Air (from Comus)-Beard; IV: (By Desire,) Oh Happy Pair (out of Alexander's Feast)-

3856
03 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

3857
05 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

3858
12 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Moors Dance-Muilment; II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Song: TThe Noontide Air, as17390407

3859
23 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Roland; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

3860
24 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailor-Glover

3861
25 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne sai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

3862
26 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17390405 but King-Mills; Kate-Miss Chetwood; Attendants-_; Foresters-_.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Chetwood

Dance: SSaraband-Miss Scott; Serious Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: OOh Happy Pair-Beard

3863
26 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: WWar he sung is Toil and Trouble (out of Alexander's Feast)-Roberts; English Cantata-Roberts

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: Concerto on the Harp-Parry

3864
27 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Russian Sailors-Denoyer

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Mrs Clive

3865
27 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Dancey

Song: I: The Opinions of the Ancients-Leveridge, Salway; II: Nestor's Advice to his Master when in Council-; III: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; IV: The Gallant Days of King Arthur (being the Sequel to The Roast Beef of Old England,)-Leveridge, Chorus

Dance: II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

3866
28 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Woodward; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-Mills; Diascordium-Taswell; Quirk-Ray; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Turbutt; Poet-Macklin; Belina-Mrs Mills; Agnes-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17390205, but Masquerade Dance-Mrs _Walter, Miss Kilby.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Mrs _Walter, Miss Kilby.
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Vallois.
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne
Role: with Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vallois.

Song: II: The Noontide Air-Beard; IV: See from the Silent Groves Alexis Flies-Beard

Dance: III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Pieraites-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison

3867
30 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queen; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: II: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: In V: By particular Desire, the Dead March in the last New Oratorio, called Saul and David, by Mr Handel-

Dance: V: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

3868
30 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

3869
01 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17390223, but Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Hale; Bonniface-Mullart; Gibbet-Chapman; Foigard-Rosco; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Gipsy-Miss Brunette; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Scrub-Salway.
Cast
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

3870
03 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17390327 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lambell; the first time of her appearing on any stage; Jenny-Miss Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Chetwood.

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morison
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Kilby
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg; Miss Wright; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Miss Thynne; IV: The Noontide Air-Beard

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

3871
05 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morison
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Kilby
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

3872
05 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun

3873
08 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

3874
10 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Shade Actor: Miss Young
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Desse, Miss Oates
Role: siller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates

Song: The three Favourite Airs in Angelica and Medora-Rochetti

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates; Je ne scay quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3875
14 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling