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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.

3876
14 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

3877
18 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17390301 but Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Punch-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

3878
23 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; IV: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Fromont; V: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Song: III: The Protestation-Beard

3879
25 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17390426 but King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Lurewell-Raftor; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Mrs Hamilton; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Kate-Miss Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Chetwood.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment; End Afterpiece: A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wright

Song: II: The Protestation-Beard

3880
31 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Chetwood.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pieraites-Pelling, Leviez; IV: Ethiopians-Muilment

3881
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17390802, but Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Clark; Davy-Yates; Robert-Littleton; James-Yates; Harry-Hale; Hellebore-Marten; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3882
29 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: See17390209, but More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3883
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-James; Pearmain-Bencraft; Collier-Salway; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Brunette; Lucy-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margarina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

3884
19 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: I: Ballad-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris.; End Afterpiece: Grecian Sailors-Glover

3885
28 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3886
16 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Ethiopian-Muilment

3887
18 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: A new ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf

3888
22 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; III: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet, as17391019

3889
23 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Second

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Miss Roland Ynger

3890
24 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: By Desire, To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Beard

3891
25 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Possibly this performance was dismissed. On 1 Nov. The Old Batchelor is announced: Not Acted this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

3892
26 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

3893
27 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Mathews, Miss Wright

3894
29 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Vizard-Chapman; Thinkwell-Turbutt; Freeman-Cashell; Bevil-Havard; Mixum-Martin; Tim-Woodward; Solomon-Yates; Padwell-Reed; Fidler-Raftor; Mother Griffin-Penkethman; Celia-Miss Bennet; Miranda-Mrs Chetwood; Corinna-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Song: I: By Desire, As17391024

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

3895
30 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates

Song: II: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Salway, Leveridge, Legar

Dance: In II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

3896
31 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez

3897
01 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: In III: Master Matthews, Miss Wright

3898
02 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: LLe Gout Anglois (new)-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

3899
03 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new dance (by Command) Between a Sailor and his Mistress to the tune of To Arms-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Ballet: The Reprizal. As17391015

Cast
Role: Coquette Actor: Miss Oates.

3900
06 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland