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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.

4001
24 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Mills; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Hartshorne-Mrs Macklin; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

4002
28 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Mrs Bishop, Miss Medina, Master Nanfan

Dance: Mrs Bishop, Miss Medina, Master Nanfan; Drunken Peasant-Chettle

4003
02 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: La Tambourine Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; IV: Miss Scott; V: Serious Dance-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

4004
13 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitts; V: Minuet, Louvre-Master Pitts, Miss Scot

Song: III: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe

4005
28 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Woodman.

Song: I: Blow Blow-Lowe; IV: The Noon@Tide Air-Lowe; V: Revenge Timotheus Cries (a favourite song in Alexander's Feast)-Savage

Dance: II: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story; III: Le Matelote Tambourine-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Music: IV: The March in Zara-; end Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

4006
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Performance Comment: King Henry-Roberts; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Mullart; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Steel; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Beckham; Cleora-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Crack-James; Sir Gregory Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah Nestlecock-Smith; Lady Grey Goose-Mrs Hill; Miss Grey Goose-Mrs Love; Bellamy-Jones; Captain Strut-Lacy; Servant-Davis; Page-Miss Mullart; Betty-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Miss Grey Goose Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

4007
19 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: The Part of King Richard-a Gentleman (who never appear'd on any Stage) [Garrick]; King Henry-Giffard; Richmond-Marshall; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Norfolk-Blakes; Stanley-Paget; Oxford-Vaughan; Tressel-W. Giffard; Catesby-Marr; Ratcliff-Crofts; Blount-Naylor; Tyrrel-Pattenden; Lord Mayor-Dunstall; Queen-Mrs Steel; Duchess of York-Mrs Yates; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: Froment, Mlle Duval, two Masters and Miss Granier

4008
20 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

4009
09 November 1741 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Spackman; Thorogood-Williams; Trueman-Catesby; Uncle-Boham; Blunt-Husbands; Maria-Miss Carter; Millwood-Mrs Morrison; Lucy-Mrs Freeman; Prologue-Spackman; original Epilogue-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Carter
Role: original Epilogue Actor: Miss Carter.

Afterpiece Title: Comic part of Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Gomez-Husbands; Fryar-Hawkins; Elvira-Miss Carter; Lorenzo-Spackman.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Carter

Song: SSwains I Scorn, Who're Nice and Fair-Miss Carter; The Life of a Beau-Mrs Morrison

4010
23 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

4011
26 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

4012
28 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: Particularly, Les Matelotes, as17411110; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Sga Fausan, LaCroix, Delamain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Wright; With new decorations

4013
15 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

4014
18 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Woodman
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Story

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411208 but-the Fausans; V: Les Masons et Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, LeCroix, Delemain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Wright

4015
19 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Woodman
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cibber
Role: With an occasional Epilogue Actor: Miss Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

4016
23 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Dance: David and Winifred Apshinken , Being the first Time of their Appearing on Stage, since Arrival from North Wales; two Masters Granier and Miss Granier; Particularly, A new comic Dance; call'd The Leek-David and Winifred ApShenkin

4017
04 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Dancing, as17411228, but Master and Miss Granier

4018
09 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: two Mwo Masters and Miss Granier

4019
12 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Jones, two Masters and Miss Granier; particularly a Hornpipe-Jones, who plays on the Violin as he Dances

4020
02 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: I: The Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; III: The two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier; V: a Hornpipe-Yates

Song: II: 'Tis Wine was made to rule the Day-Aspey; who never appear'd on any Stage before. IV: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso-Aspey; V: Joy to the Happy Pair-Aspey

4021
16 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Medina.
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; V: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

4022
24 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17420208; II: Les Egyptiens-the Fausans; V: A New Grand Ballet-the Fausans, LaCroix, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Story

4023
25 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss E. Hippisley, her first appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: A new Scots Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier

4024
08 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber Jun.; Dorimant-Mills; Medley-Delane; Old Bellair-Shepard; Young Bellair-Havard; Handy-Green; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Woffington; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Pert-Mrs Macklin; Shoemaker-Raftor; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lady Woodville-Mrs Cross; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Pert-Miss Macklin; Busy-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

4025
15 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224; Two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier