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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.

4226
02 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey@Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Dance, as17591023; Hornpipe, as17591023; The Dutch Skipper, as17591023; Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard,

4227
06 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard, as17591102

4228
07 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Vernon; Harlequin-Rooker; Fairy-Miss Davis1st appearance on the Stage; others-Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with the Dance of the Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis1st appearance on the Stage

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

4229
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin1st appearance for 6 years; Lorenzo-Moody; Portia-Mrs Clive; Songs-Mr Prentis1st appearance on this stage; Gratiano-Palmer; Antonio-Davies; Bassanio-Havard; Jessica-Miss Hippisley; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Launcelot-Vaughan; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Genest, IV, 579, lists: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Sir Callaghan-Moody; Squire Groom-King; Mordecai-Blakes; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Burton; Charlotte (with Prologue)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

4230
12 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

4231
19 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Ladies Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Palmer; Witling-Obrien1st time; Sophronia-Mrs Clive; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Bennet; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Granger-Davies.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: AA Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin

4232
04 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: TThe Plowman, as17591121; a Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

4233
19 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

4234
10 March 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance

4235
13 March 1760 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata; Or, The Deserted Island

Performance Comment: Sga Calori, Miss Frederick, Tenducci, Quilici.

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

4236
18 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Testy-Collins; Dick-Anderson; Old Hob-Marten; Flora-Miss Young; Hob's Mother-Miss Copin; Hob-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Miss Copin

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

4237
08 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Gregory-Holtom; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Ward; Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the play. An Additional Scene representing the Funeral Proscession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-; Vocals-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Leppie, Miss Hilliard
Role: Vocals Actor: Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

4238
18 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

4239
21 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591208, but Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

4240
23 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: II: A Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi; III: A Dance-the two Master Rogers, Miss Rogers; V: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

4241
01 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Music: III: A Lesson on the Harp-Mr Rice

4242
08 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: AsSee17591205, but only Dizzy-Austin; Coquette-Obrien; Tukely-Palmer; Sophia-Miss Macklin; listed. Prologue-King1st time.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin

Song: II: Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A Minuet-two of Harrison's Scholars

4243
12 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennet; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Wignel; Priest-Weller; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Vallois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss White.

Dance: III: A new Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

4244
15 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Song: Lowe

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

4245
19 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

4246
07 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet; Fairy-Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: I: The Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston

4247
08 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

4248
10 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17601007, but Fairy-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

4249
14 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-O'Brien; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Kennedy; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Mad Doctor-Sg Tioli(, 1st appearance that stage), Miss Baker

4250
24 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Mas. Stephen-Obrien; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Bridgit-Miss Haughton; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Bridgit Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: I: A Pantomime Dance, call'd The Colliers-Mr Sealy, 1st appearance that stage, Miss Dawson