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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.

4251
17 November 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Dick-Palmer; Brass-King; Moneytrap-Yates; Gripe-Philips; Clarissa-Mrs Pritchard; Araminta-Mrs Bennet; Corinna-Miss Pope; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Cross; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Bradshaw; Flippanta-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Fawcett, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Fawcett, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Dance: II: Reviv'd the Pantomime Dance, call'd The Prussian Camp The Prussian Soldiers by the Comedians, the Characters of the Dance-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Music:

Song: n Ode for Music, call'dThe Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus-. The Music compos'd by Stanley

4252
22 November 1760 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna

Dance: New DancesDirector of Dances-Gherardi; Dancers-Mlle Asselin, Gherardi, Miss Polly Capitani, Tariot

4253
01 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of the Millers Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.

Dance: I: The Mad Doctor, as17601014

Song: A Cantata-Miss Young

4254
03 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of the Millers Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.

Dance: I: The Italian Gardiners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker; II: The Colliers, as17601024

4255
11 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Chorusses Actor: Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge
Role: and the song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

4256
15 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Cast
Role: Actors only Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness
Role: Lyssa Actor: Miss Young
Role: The dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

4257
02 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Ladies Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Granger-Smith; Frankly-Dyer; Witling-Giffard, 1st appearance this stage; Cook-Dunstall; Maid-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Macklin, Poitier; Dances [unspecified]-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

4258
19 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: II: The Italian Gardiners, as17601203

4259
24 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Enchanted Peasant-Sg Tioli, Miss Baker

4260
07 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Dance: New dances-Gerhardi (Ballet Master);Mlle Asselin, Giorgi Benety, Sga Anna Benety, Miss Capitani, Mr Tariot

4261
12 February 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Actors only in the bill: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, Obrien, King, Burton, Moody, Blakes, Ackman, Clough, Castle, Mrs Clive, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Pritchard, Prologue and Epilogue. Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-O'Brien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Blakes; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriot-Miss Pritchard; Prologue by Robt. Lloyd-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive; William-Ackman; Tom-Clough; John-Castle; Servant-Fox; Toilet-Mrs Johnston; Chambermaid-Mrs Simson (Winston MS 9, and Macmillan).
Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Pritchard

Dance: New Pantomime Dance call'd%The Cuckow-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

4262
07 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Pritchard

Dance: AA Comic Dance [A New Pantomime Dance unnamed]-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4263
09 March 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Tre Gobbi Rivali

Dance: Gerhardi, Mlle Asselin, Giorgio Binety, Anna Binety, Miss Polly Capitani, Mr Tariot

4264
26 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

4265
30 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: End: will be perform'd a New Coronation Ode by Havard; Vocal parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

4266
03 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17601202, but Belinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

4267
10 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610404 but Archer-O'Brien, 1st time; Scrub (this night)-Garrick; Mrs Sullen-Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By Particular Desire, aMinuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard; End IV: A Comic DanceNew Dance, as17610307

4268
18 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17610112, but only Pastora-Miss E. Young; concluding with The Italian Gardeners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: only Pastora Actor: Miss E. Young
Role: concluding with The Italian Gardeners Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker.
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young

Dance: End I: The Fingalian Dance, as17610416 II: The Venetian Gondolier-Sg Tioli, Miss Baker; III: A Comic Dance, as17610307 End: by Desire a Minuet-Leviez, a Young Lady, his Scholar

4269
23 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Jaffier-Holland; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Blakes; Belvidera-Miss Mowatt, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Miss Mowatt, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Fingalian Dance-Miss Dawson

4270
05 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610420 but Tibalt-Ackman; Benvolio-Phillips, 1st appearance on any Stage; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; The Masquerade Dance-Master Settree, Miss Blagdon, Master Goodall.
Cast
Role: The Masquerade Dance Actor: Master Settree, Miss Blagdon, Master Goodall.
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Role: Vocal Parts in Funeral Procession Actor: Lowe Champnes, Courtney, Fawcett, Kear, Fox, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Miss E. Young, Miss Reed, Mrs Matthews, Mrs Smith.
Role: A Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: IV: The Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Roussilet

4271
27 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Dance: HHornpipe-a Sailor from the Royal Sovereign as17610525

4272
16 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Parts Actor: Gentleman, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose.

Dance: PPantomime Dance-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani, from the Opera

4273
19 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Parts Actor: Gentleman, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose.

Dance: III: As17610616 End: Hornpipe-Miss Scott

4274
02 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Also unassigned Actor: Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Actors only: Obrien, Davis, Baddeley, Miss Maguire, Miss Haughton Prologue-; Clerimont-O'Brien; Capt Cape-Baddeley; Harlow-Davis; Miss Harlow-Mrs Maguire; Mrs Harlow-Miss Haughton (Genest, IV, 617).
Cast
Role: Miss Haughton Prologue Actor:
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Maguire
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

4275
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes; Or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened

Performance Comment: Actors only: O'Brien, Baddeley, Davis, Weston, Miller, Blakey, Marr, Foote, Watkins, Gardiner, Miss Haughton, Miss Ambross, Miss E. Ambross, Miss Elliott Prologue-; Epilogue-; Pantaloon-Baddeley; Harlequin-O'Brien; Doctor-Weston; Mezzetin (Harlequin's Valet)-Blakey; Pierrot-Davis; Distress (a Poet)-Foote; Isabella (Pantaloon's daughter)-Miss Haughton; Colombine (her maid)-Miss Elliott; Manto (a fairy)-Miss Ambrose (Genest, IV, 618); Also Parts-Marr, Watkins, Gardiner (Winston MS 9); Party per pale-Millar; Maid-Miss E. Ambrose (St James Chron. 28-30 July).
Cast
Role: Miss Elliott Prologue Actor:
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Elliott
Role: Manto Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Maid Actor: Miss E. Ambrose

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani