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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.

4301
07 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capdeville (8 years of age, first time of performing on any stage); III: The Taylors, as17620107; End: Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville; Likewise an Epilogue-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage

4302
10 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle; Or, The Way To Win A Widow

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Col. Manly-Holland; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Vulture-Philips; Butler-Bransby; Necessary-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Outside-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: II: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker; IV: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

4303
14 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Marmalet Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Singers Actor: Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Song: III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

4304
20 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Baker
Role: In which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Baker.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Wallis; V: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

4305
22 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

Dance: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

4306
24 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Baker
Role: In which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Baker.

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620421 End: Dancing-Baltazar, Miss Dawson

4307
26 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Actor: Vincent, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Baker

4308
25 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Servant-Watkins; Freeman-Packer; Rosin-Fox; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak-Vincent, Miss Baker

4309
23 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Leppie, Lochery, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance on this stage, Miss Baker

4310
20 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Lilliputian Fisherman-Miss Froment (her 2nd appearance on this Stage)

4311
23 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With New Habits, Scenes, Decorations and Music. Full Prices. Songs in the Entertainment will be given out at the Theatre. Afterpiece compos'd by Love, perform'd with success (Victor, I, 40). [N.B. In June 1762 the King of the Cherokee Indians arrived with two of his chiefs to pay respects to King George III. On 28 August they appeared at Marylebone Gardens. A dmission Price to see them 6d. (London Chronicle, No 857 & 860).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Froment
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Song: IV: Miss Young

4312
25 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: set by Purcell, Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, the man Peasant-Sga Manesiere, the woman by Miss Wilford

4313
26 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of Ye World

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

4314
02 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Pleasures of Spring-Sodi, Miss Vallois. [See17620212]

4315
10 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-OBrien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Packer; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

4316
01 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Dances Incident to the Opera Actor: Maranesi, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: New Grand Comic Dance, call'd The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. [See17591017]

4317
14 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Miss Young
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers, as17621210

4318
24 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17620414; Principal Characters-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Valois; II: La Provenciale-Sga Manesiere

4319
12 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw
Role: Earth Actor: Tassoni, Miss Pitt

Dance: IV: A New Dance call'd The Jovial Gardeners-Duquesney, Miss Twist

4320
15 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End of Play: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

4321
15 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: II: The Garland, or the +Milk-Maid's Holiday-Miss Poitier; [see17590421] [in which will be introduced a Hornpipe; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

4322
24 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennett.

Dance: II: The Dutch Dance, as17630217

Song: End: Vernon, Miss Young

4323
26 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: End: The Camp Alarm'd-Vincent, Miss Baker

4324
26 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17630214, but Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker, 1st appearance that stage.
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: III: The Jovial Gardeners, as17630312 End: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist

4325
05 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Baker
Role: In which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Baker.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

Song: Vernon, Miss Young

Entertainment: A Lecture on Life, or all is a lottery-King, for that night only