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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.

4326
18 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Suky Actor: Miss Sledge
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Doxey Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

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

Dance: A Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; a Country Dance-characters in the Opera; End II: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

4327
20 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Song: IV: A Duet-Vernon, Miss Young

4328
02 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.
Role: The vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Lee; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Miss Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: End: A Duet-Vernon, Miss Young

4329
18 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17620927, but King-Walker; Polonius-Stamper; Laertes-Young; Pl. King-Wignel; 2nd Gravedigger-Stoppelaer; Player Queen-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Twist

Entertainment: After: (this night only) Shuter will entertain with his Dish of All Sorts-Shuter; and Titbit for everyone, in which will be served up a humorous conversation between himself, an old man, an honest North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught, including his ever memorable encounter with a Liverpool Sow, and other whimsical occurrences; The whole to End with: an Address to the Audience-

4330
26 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17630124, but Juliet-Miss Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Minuet-Sodi, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Sodi, Miss Macklin.
Role: minuet Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Role: Minuet Actor: Maranesi, Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Miss Daw; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

4331
31 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Vernon; Clerimont-Packer; James-Vaughan; List-Marr; Decoy-Watkins; Furnish-Raftor; Sparkle-Parsons; Mariana-Miss Bride; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Miss Mills; Lappet-Mrs Love, 1st appearance in that character.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Love; Sir Jasper-Philips; Leander-Castle; Helebor-Marr; James-Parsons; Harry-Watkins; Charlotte-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson.

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe, as17630504; End: The Shoemakers-Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

4332
04 July 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Rogier, Miss Capitani

4333
20 July 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: New Dance-Rogier, Miss Buckinger; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

4334
27 July 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Miss Street; III: Hornpipe, as17630720

4335
08 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Roger, Miss Capitani; Provincial Dance, as17630805; Venetian Gardeners, as17630805

4336
11 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17630801, but Physician-Castle; Amaryllis-Miss Read; Chloris-Mrs Osborne; Lightning-Master Summers; [?-] Pearce. Pearce.
Cast
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Miss Read

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners, as17630808; Provincial Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

4337
15 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners, as17630810; New Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

4338
24 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Venetian Gardeners, as17630822; III: New Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

4339
03 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Rogier, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4340
05 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Kennedy; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Johnson; Foigard-Lewis; Sullen-Brown; Gibbet-Murden; Sir Charles Freeman-Wallis; Hounslow-Summers; Bagshot-Pierce; Scrub-Weston; Cherry-Miss Read; Dorinda-Mrs Osborne; Gipsey-Mrs Johnson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Daly.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Read

Afterpiece Title: The Contented Cuckold

Dance: Master Clinton, Miss Street

4341
22 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-O'Brien; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Love; Scrub-Yates; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles-Packer; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson;. To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd the Flemish Feast-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker

4342
05 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Miss Elliot; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Indiana-Miss Macklin; Singing-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

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

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants; Man Peasant-Sga Manesiere, Women Peasant- Miss Wilford

4343
25 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: others Actor: Bransby, Lee, Burton, Ackman, Baddeley, Castle, Parsons, Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange, Miss Bride, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Yates
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Young

Dance: II: A Comic Dance (never perform'd there) call'd The Fingalians-Aldridge, Miss Hilliard. [But see17610423.

4344
12 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Obrien, King, Packer, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Plym, Miss Pope
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Miss Plym

Dance: End of Play: The Cuckoo-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

4345
17 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Obrien, King, Packer, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Plym, Miss Pope
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Miss Plym

Dance: End: Reviv'd The Prussian Camp-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker

4346
10 January 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House, as17631213; II: A new Dance-Signora Marcucis, just arrived from Italy; III: A New Dance, as17631213; a new Dance Le Matellot Provencalle-Fischar, Miss Auretti call'd Le Matellot Provencalle

4347
19 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Cast
Role: Miss Elliott Careless Actor: Woodward
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Elliot

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Polly
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Song: A Pastoral Dialogue From The Arcadian Nuptials, and New Masque [see17640120]-Beard, Miss Hallam[, before Their Majesties, the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and other Members of the Royal Family (Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., p. 38)

4348
07 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640124; after III: A New Dance-Duberval, Miss Auretti

4349
21 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Senocrita

Dance: I: As17640214; II: New Dance-Bernardi, Marcucci; II: Le Marriage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti

4350
25 February 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Senocrita

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House-; II: Le Matellot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; III: As17640221