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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.

4376
23 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Dutchman-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4377
27 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: Tambourine Dance, as17640705 End: The Carpenter and Fruit Dealer-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4378
30 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: As17640727 End: A new comic Dance called The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle-Gherardi jun, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4379
06 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle, as17640801; End: The Calabrian Peasants-Rogier, Miss Valois

4380
24 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Gypsey in a Village-Gherardi jun, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4381
01 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

4382
05 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Carpenter and Fruit Dealer, as17640727 End: Comic Dance-Rogier, Miss Valois

4383
11 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle, as17640730 End: Comic Dance-Rogier, Miss Valois

4384
18 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Griffith from Dublin; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Love; Scrub-Yates; Foigard-Moody; Sir Chas Freeman-Packer; Gibbet-Bransby; Dorinda-Miss Plym; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

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

Dance: IV: The Provencalle-Miss Rogers

4385
29 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: II: New TambourineDance-Slingsby (his 1st appearance this stage), Miss Baker

4386
01 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks ; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn set by Purcel, -Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Maria-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

4387
03 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John-Gibson; Lucinda (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Dancing and a Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Dancing and a Minuet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End: A New Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff-Arnauld, 1st appearance on the English Stage, Miss Valois

4388
06 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Manly-Packer; Lord Townly-Powell; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer; Count Basset-King; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Love; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Bennett; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.

Dance: II: Irish Lilt-Aldrige, Miss Baker

4389
11 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker; III: The Provencalle, as17640918; V: New Tambourine, as17640929

4390
13 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Cherokees Actor: Miss _Baker.
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: II: A New Scaramouch Dance-Sg Berardi (1st appearance this stage), Miss Baker

4391
02 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Giustinelli, Miss Wright, Miss Vincent, Miss Williams, Sga Cremonini. Mahomed-Vernon; Mirza-Giustinelli; Abudah-Champnes; Almena-Miss Wright; Zara-Mrs Vincent; Selima-Miss Williams; Aspatia-Siga Cremonini (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Almena Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: II: New Dance, The Tartar's Festival-Aldridge, Berardi, Giorgi, Lauchry, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4392
20 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

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

Dance: II: A New Entertainment call'd The Medley-Slingsby, Miss Baker

4393
28 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon; Hobbinol-Yates; Damon-Baddeley; Astolpho-Packer; Fabian-Didier; Phoebe-Miss Slack , 1st appearance on any stage; Lisetta (with a mock Italian song)-Mrs Clive; Emily-Miss Young; Clara-Miss Wright (Genest, V, 63) Emily-$Miss Scott (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Slack , 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Young
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Scott

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4394
13 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Holland, 1st time; Col. Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Gibby-Johnson; Frederick-Packer; Lissardo-Yates; Flora-Mrs Clive; Isabella-Miss Plym; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

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

Dance: I: A New Scaramouch, as17641013; II: A Garland Dance-Grimaldi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi; IV: A Comic Dance-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4395
18 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Packer; Ramilie-Palmer; James-Clough; Decoy-Parsons; Sparkle-Ackman; Mariana-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Plym; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive with song, The Life of a Beau.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Dance: II: The Millers-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; IV: The Medley, as17641120

4396
13 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge, Miss Baker

4397
14 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17641107, but Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchant-Mrs Baker for Miss Miller; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Bacchant Actor: Mrs Baker for Miss Miller
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17640924, but Termagant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Miss Elliot.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: After the Masque: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist

4398
21 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Irish Milkmaids-Miss Ford; End: The Medley, as17641120

4399
26 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Gibson; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Roxana (with Epilogue in character)-Mrs Ward; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Miss Ward; 1st time. In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Oberon-Dyer; Fairy Queen-Mrs Ward; Cynthia-Miss Ward; dance incident to the piece,-Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Ward
Role: dance incident to the piece, Actor: Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

4400
10 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End Opera: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt