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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: A Louvre and Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 1st time (Scholar to Fishar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: The Maid of the Mill. As17680427 but to avoid confusion: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Hartry (of Drury Lane); Giles-Mahoon; Mervin-Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; End Act I, a Dance incidental to the opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17680428 but Sir John-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Trueman-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Mahoon; Mervin-Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; End Act I Dance incidental to the opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Besford, 2nd time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts by- Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote; Dr Last-Weston; Margaret-Mrs Gardner; Harriet-Miss Edwards , her first appearance (Edition of 1768).

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Between the acts: Duquesnay, Miss Street, scholars of Gherardi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 2nd time (scholar of Fishar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister (being his first appearance in that character); Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Jackson; Jemmy Twitcher-Loveman; Wat Dreary-Graham; Jack-Lloyd; Nimming Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin of Bagshot-Keen; Ben-Casey; Constable-Walker; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Drawer-Miell; Lucy-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Sukey-Mrs White; Molly-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Graham; Polly-Miss Edwards; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Edwards

Dance: Between the Acts: Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe-Vandemere, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Mahoon; Arcas-Casey; Corydon-Jackson; Cimon-Hamilton; Mopsus-Bannister; Phillida-Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Edwards.

Dance: I: By Desire, Double Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Perry; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Harlow-Davis; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Harlow-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Dance: I: A Dance incident to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahon; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Twist; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Bevil-Burton; Young Bevil-Holland; Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Bannister; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Myrtle-Jefferson; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Phillis-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: Miss Young

Event Comment: MMiss Burton made her first apperaranc on this stage in the part ofthe Country Girl. She is a pretty, genteel figure; Played the part well, and was much Applauded (Hopkins Diary). Country Girl, Young Gentlewoman, first Appearance (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Lucy-Miss Pope; Alithea-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Country Girl-A young Gentlewoman[, 1st appearance [Miss Burton]., 1st appearance [Miss Burton].
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: II: A New Dance called The Hunters-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Newton; V: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Tassoni, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Commissioners Actor: Fawcett, Messink

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680929; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Sparks; Wat Dreary-Kearny; Jack-Wheeler; Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin-Lings; Ben Budge-Farrell; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Reade; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Sukey-Mrs Dyer; Molly-Mrs Twisdale; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Polly-Mrs Jewell; Jemmy Twitcher-Sharpless.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; a Country Dance-the characters