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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.

4501
09 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Rose

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

4502
14 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Sheridan; King Henry-Bannister; Richmond-Aickin; Buckingham-Sowdon; Tressel-Wheeler; Catesby-Strange; Lord Mayor-Sparks; Oxford-Sharpless; Lord Stanley-DuBellamy; Ratcliff-Jacobs; Lt of Tower-Kearny; Blunt-Summers; Prince Edward-Master Cape; Duke of York-Miss Rose; Lady Anne-Mrs DuBellamy; Dutchess of York-Mrs Dyer; Queen-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rose

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Rose

Dance: TThe Sailor's Return-Tassoni, Miss Street

4503
25 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Diversions of the Morning

Dance: TThe Sailor's Return-Tassoni, Vandermere, Summers, Miss Street

Song: II: Cara Sposa-Mrs Jewell; IV: A Favourite Air in the Captive-Mrs Jewell

4504
25 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: Rural Love-Fishar, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17641212 ff.

4505
20 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon.[See17681007.

4506
14 February 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lovers Of Their Country; Or, Themistocles And Aristides

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: After the Play: Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: new Interlude:% The Old Women Weather Wise

4507
08 March 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Music: After 1st Chorus: A solo on French Horn-the celebrated Rodolfe; End Act I: A solo on the Violino-Lahaussage; End of Piece: Solo on Violincello-by the celebratedDupart

Song: After the violincello: The Stabat Mater (music by Pergolesi)-Guadagni, Savoi; The whole performance to conclude with: a Grand Chorus (music by Guglielmi) with a Trio-Miss Dupart, Rodolfe. [Query: the trio instumental?]

4508
29 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: End: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

4509
21 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Polly-Mrs Pinto; Jenny-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Arnauld, Miss Macklin.

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

4510
28 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Night Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Burton

Song: I: A Cantata call'd Queen Mab or the Fairies' Jubilee-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: Minuet, Allemande-Daigueville, Miss Ross [as17700427

4511
03 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Twist; IV: The Tartars, as17691207

4512
09 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashion Display'd

Afterpiece Title: With a Farce

Dance: Between the acts: Miss Street

4513
21 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

4514
23 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

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

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Ending with Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

4515
30 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Chamont-Palmer, first appearance in that part; Polydore-Packer; Acasto-Hurst; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Castle; Page-Miss Collett; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Monimia-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross

Entertainment: BBucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

4516
04 June 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: II: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

4517
11 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Trowell

Dance: End: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

4518
04 July 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Nosegay, as17700611 End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

4519
16 July 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Pedlar; End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

4520
18 July 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Pedlar by Master and Miss West

4521
01 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Vandermere; Sileno-Phillips; Damaetas-Hamilton; Mysis-Mrs Read; Daphne-Mrs Saunders; Nysa-Mrs Jewell; Jupiter-Griffith; Mars-Dancer; Bacchus-Lings; Mercury-Holcroft; Vulcan-Farrell; Pan-Saunders; Apollo-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Trowel; Minerva-Mrs White; Juno-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Trowel

Dance: II: The Cowkeeper, as17700521; End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

4522
08 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan; Prince Henry-Knowles; Pembroke-Dancer; Hubert-F. Gentleman; Salisbury-DuBellamy; R. Falconbridge-Hamilton; English Herald-Farrell; Bastard-Fleetwood; King of France-Gardner; Dauphin-Robson; Austria-Griffiths; Pandulph-Wheeler; Chatillon-Smyth; French Herald-Saunders; Eleanor-Mrs Dyer; Lady Falconbridge-Mrs White; Blanch-Miss Trowel; Constance-Mrs Burton .
Cast
Role: Blanch Actor: Miss Trowel

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: End of Play: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

4523
16 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Capon

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamois, Miss Hamois, as17701010

4524
17 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

4525
03 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17700329.