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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.

4701
21 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Kirby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance this season). 1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren.

Dance: End II: The Butterfly-the Miss Stageldoirs; III: a Hornpipe-Walker; End: Country Dance-the Characters

4702
02 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Masked Lady Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: The other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

4703
03 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-L'Estrange; Pharamond-Whitfield; Thrasaline-Thompson; Cleremont-Robson; Woodman-Booth; Captain of the Mob-Fearon; Dion-Hull; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Miss Ambrose; Lady-Mrs Poussin; Galatea-Miss Stewart; Bellario-Mrs Inchbald (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Stewart

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Master Edwin (1st appearance on this stage i.e. in a play]), Edwin, Reinhold, Robson, Davies, Quick, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Webb, Miss Catley. [Cast from playbill of 30 Oct. 1781: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927

4704
05 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years).
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: V: song-Miss Field

4705
11 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End IV: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Valois

4706
25 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Dance: End II: Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Miss Besford

4707
13 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies; The Lady-Mrs Inchbald; Bacchants-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr (late Miss Thornton; 1st appearance these 2 years); Euphrosyne-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley.

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

4708
24 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Trew]); Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Hull; Aranthes-Robson; Atticus-Thompson; Lucius-L'Estrange; Theodosius-Lewis; Pulcheria-Mrs Green; Julia-Mrs Poussin; Delia-Miss Platt; Athenais-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Athenais Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: Principal Vocal Parts-Davies, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris. [The music by Purcell.

4709
28 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews

4710
05 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: new grand Polish Dance-Mettalcourt (1st appearance here), Harris, Miss Besford; In afterpiece: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks

4711
12 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17800923, but Chorus of Spirits-Miss _Coats.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Spirits Actor: Miss _Coats.
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits, as17800923; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits, as17800923; IV: a Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

4712
15 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: Vocal Parts, as17811023, but Miss Morris

4713
18 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Du Actor: Bellamy, Suett, R. Palmer, Williams, Holcroft, Chaplin, Griffiths, Phillimore, Nash, Helme, Palmer, Miss Prudom, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Prudom
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: End: Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong

4714
23 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Mopsa Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

4715
08 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: new dance, Bacchus and Ariadne-Aldridge, Miss Besford

4716
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece: Written by Farquhar, with Alterations. Not acted these 80 years [acted 24 Oct. 1735]. A great Demand being made for Places, Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their Servants by Five o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Hayes; Lovewell-Briggs; Squire Mockmode-Benson; Pamphlet-Maddin; Club-Randall; Brush-Powell; Cripple-James; Officer-Cowcher; Porter-Jones; Servant-Williams; Rigadoon-Lyon; Nimblewrist-Brown; Lyrick-Turner; Leanthe-Miss Hurst (1st appearance); Bullfinch-Mrs Harley; Trudge-Miss Jackson; Masked lady-Miss Simmons; Pindress-Miss Maddin; Lucinda-Miss Carne.
Cast
Role: Rigadoon Actor: Lyon
Role: Leanthe Actor: Miss Hurst
Role: Trudge Actor: Miss Jackson
Role: Masked lady Actor: Miss Simmons
Role: Pindress Actor: Miss Maddin
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Carne.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-J. Fox (1st appearance); Mungo (for that night only)-Dighton; Leander-W. Fox (1st appearance); Ursula-Mrs Kingham; Leonora-Miss Harris.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Harris.

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

4717
03 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Simson.

Dance: End: The Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

4718
20 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Chit Chat; or, The Penance of Polygamy

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End III 1st piece: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17801003; End IV: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

4719
05 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character); Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Kirby.

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Duprez, Miss Armstrong

4720
08 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Bensley, Fearon (of cg), Aickin, Bannister Jun., Lamash, Dodd, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Miss Farren. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780) and Genest, VI, 184: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Fearon; Grey-Aickin; Captain Harcourt-Bannister Jun.; Vane-Lamash; Jacob-Dodd; Bridget-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Butterfly, as17800921; In 3rd piece: The Minuet de la Cour-Henry, Miss Collett

4721
14 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Cast
Role: Miss Uniform Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Miss Labradore Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett. For complete list of parts see dl, 26 Dec. 1796. Text of synopsis

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312but Sga Crespi in place of Sga _Tantini, Miss Armstrong in place of Sga Crespi

4722
25 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Narcissa-Miss Phillips.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: End IV: Hornpipe-Miss J. Stageldoir

4723
01 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Marshall]); Lucinda-Miss Hale; Margery-Mrs Wells (from the Theatre at Exeter; 1st appearance in London); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

4724
12 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Massey, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-Lamash; Crab-Massey; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End I: Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

4725
23 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Sir Mathew Mite-Palmer; Mr Oldham-Aickin; Sir Thomas[recte John] Oldham-Usher; Touchit-Baddeley; Mayor-Webb; Nathan-Barrett; Moses-Pierce; Conserve-Egan; Secretary-Davis; Waiter-Lamash; Antiquarian-Massey; Janus-Wilson; Putty-Edwin; Mrs Matchem-Mrs Webb; Sophy-Mrs Cuyler; Crocus-Mrs W. Palmer; Lady Oldham-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Oldham Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

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