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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 Eccentric Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Whitfield, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Curties, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from Times, 1 May: Sir Francis Delroy-Lewis; Peter Crowfoot-Quick; Fenton-Holman; Admiral Delroy-Munden; Doctor Crisis-Fawcett; Gangrene-Murray; Gabriel-Knight; Sir Henry Netterville-Whitfield; Ostrich-Waddy; Tom Transit-Simmons; John Seagrave-Rees; Admiral's Servant-Curties; Eleanor de Ferrars-Miss Betterton; Constantia-Mrs Pope; Widow Blandy-Mrs Gilbert; Fidelia-Mrs Mattocks; [Times does not spell all the parts as they are listed in the text, in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, which assigns no parts, but in which they are spelled as above. Times erroneously assigns Doctor Crisis to Farley, and lists Mrs Mattocks' part as Mrs Crowfoot; it does not assign Gabriel or the Servant.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: In III: a new duet Adieu , composed by Kelly-Kelly, Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Alonzo-Barrymore; Carlos-C. Kemble; Alvarez-Packer; Manuel-Maddocks; Zanga-Kemble; Leonora-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Leak; Nelly-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End: the official news of Nelson's victory at the Nile, on 1 August 1798, was given out; the audience called for Rule Britannia-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland; God save the King- [(London Chronicle, 4 Oct.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Surmont; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Friar-Maddocks; Sexton-Hollingsworth; Seacoal-Sparks; HeoHero-Miss Mellon; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: HeoHero Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Beda Actor: Miss Leak

Song: In II: a Masquerade-; and Stevens' Glee, Sigh no More Ladies-Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Miss Leak, Mrs Roffey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Cast
Role: Martia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Leak

Music: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Miss Leak

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: V: song-Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Harcourt (with the Battle Song, from The Italian Villagers, composed by Shield)-Incledon; Sir Simon Flourish (1st time)-Emery; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Claremont; Tipstaff-Simmons; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Litchfield; Miss Hartley-Miss Poole; (for that night only; a New Obligato Song-Miss Poole;, accompanied on the violin-Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Jack Connor-Betterton; Lord Edmond-Mansel; Father Frank-Waddy; Frill-Farley; Tough-Rees; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Sims; Mary-Mrs Gibbs; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Rachael Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Fun and Frolic; or, Sailors' Revels

Song: In course Evening: The Storm-Incledon; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Mad Tom of Bedlam (in character)-Incledon; Together let us range (composed by Boyce)-Incledon, Miss Poole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Emery; Captain Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; M'Query-Waddy; Landlord-Rees; Bailiff-Thompson; John-Claremont; Undertaker-Street; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Fanny-Miss Leserve; Julia Faulkner-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Song: End IV: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; End Monologue: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Simmons; At dawn of life our Vows were plighted-Miss Wheatley; The turban'd Turk who scorns the world-Johnstone; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; Fa la la-Incledon, Johnstone, Street, Linton

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: A Fig for the Fellows (Introductive of some Comic Reasons, which it is hoped will pass Current)-Mrs Mattocks, in the character of Miss Allspice, the Grocer's Daughter

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: A Fig for the Fellows (Introductive of some Comic Reasons, which it is hoped will pass Current)-Mrs Mattocks, in the character of Miss Allspice, the Grocer's Daughter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Emery, Clarke, Betterton, Townsend, Miss Gilbert, Simmons, Claremont, Mrs Atkins, Miss Walcup, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Chapman; Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Forest-Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee; Chorus of Guards in the Castle-Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel. [And see17981211.]And see17981211.]

Dance: In 3rd piece: Procession and Dance of Swabian Peasants, as17981211, but Miss _Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; M'Dermot-Johnstone; Mr Dorimont-Hull; Sir Paul Peckham-Waddy; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Farley; Exempt-Thompson; Bailiff-Wilde; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Miss Sims; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Sims

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-J. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Clarke; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Cast
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay; or, Sailors on Saturday Night

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.
Role: English Waiter Actor: Lyons
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Villager Actor: Lyons
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths
Role: Widow Belmont Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane (composed by Miss Abrahams [recte Abrams])-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Vaudeville End: Satan's Address to the Sun , from Milton's Paradise Lost-the Young Gentleman who last year (see17980917) recited a portion of Gray's Bard; Musical Pasticcio, The Cryer-Suett; My mother bids me bind my hair (Haydn)-Master Suett; a Comic Song descriptive of Bartholomew Fair-Wathen; Mad Tom (Purcell)-Story; The Irish Newsman-Clarke; Crazy Jane (Miss Abrams)-Mrs Bland; Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Maddocks; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Kemble; Le Beau-Surmont; Oliver-Clarke; Jaques de Boys-Holland; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Packer; Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Corin-Hollingsworth; Sylvius-Trueman; Rosalind-Miss Biggs; Celia-Miss Mellon; Phebe-Miss Heard; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Surmont; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Maddocks; Cloe-Mrs Roffey; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: In V: song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: In III: Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17991211, but added: Miss Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joanna

Performance Comment: As18000116, but Vocal Parts-Miss _Waters.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Miss _Waters.
Role: Page Actor: Miss Waters
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Cox
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Gilbert

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Jack Connor-Betterton; Lord Edmond-Mansel; Father Frank-Waddy; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Sims; Mary-Mrs Litchfield; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Rachael Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Chapman.

Song: Chorusses, as18000116, but Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Music: Vocal Parts, as17991127, but Mrs _Bland, Mrs Roffey; +To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Roffey, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Roffey

Dance: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000304O ever in my bosom live, as18000304Come every jovial fellow-Simmons, Mrs Sydney, Miss Wheatley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Part II 5th Grand Concerto-; Return O God-Miss Crosby (Samson); The smiling dawn-Miss Capper (Jephtha); Softly rise-Incledon; with fagotto obligato-Parkinson; Ye southern breezes-Chorus (Solomon, by Boyce); Pious orgies-Mrs Dussek (Judas Maccabaeus); God preserve the Emperor-Chorus (Haydn); I feel the deity within, Arm arm ye brave-Denman; +We come we come-Chorus; From mighty Kings-Mrs Second (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Part III Overture and March- (Scipio); Tune your harps-Miss Tennant (Esther); Sin not O King-Dignum (Saul); Flush'd with conquest-Chorus (Alexander Balus); What passion cannot music-Mrs Second; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Dryden's Ode); See the conquering hero-Chorus; March (Judas Maccabaeus)-; Vo sol cando-Mrs Dussek (Vinci); Together let us range-Incledon, Mrs Second (Solomon, by Boyce); Gloria Patri-Chorus (Jubilate).
Cast
Role: Tune your harps Actor: Miss Tennant

Music: End I: sonata on the Grand Piano Forte-Miss Reinagle (1st appearance in public); with accompaniment for flute and violoncello obligata-Woidner, C. Ashley; End II: concerto on violin-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: V: song-Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As18000322but Valentine-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Jeremy-Trueman; Trapland-Webb; Angelica-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Prince Germanicus-Mrs Thurmond; Britannia-Mrs Roberts; Royal Attendants on Germanicus-W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, West, Moore, Presgrove; Royal Attendants on Britannia-Mrs Haughton, Miss Norman, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Wetherilt, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollet; Priests of Hymen-Lyon, Dove, Ayres, Wetherilt Sr, Monlass, Morris; Watermen-Bardin, Stoppelaer, Jenkins, Harbin, Rosco, Sandham, Delagarde, Dove; Grenadiers-Huddy, Excell, Moore, Wetherilt, Evans, West, Monlass, Morris; Serjeant-Hulett; Cupid-Miss Cole; Deities-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Graces-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois; First Swain-Thurmond; First Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Nymphs-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois .

Entertainment: [Author unknown.] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): William Lyon

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Miss Jones; Juno-Mrs Roberts; Io-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Cunningham; Inachus-Excell; Argus-Hind; Iris-Miss Gerrard; Nercus-Haughton; His Followers-Vallois, Tench, Topham, Delagarde; Laverna-Mrs Bullock; Nymphs-Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Miss Norman; Attendants on Jupiter-Richardson, Havard, Hamilton, Moore, Presgrove, Morrice; Attendants on Juno-Mrs M. Giffard, Miss Hughes, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman, Mrs Monlass; In it Mother Shipton's Wish; or, Harlequin's Origin. Mother Shipton-Lyon; Infernal Spirit-Nichols; Witches-Topham, Martin, Stoppelaer, Jenkins; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine's Father-Norris; Squire-Wetherilt; Pierrot-Vallois; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Clown-Penkethman .

Entertainment: With Musick, Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely New. The Scenes painted by Mr Devoto. And the Musick compos'd by Mr Prelleur and Mr Eversman. Admission as17340925

Performance Comment: The Scenes painted by Mr Devoto. And the Musick compos'd by Mr Prelleur and Mr Eversman. Admission as17340925 .