The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
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: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17360123, but Country Lasses-Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Ambrose .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Dance: II: Harlequin by Mlle De L'Isle. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Delane; Page-A. Hallam; Ford-Ryan; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Caius-Mullart; Shallow-Chapman; Slender-Clark; Fenton-Master Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Buchanan; Anne Page-Miss Norsa; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: Sylvia; or, The Country Burial

Performance Comment: Sir John-Walker; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Timothy Stitch-Laguerre; Jonathan-Hippisley; Wilford-Aston; Ploughshare-Mullart; Gaffer Gabble-M. Stoppelaer; Sexton-James; Dorothy-Mrs Kilby; Betty-Miss Bincks; Goody Busy-Mrs Martin; Goody Gabble-Mrs Forrester; Lettice-Miss Hilliard .
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Hilliard

Dance: As17360316

Song: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Phoebus-Mrs Cantrell; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Turkish Dancers-Delamayne, Mrs Walter; Turk-Salway; Harlequin-Le Brun; Morocco Servant-Poitier; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360304.

Music: IV: Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits)

Performance Comment: III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond: Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd: With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp, Dr Grey-Goose, and Sir Nehemiah Nestle-Cock

Performance Comment: Crack-Chapman; Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah-Smith; Bellamy-Ray; Captain Strut-Yates; Servant-Littleton; Page-Master Brown; Mrs Grey Goose-Mrs Herle; Miss Grey Goose-Miss Atherton; Betty-Mrs Cantrell .

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: As17361216, but Attendants on Germanicus-Corfe, Touchbury, Richardson, Kelly, Nichols, Osborne; Attendants on Britannia-Mrs Marshall, Mrs Ware, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Dove, Miss Hughes, Miss Tollett.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: Achilles-Salway; Lycomedes-Bridgwater; Periphas-Walker; Ajax-Mullart; Ulysses-Chapman; Diphilus-Aston; Diomedes-Laguerre; Agyrtes-Leveridge; Thetis-Mrs Mullart; Theaspe-Mrs James; Philoe-Miss Rogers; Lesbia-Miss Brunette; Artemona-Mrs Kilby; Deidamia-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Philoe Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Deidamia Actor: Miss Bincks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17370210, but dances-Phillips, +Villeneuve, Mrs +Pelling, Mrs +Anderson, Miss +Mann, Miss +Brett.
Cast
Role: dances Actor:
Role: Hippolito Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17370129, but Kate-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Genius-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Miss Hillyard; Furies-Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Baudouin, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierots-Baudouin, Tench; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs Moreau; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mrs Cantrell; Miller-Nivelon; Miller's Wife-Miss Norman; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Ben-Marshall; Jemmy-Cole; Bagshot-Rolar; Jack-Leigh; Ned-Peploe; Wat-Woodburn; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Hill; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Tollet; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Hill; Sukey-Mrs Brett; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Bennet; Molly-Miss Thynne; Betty-Mrs Woodward; Jenny-Miss Wilson; Macheath-Beard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Tollet
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wilson

Dance: Lilliputians , Scholars of Livier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Reynard-Hallam; Loveworth-Stevens; Woodcock-Boaman; Squib-Penkethman; Maiden-Clarke; Belinda-Miss Horsington; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Marshall; Penelope-Miss Sharpe; Lucy-Miss Dancey; Hillaria-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Sharpe
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17380510, but Rovewell-Salway; Arethusa-Miss Hillyard; Argus-W. Hallam; Robin-Penkethman; Betty-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancey.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17381030, but Nymphs-Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey.
Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Miss Mann. As 27 Nov. 1738. Tickets The Siege of Damascus also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Dance: I: Harlequins-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17381009, but Harlequin-Hays; Genius-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade-Miss Young; Furies-Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne; Miller-Bencraft; siller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.

Dance: By Desire, aHornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Philosopher; Or, The Country Squire Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Wapping Landlady

Performance Comment: Wapping Landlady-Mrs Coker; Sailors-Dove, Nichols, Granier, Olbeldiston, Littleton; The Whole to conclude with a Grand Scene of Neptune's Palace: Neptune-Granier; Tritons-Thompson, Olbeldiston, Littleton; Sea Nymphs-Mrs Phillips, Miss Hayes, Miss Gerrard.

Dance: TThe Milk@Maids-; or, The Merry Morrice Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Turbutt; Mat-Ray; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Ben-Marshall; Jemmy-Cole; Crookfingered Jack-Leigh; Ned-Wright; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Woodburn; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Kilby; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Walter; Dolly-Mrs Vallois; Sukey-Miss Chetwood; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Bennet; Molly-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Kilby
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Chetwood
Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Wright; Driver-Johnson; Governor-Turbutt; Blandford-Mills; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Taswell; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Marshall; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Miss Bennet; Daniel-Penkethman, the first itme of his appearing on that stage.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Sea God-Muilment; Tritons-Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Carney; Pantaloon-Winstone; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Haymakers-Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois; Egg Woman-Hough; Clown-Penkethman; with a Grand Ballet-Muilment, Baudouin, Rector, Liviez, Carney.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Athenais-Mrs Horton; Marcian-Stevens; Pulcheria-Mrs Bellamy; Leontine-Roberts; Atticus-Mullart; Aranthes-Ryan Jr; Lucius-Anderson; Flavilla-Mrs Vincent; Marina-Miss Norman; Julia-Miss Horsington; Delia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Marina Actor: Miss Norman
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Margery-Mrs Lampe; Gaffer Gubbins-Laguerre; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: As17390919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: See17391108, but Harlequin-Woodward; Tritons-Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Carney; Pantaloon-Yates; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Haymakers-Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois; Egg Woman-Hough; Clown-Penkethman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Macklin; Lopez-Ridout; Antonio-Winstone; Octavio-Ray; Francisco-Shepard; Hermit-Woodburn; Peasants-Yates, Reed; Statue-Taswell; Father's Ghost-Raftor; Flora-Miss Thynne; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Bennet; 1st Wife-Miss Karver; 2d Wife-Mrs Thompson; 3d Wife-Mrs Vallois; 4th Wife-Mrs Marshall; 5th Wife-Miss Woodman; 6th Wife-Mrs Egerton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: 1st Wife Actor: Miss Karver
Role: 5th Wife Actor: Miss Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones

Song: Proper to the Play.The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others

Performance Comment: The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.

Dance: Mainpiece:IV: Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Cook, Davenport, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport; In V: Dance of Furies-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Performance Comment: Cephalus-Parry; Procris-Miss Atherton; Aurora-Mrs Brooth; Neptune-Watson; Cupid-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Squire Shallow-Middleton; Noodle-Closon; Tragedy-Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax; Comedy-Sunderland, Harrolt, Jones; Milkmaids-Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton; Conjuror, Savoyard-Parry.

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17401022, but Macheath-Lowe; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Turbutt; Mat-Cashell; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Ben Budge-Ridout; Jemmy Twitcher-Ray; Crookfingered Jack-Leigh; Nimming Ned-Wright; Wat Dreary-Vaughan; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Woodburn; Jenny Diver-Miss Karver; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wright; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Bennet; Dolly Trull-Mrs Penkethman; Molly Brazen-Mrs Sampson; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Woodman; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Gipsies-Weeks, Green, Vaughan, Gray, Miss Karver, Mrs Penkethman, Mrs Jackson, Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Colombine's Father-Leigh; Fidler-Gray; Mother-Jones; Maid-Mrs Woodman; John Trot-Hough; Adonis-Maltere; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Desse, Carney, Nivelon, l'Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mardette; Cupid-Muilment.

Dance: II: La Tambourin Matelot-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17401104, but Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley; Tumblers-James, Anderson; Harlequin-Villeneuve; Pierot-Richardson; Mezzetin-Delagarde; Scaramouch-Dupre; Harlequin Woman-Miss Oates; Pierot Woman-Lestrade; Mezzetin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Villeneuve.