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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 Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Aimwell-Hale; Bonniface-Mullart; Foigard-Rosco; Sullen-Bridgwater; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Salway; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Gipsey-Miss Horsington; Scrub-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Marshall; Oswald-Giffard; Merlin-Paget; Osmond-Crisp; Grimbald-Yates; Conon-Blakes; Aurelius-Crofts; Albanact-Dunstall; Guillamar-Naylor; Philidel-Mrs Dunstall; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Matilda-Miss Hippisley; In which will be performed the Original Musick by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcel-Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina; Venus-Mrs Dunstall; Cupid-Master Nanfan; with the dances-Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student; or, The Fall of Pantomime: With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Thalia Actor: Miss Medina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17410228, but Amazons-Miss _Oates, Mrs Delagarde.

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke; Or, The Conjuror's Bastard; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Performance Comment: Conjuror's Bastard-Chapman; Duke Lavinio-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Prince Brunetto-Ware; Barberino-Bembridge; Alberto-Richards; Captain-Spackman; Clout-Gray; Flout-Clough; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Prudentia-Miss Ferguson; Flametta-Miss Dodson; 1st Widow-Mrs Taylor; 2d Widow-Mrs Powel; Miss Sol@Fa-Mrs Booth; Drunken Captain-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Dodson
Role: Miss Sol@Fa Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble; or, A Cure for Jealousy

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Clerimont-Mills; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Cross; James-Turbutt; Decoy-Ray; List-Woodburn; Sparkle-Leigh; Furnish-Raftor; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Egerton; Wheedle-Miss Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive; in which will be introduc'd a song call'd The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brunette; Margery-Miss Bennet; Kate-Miss Woodman; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-W. Giffard; Irishman-Yates; Drunken Man-Giffard; Frenchman-Blakes; Beau-Peterson; Miss Lucy-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Dunstall; Mirabel-Giffard; Fainall-W. Giffard; Witwoud-Garrick; Petulant-Yates; Waitwell-Peterson; John-Vaughan; Millamant-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Bishop; Foible-Miss Hippisley; Mincing-Miss E. Hippisley; Betty-Miss Medina; Peg-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss E. Hippisley
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Medina

Dance: As17420115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Bridgwater; Valentine-Hale; Tattle-Chapman; Foresight-Hippisley; Sir Sampson-Marten; Scandal-Cashell; Jeremy-Woodward; Trapland-James; Buckram-Harrington; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Woodward; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Bland; Miss Prue-Miss Georgiana Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before.

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Hornpipe proper to the play-Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Cashell; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Stephens; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; King-Harrington; Malcolm-Chapman; Seyton-Gibson; Donalbain-Clark; 1st Murderer-Hippisley; Second Murderer-Marten; Hecate-Rosco; three Witches-Woodward, James, Bencraft; With the Original Music-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Reinhold, Stoppelaer, Thompson, Bennet, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Hillyard, Mrs James; With all the Dances proper to the play-.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17420125, but Bayes-Garrick; Other Characters-Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.

Dance: The Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Lady Macduff-Mrs Hale; King-Gibson; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-Hale; Donalbain-Anderson; Lenox-Stephens; Seyward-Cashell; Seyton-Harrington; Hecate-Rosco; Murderers-Stoppelaer, Bencraft; Witches-Hippisley, Marten, James; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Reinhold, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs James, Miss Hillyard, Miss Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley

Song: By Desire, Arrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Dance: Villeneuve, Dumont, Richardson, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, DeVaul

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-Hale; Foppington-Woodward; Worthy-Bridgwater; Lory-Chapman; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hippisley; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421102, but other characters-Miss Wright, Miss _Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921; III: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17430101, but The Vocal parts-_Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17430217, but Prue-Miss Hippisley, from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden; Snap-Freeman; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bambridge; Nurse-Mrs Haughton; Jeremy-Miss Royer; Epilogue [kindly sent to his [Milward's] Widow the Night before by the Gentleman who wrote The Man of Taste [James Miller]-Cibber. (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.)

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: See17430314 but Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Coupee-Gentleman, who never appear'd on any Stage before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oliver-Mills; Springlove-Cross; Old Rents-Turbutt; Hearty-Dunstall; Randal-Morgan; Patrico-Woodburn; Martin-Ray; Justice Clack-Taswell; Vincent-Blakes; Hillyard-Moreland; Rachel-Mrs Chetwood; Meriel-Miss Budgell; Amice-Miss Bradshaw; Beggars-Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Amice Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Beggars Actor: Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts.

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Moreland

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Auguste; A Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Lappet-Mrs Macklin; Frederick-Townly; Clerimont-Craggs; Ramilie-Penington; Cook-French; Sparkle-Grant; Decoy-Nelson; Furnish-Harder; List-Kemp; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Townly; Wheedle-Miss Jarvis; Mariana-Miss Talbot; Harriet-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Jarvis
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Talbot
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Sir Jasper-French; Charlotte-Miss Jarvis; Leander-Newman; Hellebore-Clark; James-Nelson; Harry-Townly; Dorcas-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Jarvis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Child Actor: Miss Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-Quin; Castalio-Ryan; Polydore-Hale; Acasto-Ridout; Chaplain-Chapman; Ernesto-Rosco; Serina-Mrs Hale; Page-Miss Morrison; Monimia-a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [i.e., Miss George Ann Bellamy, whose first appearance was 27 March 1742, cg].i.e., Miss George Ann Bellamy, whose first appearance was 27 March 1742, cg].
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morrison

Dance: As17441117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17450108, but Miss Prue-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: Temple of Dulness

Cast
Role: Negligence Actor: Miss Young
Role: Faddlini Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: II: New Shepherd's Dance-Muilment; IV: Grand Dance-Signora Bettini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17441027, but Page-Miss Macklin; Serina-Miss Budgell; Florella-Miss Minors; Ernesto-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Miss Young

Dance: IV: New Shepherd's Dance-Muilment