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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Matthews"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Matthews")') 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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14917 results for: Keyword - Miss Matthews
We found 13790 matches on Performance Comments, 4468 matches on Performance Title, 1759 matches on Event Comments, 263 matches on Roles/Actors, and 89 matches on Author.

101
28 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Cast
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

102
01 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Cast
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: BBohemian Peasants-Jolly, Mlle Dulisse

103
05 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Singing-Signora Peralta; Dancing-Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

104
08 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

105
27 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

106
29 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

107
03 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

108
05 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Jolly, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Denham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twyste.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

109
11 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Address-Cibber; A Scotch Song-; A concerto-; First Comic Lecture-Cibber; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Second Comic Lecture-Cibber; The Italian Peasant (comic dance)-; A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Auction of choice curiosities of extraordinary Value-Cibber; Italian air-Sga Mimicotti as17570628; Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-; Handel's Water Music-Mother Midnight.
Cast
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

110
13 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

111
17 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570813, but Blind Man's Buff-_; English song-Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Cast
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

112
19 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End Evening: a New grotesque dance, Colin and his Rival Lasses-

113
24 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570822, but A Scotch Song-; Address-; The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Blind Man's Buff-Master Settree, Miss Twiste.
Cast
Role: Blind Man's Buff Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twiste.
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

114
26 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: Blind Man's Buff Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twiste.
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

115
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: New Comic Dance Actor: Joly, Miss Durham
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

116
02 February 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581229, but Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Minuet Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Dance: Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

117
15 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

118
25 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

119
26 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

120
04 February 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

121
08 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

122
15 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: 1st Shepherdess Actor: Miss Reynolds
Role: Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Entertainment: End: A Search After Scrubs-Baddeley

123
30 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: II: The Cow@keepers- (with alterations and additions) (see17680426; IV: The Cotillion, as17680426 but Sga Lucchi to the dancers; End: +New Comic Dance, as17680116

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye all-J. Palmer

124
09 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

125
30 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Miss Harslet Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: other characters Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929