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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Standen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Standen")') 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
14707 results for: Keyword - Miss Standen
We found 13758 matches on Performance Comments, 4405 matches on Performance Title, 1730 matches on Event Comments, 157 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

76
29 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17341111, but Country Wife-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: By Glover, Lally, Mlle Salle, particularly a Harlequin by Miss Norsa Jr, the first time of her appearance on any stage. Scot's Dance, as17350311 Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance, as17350311 Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers .

Song: As17350422

77
08 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ridout and Dupre. [Rich's Register adds Livier and Miss Brunette.] Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #11 19s.; tickets #104 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: 1: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and his Scholar. III: Wooden Shoe Dance by Leviez. IV: By Desire, a Ball Dance by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. End Afterpiece: Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and his Scholar. III: Wooden Shoe Dance by Leviez. IV: By Desire, a Ball Dance by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. End Afterpiece: Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers .

78
11 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard and Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

Dance: I: Black Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c. V: By Mlle Anne Roland

Performance Comment: II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c. V: By Mlle Anne Roland .

79
18 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Maid Servant Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.

Dance: As17901204

Song: As17910211

80
02 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Heard in place of Mrs Taylor.
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

81
13 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Heard in place of Mrs Taylor.
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

82
18 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

83
20 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

84
23 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Fontenelle

85
26 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Parsons; Don Phillip-Bensley; Octavio-Williamson; Trappanti-Bannister Jun.; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis-Evatt; Hypolita-Mrs Jordan (1st and only time of appearing on this stage); Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss Fontenelle; Villetta-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Dance: As17910701

86
27 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

87
28 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

88
29 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

89
12 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

90
08 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

91
09 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Fontenelle.
Role: Other Vocal Parts Actor: Davies, Cubitt, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Mrs Bannister, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Taylor, Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Gaudry
Role: Nuns Actor: Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell.

92
03 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Wilson; Medium-Baddeley; Campley-Davies; Trudge-Bannister Jun.; Mate-Johnson; Planters-Usher, Evatt, Burton; Sailors-Ledger, Abbott; Yarico-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance this season); Narcissa-Mrs Bannister; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty (1st time)-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Fontenelle.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

93
01 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Dance: As17920725

94
07 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Cast
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Cast
Role: Sylphina Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Spirit Actor: Miss
Role: other Characters Actor: Cubitt, Bland, Johnson, Lyons, Abbott, Brown, Master Danby, Master Waterhouse, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Dance: As17920725

95
16 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Cast
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

96
21 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: 2nd Villager Actor: Miss Barclay.
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

97
29 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Cast
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

98
03 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: 2nd Villager Actor: Miss Barclay.
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

99
26 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum [and see17921220]

Performance Comment: Pantomimic Characters Harlequin-Boyce; Clodpole-Follett; Squire Foxchase-Farley; Paddy Rooney O'Gaffey-Rock; Sir Gregory Whimsey-Hawtin; Father Paul-Powel; Pudding Boy-Master Hodgins; Cook-Gaurion; Smuggler-King ; Cooper-Blurton; Jew-Wilde; Alderman-Rowson; Captain-Thompson; Starved Friar-Griffiths; Lover's Servant-Simmons; Waterman-Platt; Baker-Thompson [i.e. doubled Captain]; Fishwoman-Mrs Cross; Mother-Mrs Powell; Maid-Miss Leserve; Ladies at the Ship Launch[, Apollo Garden Scenes-Miss Paye, Mrs Masters, Miss Barnett, Mrs Rock; Colombine-Mme Rossi; [Principal Vocal Characters: Lieutenant-Incledon; Old England Forever!-Incledon; Shipwrights-Gray, Street, Linton; +God preserve his Majesty-Gray, Street, Linton; Cobler-Fawcett; Song-Fawcett; Punch-Munden; Punch's Song-Munden (each Song new and in Character); Skaiters-Gray, Linton; This bleak and frosty Morning-Gray, Linton; Mother Shipton (with songs)-Mr Darley.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Apollo Garden Scenes Actor: Miss Paye, Mrs Masters, Miss Barnett, Mrs Rock

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

100
06 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Powel, Gray, Thompson, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Linton, Miss Barnett.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman