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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Wallis"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Wallis")') 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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14849 results for: Keyword - Miss Wallis
We found 13758 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1734 matches on Event Comments, 451 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

276
21 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Bards Actor: Miss _Kirton.
Role: Principal Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mlle St.Amand. Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar
Role: Principal Musical Characters Actor: Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar

277
25 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Quick, Munden, Middleton, Knight, Macready, Haymes, Rees, Miss Mansel, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Mansel

278
28 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960414, but Julia Faulkner-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Mansel.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

279
05 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

280
07 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: Rosolia Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Quick, Munden, Middleton, Knight, Macready, Haymes, Rees, Miss Mansel, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Mansel

Song: Mainpiece: As17960426

281
13 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship

Cast
Role: Miss Dolly Bull Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Speculation

Cast
Role: English Amazonians Actor: Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson
Role: Principal Dancers Actor: Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

282
17 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Mrs Townsend

Dance: In I: Grand Masquerade-; with the Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17950921

Song: End IV: Elegy-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17950921, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314but _Bowden; Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: End: Monsieur Tonson, as17960426; After which Recitation and Music, as performed last Season with universal Applause at Freemason's Hall, in which Errors of the Press-Holman; Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Middleton; The Story of the Dog (written by Whitehead)-Pope

283
19 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Song: End: An Ode, selected from Ben Jonson, as17960516

284
24 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick And Margaret Of Anjou

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Earl of Suffolk-Hull; Earl of Pembroke-Richardson; Officer-Thompson; King Edward-Macready; Lady Elizabeth Grey (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Lady Clifford (1st time)-Mrs Townsend; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Elizabeth Grey Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Cast
Role: 960319but Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Wallis, Mrs Knight.
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In Course Evening: The Waiter-Fawcett; Master Thedy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnegin Delaney's History of Himself-Johnstone; Mad Bess (in character)-Mrs Clendining; The Sportman's snug little Cot, Admiral Benbow-Incledon

285
01 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point At Herqui

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: 960319but Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Wallis, Mrs Knight.
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Bards Actor:
Role: Principal Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mlle St.Amand. Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar
Role: Principal Musical Characters Actor: Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar

Dance: In: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In: songs as17960503; End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: songs The Sea Storm, as17960516; I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as17960516; Come every jovial Fellow, as17960516; O ever in my bosom live, as17960516

286
02 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; Dermot-Johnstone; Sir Paul Peckham-Fawcett; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Dorimont-Richardson; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Mrs Townsend; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

287
04 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Augusta Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Fanny Dickins Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Miss Clare Actor: Miss Logan
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Logan.
Role: Miss Ann Battledor Actor: Mrs Davenport

Dance: As17951002

Song: End: The [Little] Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen

Monologue: After Singing: A Pantomimic Interlude in which the Dying and Skeleton Scene, with the Escape of Harlequin through a Hogshead of Fire. Harlequin-Simpson; Clown-Follett; Pantaloon-Hawtin; Scaramouch-Abbot; Doctor-Rees; Colombine-A Young Lady [unidentified]

288
28 September 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

Performance Comment: Cockletop-Quick; Frank-Munden; Joey-Fawcett; Napkin-Wilde; Hearty-Powel; Mrs Camomile-Miss Chapman; Belinda-Miss Logan; Nan-Mrs Henley; Flounce-Mrs Norton; Mrs Cockletop-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Logan

289
03 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill states that Elliston was appearing "by Permission of the Manager of the Theatre Royal Bath, and for the Last Time." But see 12 Oct.] Receipts: #207 18s. 6d. (197.11.6; 10.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

290
12 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Cast
Role: Irish Peasantry Defenders and White Boys Actor: Linton, Street, Follett, Simmons, Spofforth, Blurton, Abbot, Wilde, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Follett, Miss E. Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Miss Leserve, Mrs Henley.

291
19 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

292
31 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Music: Afterpiece: Harp to be played-Weippert

293
01 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Music: As17961031

294
02 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

295
03 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

296
04 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

297
08 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

298
09 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

299
10 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

300
11 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Cast
Role: Miss Union Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Seymour Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Orange Women Actor: Mrs Watts, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: unassigned Actor: Simmons, Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar