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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Signora Diana Vico"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Signora Diana Vico")') 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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1004 results for: Keyword - Signora Diana Vico
We found 674 matches on Performance Comments, 240 matches on Performance Title, 138 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

751
24 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: The Baby-the Giant; Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Mahoon; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

752
07 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahon; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Twist; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon

753
26 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Burgomaster-Miles; Boor Servant-LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years; Scaramouche-Reyner; Dutch Woman-Miss Helme; Venus-Mrs Baker; Apollo-Arnauld; Daphne-Miss Valois; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Barnshaw; Slumber-DuBellamy; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; to Conclude with a new scene-.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

754
04 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17681226, but Diana-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

755
21 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17690104, but Diana-Mrs Thompson; and new scene-WITH ADDITIONS.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

756
31 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17680924, but The Baby-_; Merlin-_; Diana-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

757
13 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17690209, but Peirrot-Lalauze, 1st time in tha character these 8 years; Harlequin-Miles; Venus-Mrs Baker; Colombine-Mrs Dyer. [The New Character would seem to be Venus-Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.]
Cast
Role: The New Character would seem to be Venus Actor: Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters, as17681101

758
16 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-Mahon; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

759
29 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17690307 but Harlequin-Lewes; Masquerade Scene-_; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Thompson; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: B Particular Desire a Ball dance call'd the Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, his Daughter

760
11 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17690504 , but Merlin-_; Diana-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

761
12 July 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Sparks; Wat Dreary-Kearny; Jack-Wheeler; Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin-Lings; Ben Budge-Farrell; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Reade; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Sukey-Mrs Dyer; Molly-Mrs Twisdale; Jenny Diver-Miss Ogilvie; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Polly-Mrs Jewell; Jemmy Twitcher-Sharpless.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; a Country Dance-the characters

762
29 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17690809, but Diana Trapes-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; Country Dance-the characters

763
11 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Lucy-Miss Pope; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; To Conclude with a Country Dance-; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

764
23 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

765
27 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-DuBellamy; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

766
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage [Miss Stanmore, according to Kemble note]; [The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

767
18 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: As17700208, but Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Clarissa-Miss Weller (for Mrs Baddeley) first time in this opera (playbill).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

768
19 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

769
08 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-DuBellamy; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny (with alterations)-Miss Catley; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17701103

770
12 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or The Press Gang

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

771
17 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce; Polly-Miss Catley; first time. With a Dance incidental to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

772
11 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

773
21 September 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Wrighten, 1st time; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III: a Hornpipe-; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

774
28 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtman; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; In Act III: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

775
31 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy (playbill; but Reinhold in Public Advertiser); Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker