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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lady Ann Lumley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lady Ann Lumley")') 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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7317 results for: Keyword - Lady Ann Lumley
We found 5023 matches on Performance Comments, 2487 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3601
24 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bransby; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Beard; Old Man-Blakes; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Find Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Find Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: As17550930

3602
27 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Young Rakish-Anderson; Benedict-Holtom; Friendly-White; Tom-R. Smith; Lettice-Mrs Baker; Lady Morelove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Morelove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

3603
10 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Wiseacre-Collins; Doodle-Marten; Dashwell-Arthur; Townly-Gibson; Loveday-Anderson; Roger-Cushing; Tom-R. Smith; Linkboy-Bencraft; Watchman-Holtam; Ramble-Ryan; Peggy-Miss Mullart; Eugenia-Mrs Barrington; Engine-Miss Helm; Jane-Mrs Dunstall; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Lady No-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

3604
01 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17551107, but Sir Paul-Foote; Lady Pliant-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Miss Nossiter.
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: Granier Jun, Mlle Capdeville

3605
29 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17551129, but Lady Townly-Miss Nossiter, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Nossiter, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

3606
30 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: A School for Grey-Beards; or, The Mourning Bride Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: Lord Dupe-Shuter; Carmine-White; Brush-Holtham; Puff-Cushing; Pentweazle-Bennet; Caleb-Costollo; Lady Pentweazle-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Foote.

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; Les Statues Animees-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

3607
03 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Lord Dupe-Collins; Lady Pentweazle-Shuter, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Shuter, first time.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

3608
06 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: IV: New Dance-

Song: Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare, as17560401

3609
23 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560218, but Jubilee Dicky-Barrington; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent; Minuet-Mrs Woffington (in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560403 but Dupe-Shuter; at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady Pentweazle (as originally performed)-Mr Worsdale.
Cast
Role: at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady P Actor: Mr Worsdale.
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Shuter, first time.

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

3610
24 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute

3611
27 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17551024, but Archer-Smith; Lady Bountiful-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; III: Italian Peasants, as17551126; IV: Louvre and Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Rowland; V: Villagers, as17560315

3612
01 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17551204, but Indiaman-_; Lady-Miss Davis; Sylvia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: Fingalian Dance, as17551126

3613
08 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17560329 but Lady Townly-Mrs Mayo (first appearance on any stage); Townly-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Mayo

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

3614
12 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

3615
26 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560423 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton; Dicky-Costollo; Minuet-Miss Hilliard (and $Mrs Woffington, by Desire, in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

3616
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures Of Half An Hour

Performance Comment: Capt. Courtall-Roebuck; Sir Politick Tagg-Harman; Aminidab-Walters; Capt. Bounce-Jones; Capt. Squib-Pack; Doublescore-Platt; Jack the Drawer-Frisby; Lady Tagg-Mrs Harman; Miss Polly-Miss Jones; Industrious Jenny-Mrs Frimble; Don Jacomo-Miss Sweetlips; Sg Ferdinando-Miss Sparroworth.
Cast
Role: Lady Tagg Actor: Mrs Harman

Dance: Grand Dance of Grotesque Lilliputians-

3617
21 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop; Buckingham-Davies; Stanley-Bransby; Richmond-Havard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Tressel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Catesby-Usher; Edward V-Master Simson; King Henry-Berry; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

3618
27 September 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Brumpton-Anderson; Hardy-Ridout; Camply-Dyer; Puzzle-Marten; Tom-Collins; Cabinet-White; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Arthur; Trim-Shuter, in which (by Desire) will be introduc'd the Cries of London; Swagger-Barrington; Tatter-Bencraft; Rag-Bennet; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Matchlock-Redman; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Mademoiselle-Miss Mullart; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

3619
29 September 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Lady Bountiful-Miss Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Miss Ferguson
Related Works
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

3620
01 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Shuter; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Ridout; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Cushing; Waitwell-Arthur; Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Barrington; Foible-Mrs Green; Millamant-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

3621
04 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-White; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Costollo; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Nossiter; With a Masquerade Dance-; proper to the Play, and an additional scene representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

3622
07 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Sullen-Burton; Cherry-Miss Minors; Scrub-Woodward; Boniface-Berry; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3623
08 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Dunstall; Lady Piercy-Mrs Dyer; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Barry.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

3624
12 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Beard; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

3625
12 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Sparks; Sir John-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Charles-White; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris