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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Ambrose"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Ambrose")') 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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15001 results for: Keyword - Miss Ambrose
We found 13762 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1722 matches on Event Comments, 616 matches on Roles/Actors, and 153 matches on Author.

376
12 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Irish Wedding-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson, Miss Besford, others

Performance Comment: Jackson, Miss Besford, others.

377
02 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: A New Comic Dance call'd Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson, Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Jackson, Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford.

378
04 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End of Play: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

379
06 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Poussin
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End Opera: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

380
08 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End of Opera: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

381
13 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Poussin
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End Opera: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

382
12 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760203, but short bill: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker (first time), Wewitzer, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; Vocals-Reinhold, DuBellamy; Dances-Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

383
14 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Poussin
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17751220

384
15 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17751220

385
24 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

386
09 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim, as17750927

387
11 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End of Opera: The Pilgrim, as17750927

388
23 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Italian Gamesters, as17760305

389
09 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: As17750922, but Harriet-Miss Dayes, first time.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Dayes, first time.

Entertainment: InterludeEnd: True Blue; or, The Press Gang-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Willems; The Dance-Aldridge

390
22 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mahon, Baker, Daigueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

Music: End Tragedy: By Particular Desire a Piece of Music on the Triple Harp-Evans

391
03 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward And Eleonora

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: II: New Dance Call'd The Academy-; in which will be introduced the New Court Minuet, Rigadoon (never perform'd before)-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong; with a Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old; to conclude with a new Cadrille-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini; End: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Market Races with all the usual performances,-Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini; to conclude with the Pony Races-

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong; with a Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old; to conclude with a new Cadrille-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini; End: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Market Races with all the usual performances,-Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini; to conclude with the Pony Races-.
Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

392
15 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: III: Minuets and Cotillions-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503 [and for Minuets and Cotillions, see17750526]

Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

393
18 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17760504, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: in Act II a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Mathews

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: I: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

394
20 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17741202.

395
21 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Poussin
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

396
17 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

397
24 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

398
12 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: new listing of Actors Actor: Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

399
31 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

400
27 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Hutton