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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Brunette"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Brunette")') 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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14754 results for: Keyword - Miss Brunette
We found 13749 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 305 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

226
22 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Anne Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

227
10 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lovell Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Cornett Actor: Miss Horsington

Dance: LLouvre-Signora Barberini; Minuet-Signora Barberini; Harlequin Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Tyrolean Dance, as17410108

228
15 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechell, Mlle Mechell

229
12 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: As17410207; Also Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

230
17 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17401205, but Teresa-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Burgess.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: TThe Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Louvre, Minuet-Lally, Signora Barberini

231
19 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

232
09 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17410926

233
22 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411021

234
31 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Phillips; Harlequin-Phillips; Beau Mordicai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Raftor; Constable-Gray; Porter-Barclay; Jenny-Miss Story; Mother Midnight-Hough; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Ray, Woodburn, Taswell; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Jackson, Miss Budgell; Concluding with a new Comic Dance-Delamayne, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Story
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Jackson, Miss Budgell

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: A Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: a Ballet, as17411015

235
05 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: A New Dance The Italian Peasants-the Mechels

236
29 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II : Les Masons et Les Sabotiers, as17411218; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120

237
02 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: The French Peasants, as17420116; IV: The Swiss, as17420119

238
08 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: LLe Boufon, as17411030; The Swiss, as17420119; Les Jardiniers Suedois-the Fausans only, but see17411128

239
18 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins, as17420212; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120, but Desse, +Baudoin, _Delemain, Miss _Rayner, Miss _Wright

240
01 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; III: The Early Horn-Lowe; IV: Duet-Beard, Lowe

Dance: II: Les Egyptiens, as17420224

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

241
06 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: en Petit Actor: Maitre-Miss Cibber.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Woodman

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen from Milton's Allegro & Penseroso, by Handel-Beard; III: Elin@a@Roon (by special Desire)-Mrs Clive; V: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

242
23 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

Dance: I: By Particular Desire La Matelote-M. Muilment; III: A Grand Ballet call'd Pastor Fido-Muilment, Mrs Delagarde; V: A Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Delagarde

Song: II: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

243
04 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 V: a Hornpipe-Philips

244
13 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: Hornpipe-Phillips

Song: IV: Song-Beard

245
17 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Let me wander not unseen-Beard; III: Happy Pair-Beard; V: Ellen@a@Roon-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: a Dutch Dance-Phillips; IV: A Hornpipe-Phillips

246
27 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Dutch Dance-Phillips; II: The Swiss, as17410926; IV: Running Footman-Phillips

Song: III: Beard

247
26 November 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Mock Doctor

Dance: NNew Peasant Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier, Ormick, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Haughton; Comic Dance-Carney, Mrs Roland

248
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Scott

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

249
08 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Parthenope Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Scott.

Dance: As17421206

250
06 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay