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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.

51
13 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17381009, but Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Honoria-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Rosco; Gripe-Arthur; Leander-Hill; Octavian-A. Ryan; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Brunette; Shift-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

52
01 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17390223, but Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Hale; Bonniface-Mullart; Gibbet-Chapman; Foigard-Rosco; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Gipsy-Miss Brunette; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Scrub-Salway.
Cast
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

53
07 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Young Belfond-Walker; Trueman-Hale; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Cheatley-Rosco; Shamwell-A. Ryan; Hackem-Mullart; Attorney-Arthur; Scrapeal-Neale; Termagant-Stevens; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Teresia-Mrs Bellamy; Lucia-Miss Brunette; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Margaret-Clarke; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Kilby; Sir William-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: Roberts

54
18 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17381113, but Honoria-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: II: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Roberts; IV: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

55
25 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Leonato-Johnson; Don Pedro-Hale; Don John-Bridgwater; Claudio-Hallam; Antonio-Arthur; Fryar-Rosco; Balthazar-Salway; Dogberry-Hippisley; Borachio-A. Ryan; Conrade-Anderson; Town Clerk-Mullart; Sexton-Neale; Verges-James; Hero-Mrs Bellamy; Margaret-Mrs Mullart; Ursula-Miss Brunette; Beatrice-Mrs Vincent; Benedick-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: SSince Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

56
28 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17390122, but Lady Laycock-Mrs Mullart; Lady Pride-Mrs Martin; Prudence-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Prudence Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Hornpipe-J. Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Performance Comment: Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Desse, Miss Oates

57
29 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17390106, but Fryar-Bridgwater; Teresa-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: HHornpipe-J. Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Desse, Miss Oates.

58
21 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17390802, but Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Clark; Davy-Yates; Robert-Littleton; James-Yates; Harry-Hale; Hellebore-Marten; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

59
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-James; Pearmain-Bencraft; Collier-Salway; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Brunette; Lucy-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margarina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

60
14 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Miss Brunette; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber; Sir Barnaby-Arthur; Carbine-Hale; Macahone-Neale; Jeremy-James; Spangle-Rosco; Truncheon-Roberts; Robin-Bencraft; Justice Pumpkin-Mullart; Betty-Bridgwater; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Martin; Fidelia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: A new English Ballet; or, Country Dance-Mr Buskin, the Justice

61
22 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Stage half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bellamy; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Clerimont-Hale; Careless-Hallam; Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Neale; Old Atall-Arthur; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Situp-Stoppelaer; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun; Furies-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Oates; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Dupre, Legard; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Desse; Water-Glover; Females-Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey
Role: Females Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.

62
25 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Cibber; Mirabel-Hyde; Millamant-Mrs Horton; Fainall-Hallam; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Cross; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-James; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Mincing-Miss Brunette; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Sir Wilful-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey
Role: Females Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.

Dance: IV: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

63
02 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Nell-Mrs Vincent; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kirby; Jobson-Mullart; Butler-Arthur; Cook-Stoppelaer; Footman-Smith; Doctor-Anderson; Lucy-Mrs Horsington; Lettice-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

64
04 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Delane; Aboan-Stephens; Governor-Bridgwater; Blanford-Hale; Stanmore-Hallam; Driver-Rosco; Hotman-Gibson; Imoinda-Mrs Horton; Widow Lackit-Mrs James; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Lucy-Miss Brunette; Daniel-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17391003, but Peasants-Miss Brunette, Mrs _Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Miss Brunette, Mrs _Villeneuve.
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Ozanne
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss Oates

65
17 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17391107, but Flora-Mrs Vincent; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Betty-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: II: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Song: III: Ballad call'd Love in Low Life-Salway, Laguerre, Mrs Lampe

66
02 February 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Oates; Sir Roger-Rosco; Sir Humphrey-Mullart; Statute-Arthur; Thomas-James; Stave-Stoppelaer; Peter Nettle-Hippisley; Corporal-Harrington; Dorcas-Mrs Mullart; Aunt-Mrs James; Joyce-Miss Brunette; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-Little French Girl; Sailor's Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

67
09 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Brunette; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Simon-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

68
21 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17400429 but Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Gibson; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

69
01 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bellamy; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Clerimont-Hale; Careless-Hallam; Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Neale; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Old Atall-Arthur; Strut-Stoppelaer; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Squire Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Brunette; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Drunken Servant-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

70
27 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Witwoud-Cibber; Millamant-Mrs Horton; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Cross; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Fainall-Hallam; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-James; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Fainall-Hallam; Kilby; Mincing-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: Desnoyer, Signiora Barberini; Also Mechell, Mlle Mechell

71
08 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Woffington, 1st appearance at that stage; Plume-Mills; Kite-Berry; Bullock-Macklin; Ballance-Winstone; Worthy-Havard; Melinda-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Rose-Miss Brunette; Scale-Raftor; Scruple-Woodburn; Constable-Turbutt; Pearmain-Neale; Appletree-Ray; Collier-Taswell; Brazen-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

72
10 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17420426 but Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Rose-Miss Brunette; Scale-Woodburn; Scruple-Raftor; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Welch Collier-_.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

73
12 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Lacy; Inventor of the Theatre in Ranelagh Gardens; Aboan-Berry; Capt Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Neale; Imoinda-Mrs Butler; Widow-Mrs Macklin; Charlot Weldon-Mrs Ridout; Lucy Weldon-Miss Brunette; Governor-Turbutt; Blandford-Ridout; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill.
Cast
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

74
22 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17420405 but Tom-Macklin; Cimberton-Arthur; Lucinda-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: II: Song-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 II: Le Boufon, as17420325 IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

75
11 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Merchant-Delane; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Mills; Lorenzo-Lowe; Launcelot-Neale; Tubal-Taswell; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Miss Bennet; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Salanio-Berry; Morochius-Woodburn; Balthazar-Green; Duke-Winstone; Solarino-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dr Hellebore-Green; Davy-Taswell; James-Woodburn; Harry-Winstone; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Leander-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette