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2169 results for: Keyword - Betty
We found 2203 matches on Roles/Actors, 728 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Event Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

226
01 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17401024, but Simon-Richards; Mrs Prim-Mrs Linnett; Betty-Miss Gerrard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Gerrard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17401029

227
07 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Milward; Freeman-Havard; Sir Philip-Macklin; Tradelove-Shepard; Obadiah Prim-Taswell; Periwinkle-Turbutt; Sackbut-Winstone; Simon Pure-Woodward; Mrs Prim-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Bennet; Pickup-Mrs Woodburn; Ann Lovely-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan

228
29 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Chapman; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Berry; Fumble-Johnson; Sir Roger-Marten; Sneak-Woodward; Cordelia-Mrs Pritchard; Betty-Miss Bennet; Spatterdash-Raftor; Jeremy-Woodburn; Governess-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Snare-Mrs Penkethman; Maria-Mrs Butler; Emilia-Mrs Clive; with two new songs-.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: II: Les Jardinieres Suedois (Grand Comic Ballet, new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Le Boufon-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Song: In IV: Lowe

229
27 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17401231, but Polly-a Gentlewoman; Macheath-Walker; Lucy-Mrs Jones; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steel; Lockit-Hemskirk; Filch-Yates; Mat-Dunstall; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates; Ben Budge-Blakes; Jemmy Twitcher-Julian; Crookfingered Jack-Crofts; Nimming Ned-Shawford; Wat Dreary-Marr; Harry Paddington-Vaughan; Jenny Diver-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Vixen-Miss Hippisley; Betty Doxey-Mrs Bullock; with a Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

230
07 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Hale; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Sir Thomas-Rosco; Dorante-Hippisley; Hector-James; Lovewell-Gibson; Marquis of Hazard-Neale; Cogdie-Bencraft; Galloon-Clarke; Favourite-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Mrs Topknot-Mrs James; Betty-Miss Dodson; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dodson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: A new Chaconne-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

231
30 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17410224, but Lovewell-Gibson; Marquis-Neale; Cogdie-Bencraft; Galloon-Clarke; Angelica-Mrs Vincent; Favourite-Mrs Hale; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Cross; Betty-Miss Dodson.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dodson.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Blow Blow-Roberts; IV: Britons Strike Home (by Desire of the Brethren)-Leveridge, Salway; V: The Gregorian Song-

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

232
12 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Lowe; Macahone-Macklin; Carbine-Havard; Truncheon-Marten; Spangle-Woodburn; Pumpkin-Wright; Sir Barnaby-Taswell; Jeremy-Vaughan; Robin-Gray; Fidelia-Miss Woodburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Egerton; Betty Kimbow-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Turbutt.

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Lowe; II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow-Lowe

Dance: III: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story

233
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Crack-James; Sir Gregory Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah Nestlecock-Smith; Lady Grey Goose-Mrs Hill; Miss Grey Goose-Mrs Love; Bellamy-Jones; Captain Strut-Lacy; Servant-Davis; Page-Miss Mullart; Betty-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

234
16 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Peterson; Sir Philip-Yates; Periwinkle-Julian; Trim-Paget; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Vaughan; Freeman-Crofts; Simon Pure-Marr; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bishop; Betty-Mrs Yates; Mrs Pickup-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Lovely-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment; with Triumphs of Love

235
05 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Giffard; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Fondlewife-Garrick; Vainlove-Blakes; Sharper-Marshall; Bluff-Paget; Sir Joseph-Yates; Setter-Peterson; Barnaby-Clough; Pace-Pattenden; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Bambridge; Araminta-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vallois.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

236
27 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Dunstall; Mirabel-Giffard; Fainall-W. Giffard; Witwoud-Garrick; Petulant-Yates; Waitwell-Peterson; John-Vaughan; Millamant-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Bishop; Foible-Miss Hippisley; Mincing-Miss E. Hippisley; Betty-Miss Medina; Peg-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Medina

Dance: As17420115

237
22 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Hale; Angelica-Mrs Vincent; Sir Thomas-Rosco; Dorante-Hippisley; Hector-James; Lovewell-Gibson; Marquis-Woodward; Cogdie-Bencraft; Galloon-Clarke; Favourite-Mrs Hale; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Mrs Topknot-Mrs James; Betty-Miss Dodson; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dodson

Dance: Entertainments, as17420220; Peasants, as17420220; Grand Ballet call'd Mars and Venus-Mars-Desnoyer, +Venus- Sga Barbarina, +Their followers- Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Dupre, Destrade, Davenport, Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabrez, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet, Mrs LeFont

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

238
27 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17420127, but John-_; Betty-_; Peg-_; Foible-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Medina

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Welsh Buffoons-two Masters Granier

239
06 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Setter-Chapman; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Miss Hillyard; Laetitia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; A New Dance call'd La Villageoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde

240
01 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Garrick; Bellmour-Mills; Heartwell-Delane; Sir Joseph Wittol-Neale; Noll Bluff-Macklin; Sharper-Hallam; Vainlove-Havard; Setter-Yates; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennett; Betty-Miss Minors; Barnaby-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

241
14 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-a Gentleman (Hayman), first appearance upon any stage; Polly-Mrs Hooper, first time in that part; Lucy-Miss Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Peachum-Julian; Lockit-Hemskirk; Player-Mozeen; Beggar-Peterson; Mat-Dunstall; Jenny Diver-Mrs Chetwood; Filch-Clough; Ben-Dighton; Ned-Naylor; Paddington-Buckly; Jack-Dove; Dreary-Blakey; Robin-Freeman; Twitch-Pattendon; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Vixen-Miss Hippisley; Betty Doxy-Miss Royer; Mrs Slamekin-Miss Scott; Molly-Miss Haughton; Dolly-Mrs Vallois; Sukey-Miss J. Scott.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Miss Royer

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

242
25 February 1743 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Testy-Boaman; Friendly-Bencraft; Old Hob-Mr Dunstall; Dick-Vaughan; Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Yates.

243
21 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bridgwater; Belmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Walter; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Setter-Chapman; Barnaby-Bencraft; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Miss Hillyard; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

244
26 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Hector-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Sir Thomas-Taswell; Lovewell-W. Giffard; Marquis of Hazard-Blakes; Dorante-Collins; Count Cogdie-Neale; Galoon-Morgan; Boxkeeper-Cross; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Yates; Mrs Security-Mrs Egerton; Betty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Sullivan; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Sullivan

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

245
01 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Cibber Jun.; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Heartwell-Bridges; Belmour-Giffard; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Morgan; Sharper-Blakes; Vainlove-Havard; Setter-Yates; Barnaby-Green; Belinda-Mrs Giffard; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Music on the Violincello-Mr Oswald

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

246
01 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Beard; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Old Hob-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Roger-Bencraft; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob-Philips.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17440423

247
14 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Giffard; Petulant-Neale; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Witwou'd-Cross; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Budgell; Mincing-Miss Cole; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Peg-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

248
16 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Miss Budgell; Betty-Miss Cole; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Cross; Friendly-Blakes; Old Hob-Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

249
06 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasValere-Taswell; Lovewell-Havard; Cogdie-Neale; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Hector-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Young Valere-Giffard; Hazard-Blakes; Dorante-Collins; Galoon-Green; Box Keeper-Cross; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment, others

250
27 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17441006, but Mrs Topknot-Mrs King; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment