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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Betty"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Betty")') 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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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.

251
11 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17441107, but Araminta-Mrs Hale; Belinda-Mrs Clive; Betty-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

252
12 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17441127, but Mrs Topknot-Miss Bradshaw; Betty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: III: Muilment; IV: Sga Bettini

253
19 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Dance: III: Muilment

254
01 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17450423 Scotch Dance, as17441012

Song: Scotch Ballad beginning And we are Gayly yet-Beard

255
03 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17450111, but add Betty-Mrs Vaughan; Lucy-Mrs Bland; with the usual Prologue proper to the occasion-Hale; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: add Betty Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: The Songs in Masonry-Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Bencraft

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

256
24 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-L. Sparks from Dublin; Bellmour-Mills; Fondlewife-Macklin; Bluff-I. Sparks; Setter-Yates; Sir Joseph Whittol-Neale; Vainlove-Havard; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Sharper-Blakes; Betty-Mrs King; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: Lowe; V: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

257
17 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

258
11 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Furnival; Constance-Mrs Hallam; Young Wou'dbe-Cushing; Trueman-Kennedy; Richmore-Lee; Mother Midnight-Paget; Teague-L. Hallam; Alderman-Morgan; Aurelia-Mrs Bambridge; Subtleman-Julian; Clearaccount-Blakey; Constable-Barlow; Fairbank-Dove; Frisure-Shephard; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cushing; Betty-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Dove.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451028

259
14 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Cushing; Sir Philip-Kennedy; Obadiah-Paget; Tradelove-Dove; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bambridge; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hallam; Periwinkle-Julian; Betty-Mrs Kennedy; Freeman-Friendly; Sackbut-L. Hallam; Simon Pure-Furnival.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17451028

Song: Barlow

260
19 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Furnival; Vainlove-Blakey; Belmour-Cushing; Fondlewife-Morgan; Sir Joseph-Kennedy; Belinda-Mrs Bambridge; Araminta-Mrs Hallam; Sylvia-Mrs Phillips; Laetitia-Mrs Cushing; Setter-L. Hallam; Bluff-Paget; Sharper-Lee; Servant-Shepheard; Lucy-Mrs Williamson; Betty-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Dove.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

Dance: As17451028

Song: Barlow

261
12 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Setter-Chapman; Bluff-Rosco; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Silvia-Miss Hippisley; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Lucy-Mrs Bland; Betty-Mrs Vaughan; Belinda-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: Beard

262
17 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Yates; Argus-Collins; Arathusa-Mrs Clive; Betty-Miss Minors; Rovewell-Lowe; Hearty-Bridges; Neighbours-Barrington, I. Sparks, Bransby.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors

Song: II: New Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

263
20 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Amorous-L. Hallam; Manly-Furnival; Vulture-Paget; Aspin-Morgan; Courtwell-Cushing; Miranda-Mrs Phillips; Clarinda-Mrs Cushing; Necessary-Mrs Bambridge; Betty-Mrs Kennedy; Lady Outside-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

264
04 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover; Or, The Ladies Friendship

Performance Comment: Young Bookwit-Mills; Latin-Yates; Storm-Macklin; Charcoal-Neale; Old Bookwit-Berry; Victoria-Clive; Penelope-Mrs Woffington; Lovemore-Havard; Frederick-Blakey; Simon-Collins; Constable-I. Sparks; Turnkey-Bransby; Watch-Usher; Lettice-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Song-; II: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

265
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

266
28 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Prim-Hippisley; Modelove-Chapman; Freeman-Hale; Perriwinkle-James; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Arthur; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Betty-Mrs Bland; Anne Lovely-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17460421

267
27 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Cibber Jun; Crack-Yates; Farewel-Mills; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Bellguard-Bridges; Hothead-Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Surley-Berry; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Leigh; John-Simpson; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Clive. In Act III, Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

268
07 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Cushing; Modelove-Cartwright; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Obadiah-Paget; Tradelove-Dove,; Freeman-Pinner; Sackbut-L. Hallam; Simon Pure-Furnival; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hallam; Betty-Mrs Beckham; Ann Lovely-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Beckham

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461027

269
26 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Gibson; Setter-Chapman; Barnaby-Vaughan; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Silvia-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Bland; Betty-Mrs Vaughan; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

270
03 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Johnny-Shuter; Rakish-Cartwright; Young Rakish-Wignell; Friendly-Cushing; Benedict-L. Hallam; Lady Manlove-Mrs Bambridge; Lettice-Miss Moreau; Betty-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Dove.

Dance: As17461124

271
06 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17461128, but Cook-Blakes; Betty-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17461121

272
22 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Manly-Furnival; Courtwell-Wignell; Vulture-Paget; Aspin-Shuter; Butler-Dove; Sir Amorous-L. Hallam; Clarinda-Miss Moreau; Miranda-Mrs Cushing; Betty-Mrs Wignell; Necessary-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Outside-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Wignell

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: As17461124

273
27 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Prim-Hippisley; Modelove-Chapman; Freeman-Havard; Perriwinkle-James; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Marten; Simon-Arthur; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Betty-Mrs Bland; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

274
27 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17461107, but Freeman-Lee; Mrs Prim-Mrs Butler; Betty-Mrs Bambridge; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: As17461124

275
10 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Barrington; Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Old Hob-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Hob's Mother-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Royer; Flora-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Royer