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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.

301
20 September 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Bransby; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Miss Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

302
22 September 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17520920, but Hearty-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

303
04 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, the Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Testy-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Miss Haughton; Hob-Dunstall; F; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, the Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Testy-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Miss Haughton; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Haughton

304
21 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17520920, but Argus-_; Hearty-_; Robin-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

305
08 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17521018, but Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

306
27 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah Prim-Taswell; Periwinkle-Shuter; Sir Philip Modelove-Blakes; Anne Lovely-Mrs Clive; Simon Pure-Vaughan; Boy-Mas. Cross; Tradelove-Burton; Freeman-Palmer; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Sackbut-Winstone; Betty-Mrs Bennet; Masked Lady-Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: TThe Hungarian Peasants, as17521125, but A Dutch Dance-_; Comic Dance, as17521125

307
05 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17521021, but Argus-Collins; Hearty-Bransby; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: As17521028

308
12 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17521004, but Betty-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17521028

309
21 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17521205, but Argus-_; Hearty-_; Robin-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: As17521219

310
08 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17521221, but Argus-Collins; Hearty-Bransby; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028; Il Pastore, as17521219

311
31 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17521214, but Barnaby-Paddick; Betty-Miss Allen.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Allen.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

312
13 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17521130, but Mrs Vixen-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Betty Doxy-_; Jenny-_; Mrs Coaxer-_; Dolly-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Molly-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

313
22 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17530108, but Argus-_; Hearty-_; Robin-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

314
12 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtam; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Giffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

315
14 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Argus-Collins; Betty-Miss Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

316
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Yates; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Sir John Woodville-Berry; Heartly-Palmer; Charles-Ross; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Davies; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

317
17 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Usher; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Setter-Bencraft; Bluff-Dunstall; Barnaby-Paddick; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Allen; Fondlewife-Arthur; Laetitia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

318
20 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17530912, but Mrs Coaxer-_; Mrs Vixen-_; Jenny Diver-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Molly Brazen-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Betty Doxy-_; Dolly Trull-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: Cooke, Miss Hilliard

319
23 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: As17530915, but Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: LL'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti, Dennison, Mlle Lussant

320
05 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

321
20 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Palmer; Witling-Yates; Granger-Davies; Cook-Blakes; Charlotte-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Minors; Sophronia-Mrs Clive; In Act IV The Cantata proper to the play,-Beard; A Farewell Prologue-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

322
18 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17531110, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_; Betty Doxy-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

323
16 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Vixen-Mrs Griffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Suky Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipein Act III-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

324
20 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Argus-Collins; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

325
25 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Arthur; Friendly-Lowe; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt