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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.

676
21 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Matthews

677
07 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Easy-Sheridan; Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17550104

678
16 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

679
29 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17561023, but Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: New entertainment of dancing, particularly End: , by Desire a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Pritchard

680
07 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

681
24 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppingoton-Smith, both for 1st time; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Edging-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Betty-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: PPastoral Dance incident to the Farce-Delaistre

682
26 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien, 1st time; Sir Charles-Havard; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; In the Play will be introduc'd (for the first time) a Minuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17590221

683
28 June 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Packer; Edging-Miss Barton; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Graveairs-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; V: Hornpipe-Master Mathews, a child of 5 years of age

684
02 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

685
14 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-O'Brien; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Kennedy; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Mad Doctor-Sg Tioli(, 1st appearance that stage), Miss Baker

686
01 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppington-Macklin; Morelove-Hull; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; End: Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin

687
17 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Palmer; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lord Foppington-O'Brien.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

688
18 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Palmer; Lord Foppington-Obrien; Sir Charles-Havard; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennett; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Vincent

689
19 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Ross; Morelove-White; Lady Easy-Mrs Baker, 2nd appearance that stage; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Miss Elliot; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd-Sg and Sga Maranesi

690
16 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

691
11 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17630416 but Edging-Miss Elliot; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Drunken Peasant, as17630427 End: The French Gardeners, as17630407

692
24 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lord Foppington-O'Brien; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

693
16 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Ross; Morelove-White; Lady Easy-Mrs Ward; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Miss Elliot; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

694
29 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Griffith; Sir Charles-Havard; Moreleove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: II: New TambourineDance-Slingsby (his 1st appearance this stage), Miss Baker

695
16 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd, 1st time; Lord Morelove-Packer; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: End Play: By desire, A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett, as17670508

696
23 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Parts by Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Abington, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Dancer. With Prologue, Epilogue. Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Col. Rivers-Holland; Sir Harry Newburgh-J. Palmer; Sidney-Cautherley; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Dancer; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Miss Reynolds; Footmen-Wright, Watkins; Prologue-King; Epilogue (writ. by Garrick)-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 163, and Edn. 1768).
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Lambton Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

697
08 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley, Original Epilogue-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Lambton Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

698
18 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Lambton Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

699
25 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Betty-Mrs Abington; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

700
06 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee