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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.

76
20 January 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit; Or, Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Ramble-Mills; Sir Thomas-Griffin; Tom-Johnson; Merry-Th. Cibber; Booby-Harper; Drybone-Shepard; Lady Faddle-Mrs Wetherilt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Betty-Mrs Brett; Isabella-Mrs Tenoe; Goody-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Brett

77
19 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber Jr; Bindover-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Jeremy-Oates; Macahone-Miller; Spangle-Corey; Truncheon-Shepard; Fidelia-Miss Tenoe; Betty Kimbow-Harper; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Harper

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End III: Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; End Farce: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

78
22 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West: Giving An Account How They Had Two Daughters, One Of Which They Fondly Lov'd, And The Other They Could Not Endure; So By Their Barbarity She Was Forced To Leave Her Father's House And Seek Her Fortune: With The Comical Humours Of Trusty, Her Father's Man, That Was Sent In Pursuit After Her, Who, In His Travels, Met With Three Witches That Hoisted Him Upon A Distaff, And Sent Him Flying Home Over The Houses

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Spiller; Lord Lovewell-Hulett; Trusty-Morgan; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Bray; Fair Maid of the West-Mrs Spiller; Betty Wealthy-Mrs Morgan; Dame Strikefire, the Witch of Carnival-Harper.
Cast
Role: Betty Wealthy Actor: Mrs Morgan

Dance: DDance-Wild Cats of the Woods

79
29 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1728 lists: Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Hall; Macheath-Walker; Filch-Clark; Jemmy Twitcher-H. Bullock; Crookfinger'd Jack-Houghton; Wat Dreary-Smith; Robin of Bagshot-Lacy; Nimming Ned-Pit; Harry Paddington-Eaton; Mat of the Mint-Spiller; Ben Budge-Morgan; Beggar-Chapman; Player-Milward; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Polly Peachum-Miss Fenton; Lucy Lockit-Mrs Egleton; Diana Trapes-Mrs Martin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Holiday; Dolly Trull-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Rice; Betty Doxy-Mrs Rogers; Jenny Diver-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Palin; Molly Brazen-Mrs Sallee.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Rogers

80
23 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Milward; Obadiah Prim-Hippisley; Perriwinkle-Spiller; Tradelove-Bullock; Sir Philip-Chapman; Freeman-Ogden; Sackbut-Hall; Simon Pure-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Fenton; Anne Lovely-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Fenton

Dance: End II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: I: Hey Ho Who's Above?-Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

81
17 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Bindover-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Buskin-Cibber Jr; Spangle-Corey; Macahone-Miller; Jeremy-Oates; Betty Kimbow-Harper; Fidelia-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

82
12 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17280423 but Obadiah-Berriman; Lovely-Mrs Berriman; Perriwinkle-_; Sir Philip-_; Sackbut-_; Simon Pure-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Fenton

Song: Several English and Scotch Ballads-Miss Warren

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

83
02 August 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Ogden; Fumble-Smith; Sir Roger-Morgan; Sneak-H. Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Vincent; Maria-Mrs Berriman; Cordelia-Mrs Rice; Betty-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Miss Warren

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karle-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

84
15 October 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist

Performance Comment: No cast in bill or edition of 1728, but second edition of 1729 lists: Sir Whimsical Watchit-Giffard; D'Anvers-Adams; Mactawdry-Williams; Trap-Symonds; Lookout-Hill; Widow Speedy-Mrs Elsam; Melissa-Mrs Purden; Betty-Mrs Gill; Prologue-; Epilogue-Symonds.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Gill

Dance: Cleveland, Turner, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Turner

85
01 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: All the Parts to be perform'd by Lilliputians, but edition of 1728 lists: Peachum-Mary Shaftoe; Lockit-James Bencraft; Nimming Ned-James Bencraft; Macheath-Elizabeth Binks; Filch-Henry Woodward; Ben Budge-Henry Woodward; Beggar-Henry Woodward; Crookfinger'd Jack-James Weeks; Wat Dreary-James Weeks; Robin-John Wilson; Harry Paddington-Fisher Tench Charke; Player-Fisher Tench Charke; Mat-John Verhuyck; Mrs Peachum-Esther Wherrit; Diana Trapes-Esther Wherrit; Mrs Slammekin-Esther Wherrit; Polly-Elizabeth Rogers; Lucy-Susanna Rogers; Mrs Coaxer-Margaret Lowe; Dolly Trull-Sarah Foxwell; Mrs Vixen-Mary Vincent; Betty Doxy-Mary Weyman; Jenny Diver-Margaret Gold; Sukey Tawdry-Beatrice Boitar; Molly-Susanna Caun.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mary Weyman

86
06 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Sir NicholasWiseacre-Harper; Sir William Freeman-Griffin; Freeman-Williams; Lucas-Johnson; Brush-Miller; File-Oates; Hobinol-Berry; Cloddy-Ray; Lady Wiseacre-Mrs Shireburn; Rosella-Miss Raftor; Betty-Mrs Thurmond; Peggy-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Mills; Susan-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thurmond

87
17 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Opera

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; but edition of 1729 adds: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Friendly-Walker; Dick-H. Bullock; Old Hob-Hall; Flora-Mrs Chantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar

88
23 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17290417 but Sir Thomas-Bullock; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clark; Dick-Pitt; Flora-Mrs Cantrel; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

89
07 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber Jr; Betty Kimbow-Harper; Carbine-Bridgwater; Spangle-Corey; Truncheon-Fielding; Jeremy-Oates; Fidelia-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Willis; Justice Bindover-Griffin; Macahone-Miller.
Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Harper

Dance: Miss Brett; Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett

90
12 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Cibber Jr; Major Rakish-Harper; Young Rakish-Bridgwater; Friendly-Oates; Benedict-Griffin; Lady Manlove-Mrs Shireburn; Lettice-Mrs Grace; Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance:

91
15 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Fumble-Hippisley; Sir Roger-Hall; Sneak-H. Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Vincent; Maria-Mrs Berriman; Governess-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Snare-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

92
20 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances; Or, More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Argus-Norris; Hearty-Roberts; Rovewell-Bridgwater; Robin-Cibber Jr; Arethusa-Mrs Butler; Betty-Mrs Shireburn; Mob-Berry, Fielding, Wright, Burnet, Miss Robinson Jr; but edition of 1729 lists: Rovewell-Clarke; Mob-Berry, Burnet, Wetherilt Jr, Wright, Miss Robinson; Arethusa-Miss Raftor; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: HHarlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

93
26 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Ray; Flora-Mrs Clark, being the first Time of their appearing on this stage; Sir Thomas-Reynolds; Friendly-Hulett; Dick-Gillow; Old Hob-Pearce; Betty-Mrs Thomas; Hob's Mother-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

94
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Bullock Sr; Hob-Salway; Friendly-Mrs Clarke; Flora-Mrs Rice; Betty-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

95
19 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance:

96
14 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-W. Williams; Sir Philip-Lacy; Perriwinkle-Hallam; Tradelove-Mynns; Obadiah-Collet; Anne-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: Eaton, Sandham

97
20 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Giffard; Sir Thomas-W. Giffard; Dorante-Penkethman; Lovewell-Smith; Marquis of Hazard-W. Bullock; Galloon-Hallam; Cogdie-R. Williams; Hector-Collet; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Clark; Angelica-Mrs Seal; Favorite-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Security-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Dance: Mrs Haughton, others

98
27 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17291120, but Galloon-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Dance: As17291125

99
01 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17290919, but Betty-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Afterpiece Title: Love and Jealousy

100
18 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17291201, but Betty-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Martin.