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2997 results for: Keyword - Betty Smith
We found 2586 matches on Performance Comments, 370 matches on Event Comments, 244 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
09 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lovewell-Powell; Ogleby-Woodward; Sir John Melville-Bensley; Sterling-Yates; Serjeant Flower-Dunstall; Brush-Dyer; Trueman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Mrs Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Traverse Actor: R. Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

427
30 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall (first time for all three); Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Serjeant Flower-Morris; Truman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Traverse Actor: R. Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

428
23 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Flower-Morris; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Traverse-Thompson; Truman-R. Smith; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Truman Actor: R. Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End of Play: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.

429
10 July 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Hartley-Farrell; Mob-Jacobs, Smith, Vowell; Boy-Miss Francis; Robin-Fearon; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Jacobs, Smith, Vowell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White

Dance: As17720518

430
12 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Courtwell-Smith; Col. Manly-Reddish; Aspin-Yates; Vulture-Moody; Butler-Bransby; Lady Outside-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Hopkins; Necessary-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Courtwell Actor: Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

431
30 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife Or The Quakers Wedding

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Comerford; Freeman-Smith; Sackbut-Lewis; Tradelove-Johnson; Obadiah Prim-Massey; Periwinkle-Newton; Simon Pure-Kenny; Quaker Boy-Master Russell; Sir Philip Modelove-Lloyd (from the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Anne Lovely-Mrs Wilks; Betty-Miss Taylor; Masked Lady-Mrs West; Mrs Prim-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations-Master Russell

432
21 January 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Sir George Hastings-Smith; Sir John Dormer-Shatford; Captain Dormer-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Villars-Johnston; Mr Willoughby-L'Estrange; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Lefevre; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Beaufield; Miss Dormer-Mrs Robinson; Miss Montague-Mrs Johnson. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir George Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by L'Estrange, Smith, Williams, Robson, Stannard, Jones, Johnson, Brett, Remy, Thomson; Mrs Willliams, Mrs Moore, Mrs Beaufield, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Charles Drinkwater, Francis Friendly, Sir William Randal, Darby Mulroony; Lady Drinkwater, Mrs Friendly, Miss Timor, Betty.] Prologue spoken by L'Estrange .

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

433
March 1671 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Wood Or St Jamess Park

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: Prologue-; Ranger-Hart; Vincent-Bell; Valentine-Kinnaston; Alderman Gripe-Lacy; Sir Simon Addleplot-Wintersell; Dapperwit-Mohun; Christina-Mrs Boutell; Lydia-Mrs Betty Cox; Lady Flippant-Mrs Knepp; Mrs Martha-Mrs Farlowe; Mrs Joyner-Mrs Cory; Mrs Crossbite-Mrs Rutter; Lucy-Mrs Betty Slade; Isabel-Mrs James; Leonore-Mrs Cartwright; Epilogue-Dapperwit.
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Betty Cox
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Betty Slade

434
07 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17350110, but Lucy-Miss Jones; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Monlass; Jenny-Miss Gerrard; Betty omitted. hathi. Betty omitted. hathi.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sandham

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

435
22 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Jenny Diver-Miss Morris; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Besford

436
03 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi.
Cast
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17830422; End of mainpiece, as17821231

437
19 October 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Black Prince

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: Prologue-the Genius of England [holding Trident in one hand and a Sword in the other; King Edward-Moon [Mohun]; King John-Wintersell; Prince-Kenniston [Kynaston]; Lord Delaware-Hart; Count Guesclin-Burt; Lord Latimer-Cartwright; Page-Beeston; Alizia-Mrs Guinn; Plantaginet-Mrs Marshall; Cleorin-Mrs Corey; Sevina-Mrs Nepp; Valeria disguised-F. Damport [Davenport]; A Lady-Betty Damport [Davenport]; Epilogue to the King-.
Cast
Role: A Lady Actor: Betty Damport

438
12 June 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evenings Love Or the Mock Astrologer

Performance Comment: [Edition of 1671: Prologue-; Wildblood-Hart; Bellamy-Mohun; Maskall-Shatterel; Don Alonzo de Ribera-Wintershal; Don Lopez de Gamboa-Burt; Don Melchor de Guzman-Lydal; Donna Theodosia-Mrs Boutell; Donna Jacintha-Mrs Ellen Gwyn; Donna Aurelia-Mrs Quin; Beatrix-Mrs Knepp; Camilla-Mrs Betty Slate [Slade]; Epilogue-; [Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 7-8) lists some of these but also lists: Theodosia-Mrs Hughs.
Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Betty Slate

439
09 March 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I towards the King's playhouse, and by the way found Betty Turner?, and Bab. and Betty Pepys staying for us; and so took them all to see Claricilla, which do not please me almost at all, though there are some good things in it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Claricilla

440
14 December 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Anthony

Performance Comment: Edition of 1690 (licensed 27 Aug. 1689): Mr Anthony-$Nokes; Mr Plot-$Hains; Mr Art-$Batterton; Pedagog-$Underhil; Mr Cudden-$Angel; Trick-$Samford; Mrs Philadelphia-$Mrs Jennings; Mrs Isabella-$Mrs Batterton; Mrs Betty-$Mrs Long; Goody Winifred-$Mrs Norris; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Betty Actor: Mrs Long

441
15 March 1671 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town shifts Or The Suburb justice

Performance Comment: Edition of 1671: Prologue-; Lovewell-Cademan; Friendly-Medbourn; Faithfull-Westwood; Leftwell-Angel; Pett-Norris; Frump-Sandford; Stingey-Sherwood; Runwell-Whaley; Moses-Williams; Leticia-Mrs Lee; Fickle-Mrs Long; Betty-Mrs Dixon; Goody Fells-Mrs Norris; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Dixon

442
10 January 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Performance Comment: Edition of 1675: Prologue-; Sir Thomas Rash-Sandford; Ramble-Batterton; Merry-Harris; Sir Mannerly Shallow-Nooks [Nokes]; Booby-Underhil; Lord Drybone-Medbourn; Rash-Leigh; Lady Faddle-Mrs Batterton; Christina-Mrs Leigh [Mrs Mary Lee]; Betty Frisque-Mrs Currer; Goody Rash-Mrs Norris; Isabella-Mrs Elinor? Leigh; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Betty Frisque Actor: Mrs Currer

443
August 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Essence Or The Modish Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-; Old Monylove-Percival; Courtly-Crosby; Loveall-Norris; Stanly-Gillow; Tom Essence-Lee; Laurence-Richards; Mrs Monylove-Mrs Hughes; Theodocia-Mrs Barry; Luce-Mrs Osburn; Mrs Essence-Mrs Gibbs; Betty-Mrs Napper; Epilogue-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Napper

444
December 1691 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Excuse Or Cuckolds Make Themselves

Performance Comment: Edition of 1692: Prologue-Mr Betterton; Lovemore-Betterton; Wellvile-Kynnaston; Wilding-Williams; Courtall-Bowman; Springame-Mich. Lee; Friendall-Mountford; Ruffle-Bright; Musick Master-Harris; Mrs Friendall-Mrs Barry; Mrs Sightly-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Wittwoud-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Teazall-Mrs Cory; Betty-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Richardson

445
February 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Last Prayer Or Any Rather Than Fail

Performance Comment: Edition of 1693: Prologue-Mrs Barry; Granger-Powell; Gayman-Boman; Garnish-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Lord Malepert-Doggett; Sir Ruff Rancounter-Bright; Sir Symphony-Bowen; Capt. Drydrubb-Underhill; Jano-Betty Allinson; Lady Malepert-Mrs Barry; Lady Trickitt-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lady Susan Malepert-Mrs Montford; Maria-Mrs Rogers; Wishwell-Mrs Betterton; Siam-Mrs Leigh; Florence-Mrs Kent; Judy-Mrs Rachel Lee; Christian-Perin; Footman, Porter-Pinkyman.
Cast
Role: Jano Actor: Betty Allinson

446
September 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock marriage

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Miss Cross; Epilogue-Mrs Knight; Lord Goodland-Disney; Fairly-Horden; Willmot-Powell; Belfont-Verbruggen; Sir Simon Barter-Johnson; Sir Arthur Stately-Lee; Lady Barter-Mrs Knight; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Clarinda-Mrs Verbrugen; Flavia-Mrs Finch; Betty-Mrs Newman; Alice-Mrs Clark; Landlady-Bullock; Quaker-Mrs Powell; Daughter-Mrs Urwin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Newman

447
April 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country wake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mrs Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Betterton; Sir ThomasTestie-Underhill; Woodvill-Betterton; Friendly-Kenneston; Old Hob-Trefise; Young Hob-Dogget; Lady Testie-Mrs Barry; Flora-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lucia-Mrs Bowman; Betty-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lee.

448
September 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Wits Or The Triumvirate Of Poets At Rehearsal

Performance Comment: [The author is not known, but the title page states that it was written by W. M.] Edition of 1704: Prologue-; Epilogue-; Mr Aw'dwell-Mills; Praiseall-Cibber; Fastin-Powell; Amorous-Pinkethman; Lord Whiffle-Thomas; Lord Whimsical-Verbruggen; Marsillia-Mrs Verbruggen; Patience-Mrs Essex; Mrs Wellfed-Mrs Powell; Calista-Mrs Temple; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Lady Loveall-Mrs Knight; Betty Useful-Mrs Kent; Players-Johnson, Pinkethman, Mrs Lucas, Miss Cross; Singers-Mrs Cross, Pate; Dancers-Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas.
Cast
Role: Betty Useful Actor: Mrs Kent

449
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

Performance Comment: Edition of 1700: Prologue by Mr Farquhar-Mr Powell; Epilogue-Will. Pinkethman; Sir John Winmore-Powel; Capt. Bellair-Wilks; Sir Anthony Addle-Norris; Dick Addle-Pinkethman; Freelove-Mills; Alderman Chollerick-Johnson; Ned Chollerick-Toms; Willie-Bullock; Scowrer-Fairbank; Flora-Mrs Rogers; Melintha-Mrs Moor; Decoy-Mrs Powel; Timandra-Mrs Temple; Lucy-Mrs Kent; Betty-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baker.

450
August 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentleman Cully

Performance Comment: Edition of 1702 lists: Faithless-Cory; Townlove-Booth; Censor-Verbruggen; Flash-Powell; Ruffle-Freeman; Lady Rakelove-Mrs Leigh; Sophia-Mrs Martin; Aurelia-Mrs Prince; Betty-Mrs Bud; Mrs Twist-Mrs Bright; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bud