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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Betty Turner"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Betty Turner")') 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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We found 797 matches on Performance Comments, 77 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, 3 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Performance Comment: Numscul-Penkethman; Mad Tom-Wm. Giffard; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Sir William Friendly-Huddy; Jeremy-R. Williams; Cook-Pearce; Butler-Machen; Gardener-W. Williams; Robin-Eaton; Lady Numscul-Mrs Thomas; Lady Friendly-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Justice Gripeall-Collett.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Sir Barnaby-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Macahone-Williams; Buskin-Cibber Jr; Betty-Harper.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Harper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Fainwell-Williams; Sir Phillip-Bullock; Perriwinkle-Collet; Obadiah-Penkethman; Tradelove-Pearce; Sackbut-R. Williams; Freeman-Barret; Simon-W. Giffard; Anne Lovely-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Woodward; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Thomas; Sir Thomas-Collet; Hob-Pearce.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17301007, but Betty-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Dance: PPeasant Dance-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esop

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17301030, but Betty-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia; Or, The Country Burial

Performance Comment: Parts-Walker, Hulett, Laguerre, Hippisley, Hall, Salway, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Martin; but edition of 1730 lists: Sir John Freeman-Walker; Welford-Hulett; Timothy Stitch-Laguerre; Gaffer Gabble-Hall; Ploughshare-Salway; Jonathan-Hippisley; Sexton-Ray; Silvia-Mrs Cantrel; Dorothy Stitch-Mrs Kilby; Lettice-Mrs Vincent; Goody Busy-Mrs Martin; Goody Gabble-Mrs Rice; Goody Costive-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17301027, but Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Morelove-W. Giffard; Foppington-Bullock; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Haughton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Thomas; Edging-Mrs Morgan; And a New Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Song: A Gentlewoman that never appear'd on this Stage before; End I: An English Opera Song-; accompanied with the German Flute-; II: Pur di Cesti, in Arminius-; III: A Diverting Song-a Gentlewoman of Fourscore; IV: Mad Dialogue of Purcell's-

Music: Music on the German Flute-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performance Comment: Tom-Mullart; Charles-Lacy; Nicodemus Stitch-Ayres; Shears-Reynolds; Snip-Cross; Shopboard-Dove; Patrick O'Thimble-Hallam; Evan ap Remmant-Jones; Mynheer Van Bodkin-Hicks; Sawney Mac Staytape-Wathen; Mons le Foppery-Davenport; Mrs Stitch-Mrs Lacy; Harriot-Miss Price; Betty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17311211, but Hob-Pearce; Sir Thomas-Collett; Dick-Master Woodward; Old Hob-W. Williams; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Flora-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Miss Smith; Hob's Mother-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Smith

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Throwster

Performance Comment: Worthy-Stoplar; Crafty-Bardin; Beau Pulvil-Bullock; Dunce-Pearce; Marinda-Miss Smith; Jenny-Mrs Palmer; Betty Wheadle-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Betty Wheadle Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Reynolds; Dick-Pullen; Flora-Mrs Nokes; Betty-Miss Price; Friendly-Mrs Pullen, being the first Time of her appearing in Boy's Cloathes.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Rakel-Lacy; Commons-Mullart; Wisdom-Jones; Softly-Hallam; Risque-Reynhold; John-Wathan; Sneaksby-Davenport; Mrs Wisdom-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Softly-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Stokes.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Stokes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Squire ap Shinken-Furnival; Master Owen-Davenport; Parson Puzzletext-Reynolds; Robin-Mullart; John-Hallam; William-Jones; Thomas-Dove; Madam ap Shinken-Mrs Jones; Molly-Miss Price; Goody Scratch-Mrs Clark; Sweetissa-Mrs Nokes; Susan-Mrs Mullart; Margery-Mrs Lacy; Betty-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Furnival.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17301024, but Angelica-Mrs Morgan; Hector-Morgan; Dorante-Pearce; Marquis-Macklin; Taylor-Rosco; Mrs Security-Mrs Plomer; Betty-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Hob-Cibber Jr; Sir Thomas-Shepard; Friendly-Oates; Flora-Mrs Grace; Betty-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: As17310427

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17310519, but Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Salway; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Old Hob-Smith; Flora-Mrs Rice; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Dancy; Sir Thomas-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancy

Dance: Smith, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sackbut-Penkethman; Obadiah Prim-Penkethman; Sir Philip-Jenkins; Perriwinkle-Clarke; Tradelove-Mynns; Freeman-Machen; Mrs Lovely-Miss Tollett; Mrs Prim-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Tollett; Simon Pure-Jones; Prim's Boy-Young Woodward.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Tollett

Entertainment: Between the Acts: particularly the Black and White Joak, to be sounded-Charles, and also a Joak of his own

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Morelove-W. Giffard; Foppington-Bullock; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Haughton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Bullock; Vulture-Collett; Aspin-Morgan; Butler-Havard; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Purden; Necessary-Mrs Palmer; Betty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Bardin; Flora-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Miss Tollett, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.

Dance: Eaton, Duke, Mrs Tollett, Miss Sandham