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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: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Morelove-W. Giffard; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Lawyer-Chapman; but edition of 1733 adds: Justice Lovelaw-Hall; Valentine-Salway; Cheatly-Hippisley; Dash-Aston; Laetitia-Miss Norsa; Betty-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bincks.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: See17330305 but Sly-Hulett; Atall-Bardin; Betty-Mrs Roberts; With a new Prologue-the Author.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: E. Roberts

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, J. Delagarde; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fancy'd Queen

Performance Comment: Parts-Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington; but edition of 1733 lists: Bellamy-Aston; Poltroon-Lyon; Harry-Cole; Honestus-Stevens; Grimbald-Mullart; Fudge-Clarke; Budgett-Giles; Flirtilla-Mrs Cantrell; Aureola-Miss Norsa; Betty-Mrs Vallois; Rose-Mrs Horsington; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Phillip-Bardin; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Lyon; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Penkethman; Simon-James; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Miss Wherrit. hathi.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Wherrit. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17330925

Afterpiece Title: Pierrot and Pierrate by d'Vallois and J

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Bardin; Hob's Mother-Mrs Roberts; Sir Thomas-Lyon; Friendly-Jenkins; Dick-Woodward; Betty-Miss Tollett; Flora-a Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollett

Dance: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Pierrot and Pierraite by d'Vallois and J. De la Garde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17331008, but Mat-Morgan; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming-Lyon; Budge-Morris; Player-Woodward; Beggar-Dove; Dreary-Williams; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wetherilt; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Dove; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan. hathi.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sandham

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Chapman;Lovelaw-Hall;Valentine-Salway; Cheatly-Hippisley; Clerk-Aston; Laetitia-Miss Norsa; Betty-Miss Binks .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-W. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Pritchard. With a new Epilogue addressed to the Town .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Music: Overture compos'd by Handel for Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi. III: Duo for Two French Horns by Charle and Giay

Dance: V: La Follette s'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Song: II: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. IV: Per le forte del tormento by Miss Arne and Young Master Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Mad Captain-Bardin; Sly-Hulett; Betty-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Wherrit. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Pearce; Flora-Miss Gerrard; Sir Thomas-Lyon; Friendly-Jenkins; Dick-Woodward; Betty-Miss Tollet; but see17331023. but see17331023.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde. Scots Dance by Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hulett; Peach'em-Rosco; Lockit-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mat-Eyres; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming Ned-Lyon; Budge-Morris; Player-Woodward; Beggar-Dove; Wat-Pearce; Polly-Mrs Thurmond; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Monlass; Diana-Monlass; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Norman; Mrs Vixen-Miss Tollet; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Gerrard; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Dove; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Wherrit; but see17331017 . but see17331017 .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sandham

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge; Or, The Rover Reclaim'd

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, Walker, Chapman, Sal way, Mrs Hallam, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Buchanan; but edition of 1734 lists: Sir Harry Lovejoy-Ryan; Heartly-Walker; Sir Lively Brainless-Chapman; Tom-Salway; Lady Traffick-Mrs Hallam; Angelina-Mrs Buchanan; Laetitia Lovejoy-Mrs Bullock; Betty-Mrs Younger; Jenny-Miss Norsa. Prologue and Epilogue written by Aaron Hill .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Sir Charles-Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Thurmond; Morelove-W. Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Haughton; Edging-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Coquette by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ryan; Lady Easy-Mrs Hallam; Morelove-Walker; Lady Betty-Mrs Younger; Foppington-Chapman; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Edging-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: French Sailor and his Iass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17340325 but Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Dick-Hale; Old Hob-Hall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Flora-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: French Sailor and his Lass by Maker and Mlle Salle. III: Scots Dance, as17331004

Song: In II: Dialogue between a Courtier and Farmer's Wife, as17340318 IV: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Bridgwater; Morelove-Hewitt; Foppington-Mecklin; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Easy-Miss Holliday; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mullart; Edging-Mrs Clive, but see17340318.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Mechlin; Morelove-Hewitt; Sir Charles-Bridgwater; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-attempted by Mrs Cooper .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton

Music: IV: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by Poitier, Together with Handel's Water Musick

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-W. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, Love and Glory

Music: Select Pieces. IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England

Dance: I: The Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. II: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Carbine-Miss Binks; Buskin-Aston; Sir Barnaby-Smith; Macahone-Morgan; Truncheon-Lacy; Spangle-Neale; Jeremy-James; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Cantrell; Betty Kimbow-Salway; Fidelia-Miss Norsa. A new Prologue to the Farce attempted by Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Salway

Dance: II: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. III: French Peasant by Malter. V: Pigmalion by Malter, Mlle Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde. End Afterpiece: Bacchus and Ariadne: Bacchus-Malter; Ariadne-Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Maria-Mrs Roberts; Heartly-Mrs Charke; Wolf-Rosco; Woodvil-Este; Sir John-Turbutt; Charles-James; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Shireburn; Betty-Miss Norman .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Norman

Dance: II: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Olbeldiston. III: Harlequin by Miss Brett. V: A new Country Dance by Davenport, proper to the Play

Song: I: A Generi Affetti by Miss Jones and Master Arne. IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Arethusa-Mrs Roberts; Rovewell-Mrs Charke; Robin-James; Heartwell-Jones; Argus-Hallam; Betty-Miss Sherburn; Taylor-Woodward; Old Woman-Gray .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sherburn

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: The Black and White Joak by Davenport and Miss Brett. Pierot by Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Impostor; or, The Biter Bit: With the Comical Humours of Vizard the Biter, Mixum the Vintner, and his Drawer Balderdash

Performance Comment: Vizard-Hippisley; Mixum-Hulett; Balderdash-Bullock; Trueman-Berry; Face-Este; Hardhead-Clarke; Catgut-Smith; Squeez'em-Rainton; Solomon Smack-Master Hallam; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Herle; Betty-Miss Gerrard .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Gerrard

Dance: I: Two Punches by Tench and Janno. II: The Constant Lovers. End of Droll: Le Badinage Cbampetre. Tumbling by Mynheer Vanderhoff, Mons de Voltore, Mons de Broc, Mons Janno

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Flora-Miss Norsa; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Dick-Wignell; Old Hob-Hall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Aston; Dick-Hale; Old Hob-Hall; Puzzlepate-Smith; Flora-Miss Binks; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: Hippisley's Drunken Man