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6134 results for: Keyword - Mr Betterton
We found 4319 matches on Event Comments, 1376 matches on Performance Comments, 529 matches on Performance Title, 309 matches on Author, and 22 matches on Roles/Actors.

1051
09 April 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Afterpiece Title: Les Tombeau de Mestre Andre

Dance: Dancing of Mr Roger's Composing-

1052
31 May 1725 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Harp-Mr Morphy

1053
29 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

1054
08 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson; particularly the Song of Rosie Bowers by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Robinson

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

1055
16 March 1726 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Solo, Concerto Grosso on Hautbois-Mr Keitch

1056
30 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Dance: I: A new Saraband by Dupre-Mrs Wall; II: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Walls; IV: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Legare

Music: II: Concerto on small Flute-Mr John Jones

Ballet: V: Grand Dance in the following Characters:. Two Harlequins-Dupre, Salle; Two Punches-Newhouse, Pelling; Two Scaramouches-Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Harlequin Woman-Mrs Wall

1057
05 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Two Part Song by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; beginning, And In Each Tract of Glory-Salway, Harrison

Dance: new Comic Dance called% Dame Gigogne-Mrs Anderson; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1058
05 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diana's Madness; Or, Fatime, A Favourite Slave In The Seraglio, Mad For Love, And Crown'd Empress By The Grand Signior: With Pantlon And Harlequin Eunuchs Elected Kaimcan And Ciguir, The One Impaled And The Other Sawed Asunder, The Bashas Selim And Achmet Ript Open, Rabca Strangled, And Chistar Beheaded

Entertainment: Carneval-after the Venetian Manner; Dancing-Masqueraders in divers Characters, Madmen, Turks Men and Women being the Invention of Mr Poictiers

1059
19 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Brighella's Revenge Thwarted By Argentina: With Divers Transformations Of Harlequin, Viz

Dance: Turkish Men and Women, being the Invention of Mr Poitier

1060
03 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph

Music: ll the Witches Musick both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-

1061
21 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: Of Poitier's Composition: A Jalousie of Three Pierots-Poitier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Serious Dance-Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour; French Peasant-Poitier; A Grand Ballet-ten Persons of Different Characters

Music: End III: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

1062
10 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Preamble beat on Kettle Drums-Mr Job Baker of His Majesty's Second Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards

Dance: PPierrot-Nivelon, Salle; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Salway

1063
30 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: ll the Witches Musick both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife. Cobler-Boval; His Wife-Roger; Countrymen-Essex, Haughton; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Mills

1064
05 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: Miss Robinson Jr, a Scholar of Mr Essex's, being the first Time of her performing in that Capacity; particularly The Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

1065
20 March 1728 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Bizzaria's on all the New Gusto's of Italy-Mr Corbett for all Instruments and; Pieces on the Viol d'Amore-; Pieces on the two new Instruments call'd, The Chamber@Horns- (never heard in Publick)

1066
02 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: ll the Witches Musick both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-

1067
14 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

1068
14 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman that never appeared on the Stage before; particularly the Famous Mr Henry Purcell's Song, From Rosy Bowers-

Dance: Sandham, Burny, Eaton, Dukes, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham

1069
16 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; Also a Solo on the Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson; particularly a Chacone-Mrs Booth; And a New Dance-Miss Robinson a Scholar of Mr Essex (which was perform'd in the Rover with Universal Applause) in which will be express'd all the different Movements in Dancing

1070
22 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; particularly several English Ballads-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

Dance: WWarlike Dance-Poitier, Pelling, others

1071
22 May 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

Music: One of Mr Handel's Lessons on the Harpsichord-Burk Thumoth (a Youth of 13 Years of Age); also a Trumpet@Piece-Burk Thumoth

1072
02 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Music: SSee@larce A Trumpet Farce-Burk Thumoth; accompanied-the rest of the Musick upon the Stage

Song: new Song, called Myra's Choice , to the Tune of the White Joke,-Mr Russell who sung Hunter at the Hay-Market

1073
11 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Music: new Concerto on the Flute, to be play'd on the Stage, -Mr Jacob Price, who never perform'd in publick before

1074
19 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Song: Cantata of Mr Haydn's-a Gentleman that never appear'd on any Stage before; a Dialogue of Purcell's-that Gentleman, a Youth

1075
14 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Music: Solo on the Violin-Mr Ravenscroft