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6542 results for: Keyword - Thomas Betterton
We found 5448 matches on Author, 895 matches on Performance Comments, 539 matches on Event Comments, 60 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5601
02 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17970221

5602
06 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17961220

5603
11 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous (1st time; composed by Gallet)-Mme Hilligsberg [will perform in Man's Cloaths]

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

5604
13 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous, as17970511, but Mme _Hilligsberg

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

5605
16 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Ballet: Sapho et Phaon. As17970513

5606
20 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17970513

Ballet: Sapho et Phaon. As17970513

5607
04 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: Acis et Galatie, as17970615 End Opera: Pizarre, as17970211

5608
08 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17970620

5609
22 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: Les Delassements Militaires-, as17970124; End Opera: Acis et Galatie, as17970617

5610
09 December 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17971202

Ballet: Ariadne et Bacchus. As17971202

5611
26 December 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End Opera: Le Triomphe de Themis- [see17971220]

5612
16 January 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: La Chasse d'Amour, as17980102; End Opera: Le Triomphe de Themis, as17971226

5613
31 January 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As17971230

5614
24 April 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As18000322

5615
29 April 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; Pas de Quatre of Panurge-; End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000322

5616
03 May 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke

Dance: As18000429

5617
July 1694 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: According to the testimony of Sir Thomas Skipwith, 10 Dec. 1694, the young actors played during the vacation nearly thirty days without Betterton, Williams, Bright, Kinaston, Sandford, or Mrs Betterton, and made sufficient money to keep them over the vacation. L. C. 7@3, 17 Dec. 1694, in Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 374

Performances

5618
14 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Emery, Clarke, Betterton, Townsend, Simmons, Miss Webb, Abbot, Miss Sims, Miss Walcup, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Johnson; Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Forest-Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee, Powers, Lewiss as17981211. [And see17981211.]And see17981211.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Emery, Clarke, Betterton, Townsend, Simmons, Miss Webb, Abbot, Miss Sims, Miss Walcup, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Johnson
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee, Powers, Lewiss as17981211.
Role: Rudolph Actor: Betterton
Related Works
Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: As17981211

5619
February 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery; Or, Love In Ruines

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Powell in answer to a scurrilous one, spoke against him, at Betterton's Booth in Little-Lincolns-Inn-Fields; Epilogue-; Cornaro-Powell; Segerdo-Evans; Conall-Thomas; Gabinius-Harland; Dandalo-Johnson; Beringaria-Mrs Knight; Arapsia-Mrs Powell; Margaretta-Mrs Verbruggen; Eromena-Mrs Cross; Cleonista-Mrs Temple.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Powell in answer to a scurrilous one, spoke against him, at Betterton's Booth in Little-Lincolns-Inn-Fields
Role: at Betterton's Booth in Little Actor: Lincolns-Inn-Fields
Role: Conall Actor: Thomas

5620
27 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Townsend, Farley, Emery, Curties, Mrs Pope, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Litchfield, Miss Betterton. Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1799): Period-Lewis; Belford-Holman; Sir Caustic Oldstyle-Munden; Jargon-Fawcett; Bewley-H. Johnston; Ap@Griffin-Townsend; Glib-Farley; Gurnet-Emery; Mrs Derville-Mrs Pope; Mrs Gurnet-Mrs Davenport; Winifred-Mrs Litchfield; Lady Zephyrine Mutable-Miss Betterton; unassigned-Curties; Prologue-Betterton; Epilogue-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Lady Zephyrine Mutable Actor: Miss Betterton
Role: Prologue Actor: Betterton
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17990418

5621
September 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Babylon

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: The Prologue-Mr Smith; Orontes-Betterton; Lysimachus-Medburn; Eumenes-Jevon; Ptolomy-Crosby; Perdicas-Smith; Cassander-Harris; Araxis-Norris; Statira-Mrs Betterton; Roxana-Mrs Lee; Parisatis-Mrs Seymour; Thalestris-Mrs Gwyn [Quin]; Cleone-Mrs Gillo; Hesione-Mrs LeGrand; Epilogue-Mrs Betterton.
Cast
Role: Orontes Actor: Betterton
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Betterton.

5622
February 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape; Or, The Innocent Impostors

Performance Comment: Edition of 1692: Prologue-Mr Betterton; Epilogue By Mr Shadwell-Mrs Bracegirdle; Gunderic-Betterton; Genselaric-Williams; Briomer-Hodgson; Albimer-Zibber; Rodoric-Freeman; Almeric-Harris; Agilmond-Mrs Butler; Valdaura-Mic. Lee; Amalazontha-Mrs Betterton; Rhadegonda-Mrs Lee; Eurione-Mrs Bracegirdle; Merinda-Mrs Richardson.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Betterton
Role: Gunderic Actor: Betterton
Role: Amalazontha Actor: Mrs Betterton

5623
January 1694 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Triumphant; Or, Nature Will Prevail

Performance Comment: Prologue-Mrs Betterton; Veramond-Kynnaston; Alphonso-Betterton; Garcia-Williams; Ramirez-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Sancho-Dogget; Carlos-Powell; Lopez-Underhill; Ximena-Mrs Betterton; Victoria-Mrs Barry; Celidea-Mrs Bracegirdle; Dalinda-Mrs Montfort; Nurse-Mrs Kent; Epilogue-Dalinda.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Alphonso Actor: Betterton
Role: Ximena Actor: Mrs Betterton

5624
23 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Munden, Murray, Whitfield, Davenport, Thompson, Simmons, Follett, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Knight, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Betterton. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1797): Scud-Quick; Algernon-Holman; Simon Single-Munden; Sir Oliver Montrath-Murray; Earling-Whitfield; Farmer Gawdry-Davenport; Frank-Thompson; Jack-Simmons; Isaac-Follett; Peter-Curties [in text: Abbot]; Lady Cypress-Miss Chapman; Jenny Scud-Mrs Knight; Mrs Buckram-Mrs Davenport; Rachel Williams-Mrs Norton; Emily Fitzallan-Miss Betterton; Prologue-Murray; Epilogue-Miss Betterton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]
Cast
Role: Emily Fitzallan Actor: Miss Betterton
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

5625
16 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 25): Colonel Jolly-Betterton; Old Trueman-Lovel; Young Trueman-Harris; Cutter-Underhill; Captain Worme-Sandford; Parson Soaker-Dacres; Puny-Nokes; Will-Price; Aurelia-Mrs Betterton [Mrs Saunderson]; Lucia-Mrs Anne Gibbs; Laughing Jane-Mrs Long; [The edition of 1663 has a Prologue-; an Epilogue-[, but no actors' names., but no actors' names.
Cast
Role: Colonel Jolly Actor: Betterton
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Betterton