SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Betty"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Betty")') 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 2203 matches on Roles/Actors, 728 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Event Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Bubble-Chapman; Sir Roge -Hall; Fumble-Hippisley; Sneak-Penkethman; Emilia-Mrs Bullock; Maria-Mrs Hallam; Cordelia-Miss Holliday; Governess-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Stevens; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Norris; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Christian; And a new Prologue-Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Christian

Dance: I: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; II: Sailor's Dance-Jones; IV: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: French Peasant-D'Valois, Mlle D'Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See lif 16 Nov. 1732, but Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Miss Oates; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Thurmond; Macheath-Hulett; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachem-Rosco; Lockit-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mat-Morgan; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming Ned-Lyon; Ben-Bullock; Player-Winstone; Beggar-Beckham; Mrs Peachem-Mrs Williamson; Diana-Norris; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wetherilt; Dolly-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Christian; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Purden; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Sir Francis Firebriecks-Lyon; Mr Xenodocky-Stoppelaer; Sir Ralph Reformage-Huddy; Justice Hamper-Penkethman; Justice Touchmore-Excell; Justice Bridleman-Collet; Mr Lookout-Rosco; Captain Wou'dbe-Bardin; Sir ThomasPairnails-James; Squire Spendthrift-Jenkins; Skinflint-Norris; ThomasDrivewell-Norris; Mrs Haverly-Hulett; Mrs Clarkwell-Pearce; Mrs Frisk-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Stroaker-Mrs Houghton; Mrs Fulmore-Mrs Christian; Jenny Ogle-Mrs Roberts; Henriette Shuffle-Miss Wherrit; Sukey Slattern-Mrs Purden; Mary Licklips-Mrs Vallois; Diana Stepwell-Mrs Morgan; Betty Drostlepate-Miss Sandham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Sir Marvin Maugre-Lyon; Attall-Bardin; Pinch-Morgan; Snip-Penkethman; Master Johnny-Stopelaer; Sly-Hulett; Corporal-Dove; Hillaret-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Pinch-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Snip-Mrs Williamson; Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts.

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 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: 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 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

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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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre, the first time of his appearance on this stage; Hob's Father-Harper; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Sir Thomas-Sheppard; Friendly-Salway; Dick-Turbutt; Betty-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Shireburn