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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Betty Hall"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Betty Hall")') 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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1337 results for: Keyword - Betty Hall
We found 1121 matches on Performance Comments, 198 matches on Event Comments, 36 matches on Performance Title, 33 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
27 February 1730 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands from the Opera

1327
26 March 1731 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith, from the Opera House. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1328
02 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Jenny and Miss Betty Cibber?, Two Infant Daughters of the late Mrs Jane Cibber. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. At 6:45 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390514, but Foppington (new dressed)-Cibber, being the first time of his appearance on that stage; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Loveless-Hallam; Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Coupler-Arthur; Bull-Littleton; Shoemaker-Clark; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Seringe and Lory-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Master Oates, Phillips from dl, Miss Oates, Master Ferg

1329
25 April 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: This Day at Noon, exactly at Twelve o'Clock...Mr Foote begs the favour of his Friends to come and drink a Dish of Chocolate with him; and 'tis hoped there will be a great deal of good company, and some joyous Spirits; he will endeavour to make the Morning as Diverting as possible. (Tickets for the Entertainment to be had at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, without which no Person will be admitted.--Daily Advertiser, 24 April only.) Any Gentlemen or Lady, with or without Tickets, will be admitted. Sir Dilberry Diddle will be there and Lady Betty Frisk has absolutely promised. [Repeated 27 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diversions Of The Morning

1330
22 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tomorrow The Careless Husband, Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard, 1st time in that character. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

1331
12 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Farce (in 2 Acts) Never performed before, and for that night only. This Farce was written by Mr Waldron-Some Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Paid Mr Wegg's rent half year to Lady Day last #57; Duke of Bedford ditto #164 2s. 10d.; One yrs Paving, Cleansing & Lighting to ditto #39 7s. 6d.; Mr Moody for Mr Philips #13 13s.; St Martin's Charity School, 1 year, 1774 #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Westminster Magazine for May gives the following cast for the farce: Reuben-$Waldron; Blunt-$Moody; Sharp-$Dodd; Flimsy-$LeMash; Joseph-$Burton; Mrs Reuben-$Mrs Davies; Betty-$Miss Platt. It then bluntly tells the plot and concludes: "The whole is beneath criticism."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrast; or, The Jew and Married Courtezan

1332
21 January 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by L'Estrange, Smith, Williams, Robson, Stannard, Jones, Johnson, Brett, Remy, Thomson; Mrs Willliams, Mrs Moore, Mrs Beaufield, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Charles Drinkwater, Francis Friendly, Sir William Randal, Darby Mulroony; Lady Drinkwater, Mrs Friendly, Miss Timor, Betty.] Prologue spoken by L'Estrange .

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

1333
25 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Mode@love-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Williames; Sackbut-Phillimore; Tradelove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-R. Palmer; Perriwinkle-Waldron; Mrs Prim-Mrs Love; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1799 (For the Propriedors) adds: Betty-$Miss Tidswell.]
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1334
28 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Ryder; Obadiah Prim-Booth; Sir Philip Modelove-Bernard; Tradelove-Thompson; Freeman-Davies; Sackbut-Fearon; Simon Pure-Blanchard; Periwinkle-Quick; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Wells. [Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Betty-$Mrs Davenett.]
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Dance: As17880924

1335
07 March 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wewitzer, Fennell, Mrs Lee Lewes, Mrs Day, Mrs Everard, Miss Brown; Larpent MS lists the parts: Alderman Goslin, Young Goslin, Harry, Thomas, Peruque, Mrs O'Trigger-Mrs Lee Lewes (Oracle, 8 Mar.) Mrs Courtney, Kitty, Mrs Snip, Betty.

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes

1336
14 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Harley, Bernard, Middleton, Miss Wallis, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Pope. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 May 1796: Cheveril-Lewis; Item-Quick; Mr Mordent-Pope; Donald-Munden; Lennox-Harley; Grime-Bernard; Clement-Middleton; Joanna-Miss Wallis; Mrs Sarsnet-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Enfield-Mrs Davenport; Betty [not listed on playbill, but in Larpent MS 1077]-Miss Leserve; Lady Ann Mordent-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

1337
03 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England Regaling after a Victory [i

Performance Comment: e. The Vanguard (see17990503)]. Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; Queen Bess i.e. Brave Betty]-Johnstone; [A new comic song-Munden; Yo Heave Ho-Townsend; The Mid Watch-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street [as17990601.as17990601.
Cast
Role: Brave Betty] Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: End III: The Tight Little Island-Townsend; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon