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18305 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Betterton
We found 14445 matches on Performance Comments, 5749 matches on Event Comments, 4855 matches on Performance Title, 378 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9401
24 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Tom Of Bedlam

Dance: MMad Dance-; Dutch Skipper-Sandham upon his Toes; Drunken Man-Wilcox

9402
17 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Rainton, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Walter; particularly The Matelots, Dutch Boor and his Frou-

9403
19 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

9404
22 October 1730 @ Kew Gardens

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 23 Oct,: Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Princess Royal's Birth-Day, a Masque was prepared at His Royal Highness's Command, on that Occasion, by Mr Rich, and perform'd by his Company in His Royal Highness's@Gardens at Cue, which were illuminated with above a thousand Lamps

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Masque

9405
17 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling, Mrs Kilby, Miss Holiday, Miss Rice
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.

9406
02 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Dance:

9407
07 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Sealand Actor: Chapman
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Dance: As17310104

9408
12 January 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Apostolo Zeno. Recitatives by Handel. Edition of 1731 gives no performers' names, but states: Done into English by Mr Humphreys.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

9409
14 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

9410
19 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

9411
28 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

9412
02 February 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text from Metastasio. Music by Handel.] Edition of 1731: Done into English by Mr Humphreys

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Poro-Francesco Bernardi called Senesino; Cleofide-Signora Anna StradadePo; Erissena-Signora Antonia Merighi; Gandarte-Signora Francesco Bertolli; Alessandro-Annibale Pio Fabri; Timagene-Giovannie Giuseppe Commano.
Cast
Role: Gandarte Actor: Signora Francesco Bertolli
Role: Alessandro Actor: Annibale Pio Fabri
Related Works
Related Work: Porus, King of India Author(s): George Frideric Handel

9413
26 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Clamchin, Miss LeTour

9414
03 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

9415
06 April 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Revised, with many Additions, by the Author and newly done into English by Mr Humphreys. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

9416
19 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

9417
23 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams and Mrs Haughton. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to His Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Haughton, for dl, being positively the only Time of his performing on this Stage

9418
26 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Plomer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to his Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: Sandham

9419
26 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Receipts: money #39 12s.; tickets #89 19s. Daily Post, 24 April: We hear that on Monday next the Hon. and Antient Company of Lumber Troopers will perform a fine Exercise in New-street Square, and from thence proceed in a Body...to...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to see...the Busy Body, with the Opera of Flora...for the Benefit of Mr Chapman, belonging to the said Troop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Whisper-H. Bullock; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Scentwell-Mrs Rice; Busy Body-Chapman; Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Tambourin-Mlle Salle

9420
06 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas Mountier, the Chichester Boy, who sung at Mr Smith's Concert in lif. At the Request of a great Number of Gentlemen and Ladies. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

9421
07 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Giffard. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

9422
21 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Morgan. Daily Post, 20 May: Mrs Morgan being disappointed in her first Benefit, Mr Odell and the Company have indulg'd her so far as to revive...Sophonisba...for her Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

9423
02 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Boucher, Prompter. Daily Advertiser, 2 June: We hear Mr Odel, Master.., Goodman's-Fields, intends to decline to concern himself any longer with the Management of that Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Ferdinand-Bardin; Prospero-Havard; Antonio-Worsley; Gonzalo-Machen; Hippolito-Mrs Thomas; Stephano-Rosco; Mustacho-R. Williams; Ventoso-Collet; Trincalo-Morgan; Ariel-Master Woodward; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Dorinda-Mrs Morgan; Caliban-W. Giffard; Sycorax-Collet; Waterman's Dance-Sandham, Rosco, R. Williams, Pearce, Bowcher; Neptune-a Gentleman; Amphitrite-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Bardin
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Waterman's Dance Actor: Sandham, Rosco, R. Williams, Pearce, Bowcher

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit or The Humours of Harlequin and Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Throwsters Opera

9424
02 June 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Holland Actor: Furnival
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Price

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

9425
08 June 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 June: We hear that Part of the Company of Comedians from [lif] will open their Theatre at Richmond the latter End of this Week; and tho' they were well approved of last Season, yet have laid out considerable Sums in new Scenes and Cloaths; and...have strengthened their Company...particularly [with] the pleasant and facetious Mr Hippisley

Performances