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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.

9526
26 April 1734 @ Handel's Home

Event Comment: Mrs Pendarves, 27 April: Yesterday morning [26] at the rehearsal of a most delightful opera at Mr Handel's called Sosarme. Delany, Autobiography, I, 463

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sosarme

9527
30 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn and Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Davenport
Role: Hungarians Actor: Lally Jr and Mrs Walter
Role: Fingalians Actor: Davenport and Mrs D'Lorme
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

9528
30 April 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Pendarves, 30 April: I go to-night... to Sosarmes, an opera of Mr Handel's, a charming one, and yet I dare say it will be almost empty!

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sosarmes

9529
13 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and Harrington. N.B. Mr Quin's late Indisposition having render'd him incapable of performing the Part of Falstaff, without a manifest Hazard of his Health, we are oblig'd to alter the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: Tambourine, as17340504. Scotch Dance, as17331004

Song: A Chancon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play. By Salway

9530
18 May 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Opera, compos'd by Mr Handel. Intermix'd with Chorusses. 6:30 P.M. [Prince of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but Deutsch, Handel, p. 365, suggests a possible cast: Mirtillo-Carestini; Amarilli-Signora Strada; Eurilla-Signora Durastanti; Silvio-Scalzi; Dorinda-Signora Maria Caterina Negi; Tirenio-Waltz .
Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frideric Handel

9531
23 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

9532
17 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: This Day, Mr Fielding will Rehearse his Play [for BF], and Practice his Musick, at his own House, the Buffalo Tavern, Bloomsbury, at Ten in the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos Prince Of Spa1n

9533
11 September 1734 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: Benefit Christian. By particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Tickets 2s. 6d. 6:30 P.M. The Hampstead Song is printed, and will be given gratis at the Place of Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: music . The Vocal Parts by Gentlemen, particularly a new Hampstead Song, compos'd by Mr Seedo, for two French Horns, Violins, Hautboys, &c. The Instrumental by the best Hands. The Violin Concertino by Capt Dupar, Scholar to the late celebrated Signor Corelli, and late Musick Master to his present Highness the Prince of Orange. With several Pieces of his own composing, for the Violin and Harpsichord. The Concert will consist of three Acts .

9534
05 November 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 6 Nov.: The King, the Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia, were again to . . . Artaxerxes, in which Signor Farnelli continues to sing to a crowded Audience, with all imaginable Applause. Egmont, Diary, II, 132: Went to the opera, where I heard the finest voice that Europe affords, Faranelli, lately come over. Norwich Gazette, 9 Nov.: We hear that both Operas (occasion'd by their dividing) are at a vast expence to entertain the Nobility and Gentry for the ensuing Season; the Opera House in the Haymarket are reckon'd to stand near 12000l. and Mr Handell at near 9000l. for the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

9535
08 November 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Bee, 9 Nov.: Mr Handel opens Tomorrow . . . with the Opera of Pastor Fido . . . and we hear there was a Rehearsal this Day at Twelve o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frideric Handel

9536
21 November 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

9537
23 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Hollyday
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: By Denoyer and Mlle Roland

9538
27 November 1734 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Event Comment: Egmont, Diary, II, 135: Public music at the Crown and Anchor. . . Faranelli, Curona, and Mr Matheis were our singers, and we had 24 performers on instruments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

9539
27 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

9540
28 November 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: As17341121

9541
06 December 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Miss Norsa
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Le Sac and Miss Baston
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Duke and Delagarde
Role: Mezzetin Man and Woman Actor: Glover and Miss Rogers
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Du Pre and Mrs Ogden

9542
12 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Merlin or The Devil of Stone Henge

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performance Comment: ] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s .

9543
19 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

9544
02 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

9545
02 January 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Tollet

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17341231

9546
03 January 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Sylvans Actor: Miss Rogers, Mlle De L'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston, Mlle Villepierre
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Du Pre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette
Role: Females Actor: Miss Baston, Miss Rogers, Mrs Ogden, Mrs De L'Orme

9547
04 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: The kind Reception which Mr Poitier met with in his Performance on Wednesday last . . . lays him under the greatest Obligation to the Publick; and if he has lost the good Opinion of anyone, by the late unhappy Disturbance [see 7 Dec. 1734], he hopes his future constant Endeavours to oblige, will both be accepted, and regain their Favour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Cast
Role: ; Gallipot Actor: Harper. And the Original Epilogue
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Cole, the first time of appearing at this theatre

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

9548
06 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

9549
09 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, their Highnesses the Princess Amelia, the Princess Caroline, the Princess Louisa, and the Princess Maria. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Voltaire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zaire

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Always Harlequin

Dance:

9550
22 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Plot

Dance: Polish Ballet, as17341221