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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.

9601
04 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Raftor and Mrs Cantrell
Role: Comedy Actor: Turbutt and Mrs Bennet
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

9602
07 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Raftor and Mrs Cantrell
Role: Comedy Actor: Turbutt and Mrs Bennet
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

9603
11 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Leander-Campbell .
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Campbell

9604
13 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9605
14 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9606
17 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Raftor and Mrs Cantrell
Role: Comedy Actor: Turbutt and Mrs Bennet
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Rover, as17360214

9607
20 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9608
27 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9609
04 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9610
05 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Anne Roland
Role: Followers of Adonis Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell
Role: Hours Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell

9611
08 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Anne Roland
Role: Followers of Adonis Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell
Role: Hours Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell

9612
15 March 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Giffard. In it music by Purcell, sung by Kelly, Touchbury, Nichols, Kellner, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones, Miss Gerrard
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Thornowets, her first on any stage. Dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde, Topham, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Dove. With a New Prologue and Epilogue, spoken by Giffard and Mrs Giffard

9613
18 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Hillaria Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Anne Roland
Role: Followers of Adonis Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell
Role: Hours Actor: Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell

9614
30 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Hillaria Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360304

9615
30 March 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Giffard. In it music by Purcell, sung by Kelly, Touchbury, Nichols, Kellner, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones, Miss Gerrard
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Thornowets, her first on any stage. Dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde, Topham, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Dove. With a New Prologue and Epilogue, spoken by Giffard and Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

9616
31 March 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Keene; Blunt-Boaman; Day-Smith; Abel-Ward; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Noland; Prentice-Young Littleton; Ruth-Mrs Templer; Arbella-Miss Brunette; Mrs Day-Mrs Herle; Teague-Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Bookseller Actor: Noland
Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Teague Actor: Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Lovers or The Beau Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Careful-Payne; Beau-the Author; Constant-Hemskirk; Friendly-Pritchard; Charles-Hussy; Jeremy-Ferguson; Celia-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by J. Woodbridge, and the celebrated Water Musick, composed by Mr Handel, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns

Performance Comment: Woodbridge, and the celebrated Water Musick, composed by Mr Handel, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns .

Dance: Hornpipe by Ferguson. By Cox, a Pewterer of the City of London, who never appeared on any stage before, particularly a Harlequin and a Scaramouch. Two Pierrots by Smith and La Back. End Afterpiece: Drunken Man of Pritchard

Performance Comment: By Cox, a Pewterer of the City of London, who never appeared on any stage before, particularly a Harlequin and a Scaramouch. Two Pierrots by Smith and La Back. End Afterpiece: Drunken Man of Pritchard .

Song: By E. Roberts

Related Works
Related Work: Arsaces Author(s): Orlandini
Related Work: Zemira e Azore Author(s): André Grétry

9617
01 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Dance: I: A new Comic Ballet by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. II: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. V: Glover's Scot's Dance

9618
06 April 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fustian, the Tragedy Poet. At the particular Desire of all the Friends of Common Sense. Mr Fustian desires the Audience (notwithstanding his Brother Trapwit's Unfair Advertisement to the Contrary) to take particular Notice of the Tragedy, there being several New and very deep Things to be spoke by the Ghost of Tragedy, if the Cock does not crow him away too soon. [Tickets at Fustian's, the Turk's Head in Castle-Yard, Holborn.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

9619
12 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit I. De LaGarde. At the particular Desire of the Grand and the rest of the Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Gregorians. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Gerrard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Performance Comment: IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c .

9620
13 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Tollett. With a New Prologue, addressed to the City

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Minuet and Louvre (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: IV: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

9621
16 April 1736 @ Devil Tavern

Event Comment: By John Lockman. Set to Music by Mr Boyce. By the Apollo Society in the Devil Tavern, Temple Bar. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 404.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Davids Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, and edition of 1736 lists no performers .

9622
22 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Arne, Composer to DL. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Choruses will be perform'd by a great Number of Voices, the Stage illuminated, and the performers rang'd in a particular Manner. N.B. Tho' this Entertainment is perform'd at an extraordinary Expence, no more will be demanded than the common Price of a Benefit Play: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. 6:30 P.M. [Tickets at Arne's House in Great Queen Street.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Epithalamium

Performance Comment: Principal Characters sung by Phillippo Palma, lately arrived from Italy, Miss Isabella Young, Miss Esther Young, Salway, Kelly, Waltz, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones .

Music: An extraordinary Band of Musick is provided. An Organ will be erected on which Mr Roseingrave will accompany the Songs and Choruses

Performance Comment: An Organ will be erected on which Mr Roseingrave will accompany the Songs and Choruses .

9623
26 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [Tickets given out by Topham, Ravenscroft, and Edward Giffard taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Giffard. In it music by Purcell, sung by Kelly, Touchbury, Nichols, Kellner, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones, Miss Gerrard
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Thornowets, her first on any stage. Dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde, Topham, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Dove. With a New Prologue and Epilogue, spoken by Giffard and Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

9624
30 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May: Last Night The Conscious Lovers was perform'd [at GF] in Honour of the Royal Marriage, when there was a very splendid Appearance of Ladies and Gentlemen, to whom Mr Giffard had distributed Tickets. The Stage was decorated in a particular Manner with several Glass Lustres. And the Outside of the House illuminated with a great Number of Candles, a large Quantity of Liquor given to the Populace. [The Prologue is in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May; in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April, an announcement had been made that no money would be received on this night.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

9625
05 May 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock .