Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Miss Betterton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Miss Betterton")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
18225 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Betterton
We found 14442 matches on Performance Comments, 5744 matches on Event Comments, 4855 matches on Performance Title, 309 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15451
21 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17591127, but Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Ostric-Palmer; Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works Actor: Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17600411 but Harriet-Miss Hippisley; Razor-Obrien.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

15452
22 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-H. Howard, 1st appearance on the stage; Evans-Yates; Slender-Obrien, 1st time; Caius-Blakes; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Fenton-Scrase; Ford-Havard; Shallow-Clough; Page-Packer; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Host of Garter-Philips; Mistress Page-Miss Haughton; Mistress Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mistress Page Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: A Hornpipe-a sailor from on board the Royal Sovereign

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Rice

15453
23 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Cassander Actor: Ridout
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Ward. Into which will be introduced The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; Concluding with a Country Dance-; By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd La Petite Bergere-Lalauze's daughter , a child between 6 and 7 years of age, her 2nd time of performing on Stage; End: a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre , with a and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's daughter

15454
29 April 1760 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Dissabitata

Performance Comment: Parts-Signora Calori, Miss Frederick, Signora Laura Rosa, Tenducci, Quilici.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Signora Calori, Miss Frederick, Signora Laura Rosa, Tenducci, Quilici.

Music: First Violin-Sg Cardoni

15455
07 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and Legg. Receipts: #32 11s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary #15 4s. 6d., covered by income from tickets: Bennet #95 11s. (Boxes 13; Pit 408; Gallery 311); Legge #77 2s. (Boxes 71; Pit 305; Gallery 136). Total income #205 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Clarke 1st time; Antonio-Sparks; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Lowe; Salarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Shylock-Shuter; Launcelot-Bennet; Jessica-Miss Mullart; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Evan Evans

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

15456
09 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17600421 but Phyllis-Mrs Stoppelaer1st appearance on stage; Lucinda-Miss Mullart; Indiana-Mrs Ward; singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Brent.
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Humphrey Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Threshers, as17591005

15457
31 May 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night of the Subscription. A New Opera. Music by Cocchi. N.B. The opera will be continued for a few nights more for the benefit of actors and actresses. [The opera next season to be under Signora Mattei.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erginda Regina Di Livadia

Performance Comment: edition of 1760 listed: Erginda-Colomba Mattei; Ormonte-Emanuele Cornacchini; Vasorre-Gaetano Quilici; Tanette-Magalli [MS notation in Folger Library copy]; Ismena-Signora Angiola Calori; Creonte-Signora Laura Rosa; Logide-Miss Polly Capitani[, eight years old., eight years old.
Cast
Role: Logide Actor: Miss Polly Capitani

Dance: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Sga Provenzale

15458
23 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe, 1st appearance here in 12 years; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett, 1st appearance on this stage; Mat of the Mint-Balkes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Polly-Mrs Vincent, 1st appearance on any stage; Act III, Hornpipe dance-Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe dance Actor: Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage

15459
30 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Davies; Dogberry-Yates; Verges-Phillips; Hero-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Balthasar-Fawcett; Don Pedro-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Friar-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Borachio-Blakes; With Proper Songs-; Dances-.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

15460
01 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Ridout; Rosencrans-Bennet; Guildenstern-Wignel; Marcellus-Anderson; Bernardo-Bencraft; Laertes-Dyer; Ostrick-Cresswick; Lucinaus-Dunstall; Francisco-Holtom; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Polonius-Collins; Grave Diggers-Shuter, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Gibson; Queen-Mrs Elmy; Ophelia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

15461
09 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Sheridan, 1st appearance here in 16 years; King Henry-Havard; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Austin; King Edward-Master Cautherly; Duke of York-Miss Rogers; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

15462
13 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Collins; Sir Jealous-Marten; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Feguson; Isabinda-Mrs Barrington; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd-Sg and Sga Maranesi

15463
14 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Collins; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Bennet; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Miss Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Trapland Actor: Bennet
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: Comic Dance call'dThe Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesias17601010

15464
17 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross, 1st time; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Burden; Simple-Holtom; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-R. Smith; Nym-Buck; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601013

15465
22 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17601015, but Queen-Miss Ibbot, 1st time there.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ibbot, 1st time there.
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

15466
23 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Phillips; Scrub-Yates; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Blakes; Sir Charles Freeman-Packer; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Gipsey-Mrs Simson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: IV: The Mad Doctor, as17601014

15467
19 November 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17601009, but Lady Anne-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Pritchard.
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

15468
02 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Heartfree-Palmer; Razor-Yates; Col. Bully (with a proper song)-Lowe; Lord Rake-Blakes; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; Belinda-Miss Pritchard; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Constant-Havard.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of the Millers Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.

15469
17 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan, 1st time; Salisbury-Packer; Pembroke-Blakes; Hubert-Havard; Prince Henry-Mas. Cautherly; Essex-Fox; Citizen-Burton; English Herald-Moody; Faulconbridge-Johnston; Gurney-Watkins; Bastard-Garrick; King Philip-Davies; Dauphin-Austin; Pandulph-Bransby; Austria-Mozeen; Chatilion-Scrase; French Herald-Ackman; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Johnston; Prince Arthur-Mas. Kennedy; Queen Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Lady Blanch-Miss Reed; Constance-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Bransby
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Reed

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

15470
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Majesty. The Comedy Love for Love design'd to be perform'd this day, is deferr'd till further notice. Present His Majesty and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Louisa, Prince William and Prince Frederick. Boxes #94 7s. 6d. [about 384 persons, nearly the capacity of the Boxes, which was about 560]. Paid Macklin one fifth part of #179 being the surplus after #63 allow'd for the charge as per agreement...#35 16s. Gave the Yeomen of the King and Princess's Guard #2 2s., and the King's Footmen and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #242 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Redman
Role: Westmorland Actor: Holtom
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Actors only: Macklin, Barrington, Dunstall, Creswick, Mrs Burden, Shuter. Sir Archy-Macklin; Squire Groom-Shuter; Sir Callaghan-Barrington; Mordecai-Cresswick; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Charlotte-Miss Macklin (Genest, IV, 623); Parts-Creswick, Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: [Unspecified]

15471
22 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the composer to the theatre. Words of the songs in the pastoral will be printed and given out Gratis at the theatre. Receipts: #160 13s. 6d. plus #33 8s. from tickets. Profits to Dr Arne #129 19s. 6d. (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17601001, but Ophelia-Miss Brent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Brent, 1st time.
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Mattocks (with a new song in character); Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Perdita-Miss Brent (with new songs in character); The Music by Dr Arne. With a New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

15472
27 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Ariel, Ceres (with proper songs)-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

15473
12 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young; Pastora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young

15474
17 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17610103., but Miss Mowat first listed%.
Cast
Role: Southampton Actor: Holland
Role: Countess of Rutland Actor: Miss Mowat

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Cast
Role: Actors only Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness
Role: Lyssa Actor: Miss Young
Role: The dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith

15475
17 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Merchant of Venice, with Love-a-la-Mode, advertis'd to be perform'd this night is deferr'd till further notice, on account of the Indisposition of Macklin and Miss Macklin. Boxes #21 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #114 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent