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18225 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Betterton
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15826
02 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. At 5 went into the Pit to see Love do Kite--like him better than Bransby in that character. End Act II a Pantomime dance by children called the Lilliputian Camp: Adjutant by Miss Rogers. J. Palmer did Bounce in Harlequin's Invasion, but not as well as Bransby. When King runs off in the Dancer's scene, Rooker comes on, jumps, King not being able, having had his thigh-bone broken 2 years ago (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17671022; II: The Lilliputian Camp-

15827
04 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. N.B. Those ladies and gentlemen who haven taken tickets for the Widow'd Wife, are desired to send their servants sometime today, in order to ascertain same, otherwise they cannot be secured

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17671012, but Lucy-Miss Pope, 1st time; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: I: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

15828
07 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Cast
Role: General Melmoth Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Vernon; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young

15829
17 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. Those who were disappointed last week in seeing the above play [Widow'd Wife] and had no places for the seventh night are desir'd to send their servants by 12 o'clock to secure them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17671210, but Narcissa-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: General Melmoth Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

15830
26 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Afterpiece a New Pantomime with New Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines and Decorations. Full Prices. [This note continued on all subsequent bills for Elopement this season. It will not be further mentioned here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: In Act I a Song Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King; [To Conclude with a] Country Wedding-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King

15831
26 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Obadiah-Gibson; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Morris; Simon Pure-Bennet; Aminidab-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Arial Spirits Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois

15832
05 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Dance-Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Role: a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

15833
06 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Grey-Aickin; Morton-J. Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Palmer; Raymond-Reddish; Laroches-Strange; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett, Fox; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Lady Salisbury-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Lord Williams Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King

15834
09 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Slender-Dodd; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Page-Packer; Simple-Wingfield; Robin-Miss Collett; Mrs Page-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Ann Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Bransby; Bardolph-Fox; Fenton-Strange; Pistol-Ackiman; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King

15835
09 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lovewell-Powell; Ogleby-Woodward; Sir John Melville-Bensley; Sterling-Yates; Serjeant Flower-Dunstall; Brush-Dyer; Trueman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Mrs Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

15836
13 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17671027, but Charles-Hull; Miranda-Mrs Bulkley; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

15837
22 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17680101, but Portia-Miss Macklin; Antonio-Hull.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17680101, but Lady-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; IV: Comic Dance, as17671106

15838
28 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Othello deferred. Barry Ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17671216, but Old Hob-Parsons; Betty-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Matthews.
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young

15839
29 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Oliver Goldsmith]: Never Perform'd Before. [Quick, mentioned by Genest, does not appear on the playbill. The Edition of 1768 casts Mrs White as Landlady, and Cushing as Butler. It does not include Morris or Morgan, but adds Post@Boy-Quick; Bailiff-R. Smith; Dubardieu-Holtom. (See 1 Feb.) The Theatrical Monitor, No XI (6 Feb.), reviews the mainpiece in a lukewarm, judicial manner.] Receipts: #227 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Shuter, Woodward, Bensley, Clarke, Dunstall, Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Mrs White, Mrs Bulkley. Croaker-Shuter; Honeywood-Powell; Lofty-Woodward; Leontine-Bensley; Sir William Honeywood-Clarke; Jarvis-Dunstall; Bailiff-R. Smith; Postboy-Quick; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Garnet-Mrs Green (Genest, V, 189);Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

15840
01 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Third Day. For the Author. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Bickerstaffe #155 11s. 6d. (Account Book). This month were published Harris and Rutherford's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Disputes subsisting between the Patentees of Covent Garden Theatre, and Colman's True State of The Differences subsisting....Both were reviewed in the Gentleman's Magazine. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time.

15841
15 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Clytus Actor: Holland
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

15842
19 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Cast
Role: Teribazus Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Catharine-Miss Pope, 1st time; Grumio-Baddeley; Biondello-Hartry; Tailor-J. Burton; Baptista-Burton.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

15843
21 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Farce never before acted. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Farce written by the author of Lionel and Clarissa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Alexas-Packer; Serapion-Bransby; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; Cleopatra-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Ventidius Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-; Shatterbrain-King; Frank-Palmer; Weldon-Cautherly; Dr Gruel-Hurst; Capt. Slang-J. Palmer; Mrs Junket-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Frolick-Mrs Jeffries; Flavia-Mrs W. Barry; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Coxcomb-Fawcett (Genest, V, 167).
Cast
Role: Miss Frolick Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

15844
26 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17671110, but Charles-Keen; Adam-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Simson.
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish, 1st time.
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

15845
25 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Powell, 1st time; Ghost-Bensley[, 1st time; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Davis; King-Gibson[, 1st time; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R Smith; Guildenstern-Perry; Pl. King-Redman; Lucianus-Morgan; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen[, that night only-Mrs Yates (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Lucianus-Cushing.]
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

15846
27 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Thodosius-Reddish; Lucius-Keen; Leontine-Hurst; Atticus-Vernon; Aranthes-J. Palmer; Marcian-J. Aickin, 1st time; Julia-Mrs Smith; Delia-Mrs Hippisley; Athenias-Mrs Dancer; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman (playbill). Vernon, Baddeley, (for Fox and Kear) in the Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

15847
03 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Freeport Actor: Holland,1st time
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

15848
04 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Perry. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance due the actors #9 4s. Davis in addition received #97 3s. from tickets (Box 81; Pit 390; Gallery 184) and Perry receiv'd #93 16s. from tickets (Box 50; Pit 302; Gallery 360). Receipts: #57 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17680413 but Pinchwife-Hull, 1st time; Country Wife-Miss Ogilvie, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ogilvie, 1st time.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

15849
06 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680209, but Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope; Duke's Servant-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

15850
31 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Casey, Dumai and Bates. Charges #64 12s. Deficit to beneficaries #25 10s. 6d. covered by individual incomes from tickets: Casey #14 4s. (Box 18; Pit 34; Gallery 46); Redman #25 6s. (Box 5; Pit 77; Gallery 125); Dumay #56 12s. (Box 106; Pit 182; Gallery 103); Bates #17 10s. (Pit 48; Gallery 103) (Account Book). Receiv'd of Fransdorf 1!2 value of his tickets 28th inst....#4 2s. 6d. Receipts: #39 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Ratcliff-Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Lessingham; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Tressel-Casey; Add Oxford-Redman; Tyrrel-Bates (playbill). Duchess of York-Miss Vincent (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Dumai, a Young Lady his scholar; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307