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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.

15876
06 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17681203, but Attendants-Miss Platt, Mrs _Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs _Hippisley.
Role: Parts Actor: Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry
Role: Teribazus Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

15877
07 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 15 May 1766.] With alterations and the addition of the Masquerade and the New Allemande which had been added to Queen Mab. [See 5 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mandani Actor: Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Ackman; Farmer-Johnston; Witch-Moody; Squire-J. Burton; Farmer's Daughters-Mrs King, Miss Tetley; to Conclude with a Masquerade-(with Additions); a New Allemande-.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Daughters Actor: Mrs King, Miss Tetley
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, as17681116

15878
12 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17681206, but Attendants-Miss _Platt, Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Miss _Platt, Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Parts Actor: Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry
Role: Teribazus Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

15879
16 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Plain Dealer Actor: Holland
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-King; Frank-Palmer; Slang-Keen; Welldon-Cautherly; Doctor Gruel-Hurst; Coxcomb-Fawcett; Robin-J. Burton; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Junket-Mrs Johnston; Miss Frolick-Mrs Millidge; Flavia-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Frolick Actor: Mrs Millidge

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

15880
16 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Bensley, 1st time; Clodio-Woodward; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Lewis; Duart-Davis; Don Lewis-Shuter; Manuel-Gardner; Governor-Morris; Monsieur-Holtom; Sancho-Cushing; Elvira-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Honoria-Miss Mills; Louisa-Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Ogilvie

15881
19 December 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-Boyack; Patie-Aiken; Roger-Walker; Bauldy-Ramsay; Peggy-Miss M'Lane; Jenny-Mrs Johnston; New prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss M'Lane
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Young Gentleman, first appearance; Wingate-Jackson; Gargle-Smith; Charlotte-Miss Ward; New Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ward

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

Entertainment: CCries of Edinburgh, with a new Scotch Cantata-Boyack

15882
27 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681201, but Country Girl-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton.
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Farmer's Daughters Actor: Mrs King, Miss Tetley
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

15883
30 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17681205, but to avoid confusion: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Sylvio-Wright; Watchman-Moody; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Keen; Cook-Johnston; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Colombine-Mrs King; to conclude with a Masquerade-with additions.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: with a New Allemande Actor: Dagueville, Sga Vidini

15884
02 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Gibson; Ghost-Bensley; Laertes-Davis; Horatio-Hull; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R. Smith; Pl. King-Redman; Guildenstern-Perry; Lucianus-Cushing; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Dutch Woman Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Valois

15885
11 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17681117, but Cordelia-Miss Morris, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Morris, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Dutch Woman Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Valois

15886
14 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Gardeners-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

15887
18 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681227 (Miss Burton's 5th appearance).
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton.
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: with a New Allemande Actor: Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Dance: III: A New Pierrot's Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

15888
23 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17681022, but Miller-Lewis; Add Kate-Miss Helme; Margery-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Add Kate Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Pearce.

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

15889
24 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17680922, but Macbeth-Barry; Capt.-J. Aickin; Witches-Burton, Moody, Baddeley; Lennox-Fawcett; Vocal Parts-Miss Radley; with a +Proper dance-Dagueville, others.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Radley
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Dibdin, Bannister, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Myra Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End Act II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

15890
28 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Falbridge-Bensley; Spatter-Woodward; Sir William-Hull; Owen-Gibson; La France-Quick; Lady Alton-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Ward; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Amelia-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Morris.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: and new scene Actor: WITH ADDITIONS.
Role: Dutch Woman Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Valois

15891
01 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: As17690114, but Parts-Miss Valois replaces Mrs White; Mrs_ Pinto. Mrs_ Pinto.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Valois replaces Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

15892
02 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The profits arising from the Entertainment will be applied to a Fund for opening an Academy the purpose of which will be the teaching of the English language Grammatically and the art of writing and speaking by rule. There have been Stoves kept constantly burning for days past, in order that the Theatre might be thoroughly warmed; Curtains also will be put up in the boxes. To begin at 7 p.m. Playhouse prices. By the Desire of many

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Attic Evening's Entertainment

Performance Comment: Readings from Milton-; Caractacus-; Gray's Elegy-Sheridan; Two Pieces of prose composition of interest to both sexes. Dryden's Ode on the Power of Music-; pieces of vocal and instrumental music-; the vocal parts-Guistinelli, Mrs Jewel [formerly Miss Edwards].formerly Miss Edwards].
Cast
Role: pieces of vocal and instrumental music Actor:

15893
04 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17690131, but Harlequin-Lewes; Pierrot-Miles; Rural Swain-Arnauld; Nymph-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Miss Valois.

15894
07 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17681105, but Damaetas-Fox; Pan-Barnshaw; Juno-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce.

15895
18 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103, but Leonora-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Radley.
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

15896
20 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17681212, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: to conclude with the Masquerade Scene Actor: with Additions and a
Role: Nymph Actor: Miss Valois.

15897
06 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17690202, but Quidnunc-Dunstall; Harriet-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Mattocks Genius of England Actor: Mahon
Role: to conclude with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere
Role: Chorusses of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: .
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford

15898
16 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Shuter #106 9s. 6d. plus #95 17s. from Tickets. (Boz 309; Pit 124) (Account Book). [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 294, criticising the "rules" and praising "Laughter" as the all-in-all of Comedy]:@What matters it you or me to know@How Blockheads wrote two thousand years ago?@ Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-Mahon; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

15899
28 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts, never acted, taken from George Dandin by Moliere. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Palmer, Moody, J. Aickin, Hartry, Strange, J. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Weston, Palmer, Moody, J. Aickin, Hartry, Strange, J. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance, The Lilliputian Camp, as17680922

15900
28 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Gibson; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

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