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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.

15901
30 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17690216, but Nysa-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce.

15902
05 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17681013, but Sally-Miss Young [from Drury Lane].from Drury Lane].
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: End: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Thompson; End Act I of the Afterpiece: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

15903
05 April 1769 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocals-Vernon, Reynolds, Master Brown, Miss Lindley, Mrs Weichsell.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Vernon, Reynolds, Master Brown, Miss Lindley, Mrs Weichsell.

15904
13 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690307 but Patty-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Theodosia-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Cast
Role: A New Tripple Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

15905
18 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Indisposition of a principal Performer making it impossible to do the play of Hamlet as advertised for Mrs Baker's Benefit, she is oblig d to change to the above Comedy, on account of which disappointment, the Managers have kindly granted her this pantomime, and she humbly hopes her illness will plead her excuse for not appearing on her own night. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. Charges #66 13s. Balance to Mrs Baker #33 8s. 6d. plus #29 14s. from Tickets (Box 35; Pit 101; Gallery 58). Receipts: #100 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17681228, but Honoria-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

15906
20 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690411 but Leonora-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Radley.
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

15907
21 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17690206, but La France-Quick; Molly-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Amelia-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Cast
Role: A New Tripple Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

15908
26 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Cockayne

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920.

15909
27 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690412 but with Theodosia-Miss Radley; Ralph-Dibdin; Sir Harry-Parsons; Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Radley
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

15910
27 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17690414 but Sally-Miss Young (from Drury Lane.)
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: I: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: The Tambourine, as17690314 End: A New Dance call'd the Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

15911
28 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Pitt. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Deficit to the beneficiaries #24 13s. covered by Barrington's #35 from tickets (Box 58; Pit 100; Gallery 55); and Mrs Pitt's #64 1s. from tickets (Box 29; Pit 260; Gallery 178) (Account Book). Receipts: #40 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17690220, but Margery-Mrs Green, 1st time; Lucinda-Miss Radley (from Drury Lane); Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Justice Woodward-Hartry (from Drury Lane).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Radley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17690227, but Wingate-Lewis; Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: II: The Wapping Landlady, as17690408

Cast
Role: A New Tripple Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

15912
29 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17690225, but Welbred-Lewes; Downright-Morris; Bridget-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: B Particular Desire a Ball dance call'd the Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, his Daughter

15913
01 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-Mrs Barry; Mercutio-Dodd; Benvolio-Ackman; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Escalus-Bransby; Montague-Hurst; Friar@Lawrence-Love; Paris-Fawcett; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; With Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Scott, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: LeBrush-King; Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Margery-Mrs Love; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Palmer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope (playbill, but not in Public Advertiser). *u•Ådl V: (That Night only) Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: TThe Wake, as17680929

15914
01 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Garton (treasurer) Died this night at Kensington Gravel Pits where she went for the recovery of her health, Miss Morris, the young lady who appeared this season with so much applause at Covent Garden (Public Advertiser). Charges #67 15s. Balance to Garton #20 11s. plus #98 from tickets (Box 186; Pit 258; Gallery 128) (Account Book). Receipts: #88 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Entertainment: IV: THE CRIES OF LONDON-Shuter; End: Post Haste OBSERVATIONS on a Journey to Paris-Shuter

15915
03 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Strange. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Cross will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17690126, but with Launcelot-Hartry, 1st time; Portia-Miss Macklin from Covent Garden; Salarino-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin from Covent Garden

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

15916
09 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Radley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17690116, but Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: A New Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi

15917
10 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681201 [Miss Burton's 6th appearance].
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: New Dance-(perform'd but once) [as17690509]; End: Hornpipe-Walker

15918
10 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Barnshaw. As the Indisposition of the vocal performers renders it impossible to perform the Jovial Crew, Messrs Wignell and Barnshaw, hope their Friends will honour them with their company to the above Comedy, to which, tickets delivered for the Jovial Crew, will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to actors #25 2s. covered by income form tickets: Wignell #85 (Box 69; Pit 347; Gallery 157); Barnshaw #96 1s. (Box 88; Pit 381; Gallery 169) (Account Book). Mrs Paddick paid up her 1!2 value of tickets for the 6th Inst. Paid Kirkman for a new Harpsichord and tuning the old one #62 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #39 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17690427 but Sally-Miss Valois; Sailor-Barnshaw; Dorcas-Mrs Green, being their first appearance in those characters.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Valois
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

15919
15 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant and son (Book and Box-keeper). Charges #87 6s. Deficit to Sarjant #14 19s. covered by #175 16s. from tickets (Box 477; Pit 293; Galley 126) (Account Book). Deficits and 1!2 values of tickets received from Barrington; Francis; Abbot; Miss Garman; Holtom; and Miss Besford. Receipts: #72 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

15920
17 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. The Committee deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs W. Barry. Tickets delivered by Page, Chinneau, and for The Committee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17680920, but Polly-Mrs Scott; Hornpipe-Miss Egan.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Egan.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

15921
19 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygil and Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Humphreys, Goodwin, and for Jane Shore will be admitted. Jane Shore deferr'd on account of Mrs W. Barry's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17681015, but Bell-Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

15922
22 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cridland, &c. (Cross Diary). Foley and Robinson. Tickets deliver'd by C. Roberts will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17690418 but Catharine-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17690518

15923
25 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Last time of the Company's performing this season. The Oxonian in Town, cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of a performer. Doors open at Half past 5. To begin at Half past 6. [Account Book indicates the following as paying up their deficiencies or half value of tickets: Perry, Gardner, Legg, Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones, Wignell, Barnshaw, Wild, Mrs Hartle, Miss Brown, Ellis and Sherratt. Master Harris receiv'd #5 5s. for his performances this season. The Salary list for 25 May, recording payments for a ten day Period, amounted to #639 2s. 2d., or about #63 per day. Basic house charges of #63 may have been based on this salary figure, with the extras of candles, music, wardrobe, &c. added. See 6 June.] Receipts: #67 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

15924
26 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Vandermere.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Filbert-Arthur; Sir Roger-Vandermere; Steward-Bannister; Peter Nettle-Hamilton; Sir Humphrey-Sharpless; Justice Statue-Summers; Corporal-Farrell; Soldier-Strange; Constable-Kearny; Ghost (with a song in character)-DuBellamy; Stave-Pierce; Countrymen-Jacobs, Wheeler, Lings; Embrio-Master Palmer; Timothy Peascod-Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Ogilvie; Aunt-Mrs Reade; Grandmother-Mrs White; Kitty Carrott-Mrs Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Vandermere
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs White

Dance: As17690515

15925
29 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Richard Wealthy-Aickin; The Minor-Forde (from Dublin, his first appearance on this stage); Dick-Morgan; Shift (with Imitations), Dr Squintum-Bannister; Loader-Davis; Tally-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Heeltap-Davis; Matthew Mugg-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Lint-Castle; Bruin-Kearny; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pierce; Mob-Vandermere, Summers, Sharpless, Wheeler, Farrell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner; Sir Jacob Jallop-Sowdon.
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Vandermere, Summers, Sharpless, Wheeler, Farrell

Dance: As17690515