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Sir, -- Betterton's _Instructions on the Art of Playing and Public
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Gildon came into the possession of Betterton's manuscripts.
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Betterton's benefit (the performance described in this number).
The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken
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She returned, however, for one night with Mrs. Bracegirdle, April 7, 1709, and performed Mrs. Frail in "Love for Love" for Betterton's benefit.
The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken
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He played _Juliet_ to Betterton's _Romeo_, and was the Siddons of his day; for women did not generally appear on the stage till after the Restoration.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829 Various
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Much of Betterton's material came to him through John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, two actors who had been colleagues of Shakespeare's and who lived into the Restoration period.
The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson
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Sir Richard Vernon in Betterton's adaptation of _1 Henry IV_, which was produced about April 1700.
The City Bride (1696) Or The Merry Cuckold Joseph Harris
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"Distressed Mother," and of the production of Addison's tragedy, and so there is no need to linger over the episodes which caused Booth to be acclaimed Betterton's logical successor.
The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902
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Betterton's great powers, the tragedy of _Hamlet_ held its own in popularity, even against such witty productions as _Love for Love_.
The Drama Henry Brodribb Irving 1894
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Steele, writing in the 'Tatler' (No. 167) in reference to Betterton's funeral in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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