Thomas Betterton

Thomas Betterton worked in theatre, acting, theater management and theatrical adaptation.

He was employed by The Theatre Royal. He worked at England.

30 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1710 to 1768.

The royal conquest, or, The happy success against a potent enemy. The amorous widow. The fairy queen. The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. Producing the prophetess, or, The history of Dioclesian. Characters or The introduction to the Canterbury tales. The Canterbury tales of Chaucer. Barnaby Brittle. Pinacotheca Bettertonaeana. The history of the English stage. K. Henry IV. The amorous widow; or, wanton wife. Barnaby Brittle; or A wife at her wit's end. The history of the English stage, from the restauration to the present time. Including the lives, characters and amours, of the most eminent actors and actresses. With instructions for public speaking;... By Mr. Thomas Betterton. Adorned with cuts. The prophetess, or, The history of Dioclesian. The royal conquest, or, the happy success against a potent enemy. As it was sung in the prophetess at the Queens Theatre. To a new play-house tune. Licensed according to order. The sequel of Henry IV, 1721. The sequel of Henry the Fourth. The wanton wife, a comedy. The amorous widow, or, The wanton wife. The revenge, or, A match in Newgate. The history of the English stage, from the restauration to the present time. Including the lives, characters and amours, of the most eminent actors and actresses. With instructions for public speaking; wherein the action and utterance of the bar, stage, and pulpit are distinctly considered. The amorous widow or, the wanton wife: a comedy. As it is performed by Her Majesty's servants. Written by the late famous Mr. Thomas Betterton., dated 1710, held by Wellcome Collection. The amorous widow or, the wanton wife. A comedy. As it is perform'd by Her Majesty's servants. Written by the late famous Mr. Thomas Betterton. Now first printed from the original copy., dated 1710, held by Wellcome Collection. An account of the life of that celebrated tragedian Mr. Thomas Betterton . Containing A distinct Relation of his Excellencies in his Profession, and Character in private Life. And interspersed with an account of the English theatre during his time., dated 1749, held by Wellcome Collection. The history of the English stage , from the Restauration to the Present Time. Including the Lives, Characters and Amours, Of the most Eminent Actors and Actresses. With Instructions for Public Speaking; wherein The Action and Utterance of the Bar, Stage, and Pulpit are Distinctly considered. By Mr. Thomas Betterton. Adorned with Cuts., dated 1741, held by Wellcome Collection. The wanton wife , a comedy, in two acts, as performed at the theatre in Drury Lane. Taken from Moliere and D'Ancourt. By Mr. Betterton., dated 1768, held by Wellcome Collection. The wanton wife, a comedy , in two acts, as performed at the Theatre in Smock-Alley. Taken from Moliere and D'Ancourt. By Mr. Betterton., dated 1762, held by Wellcome Collection. The amorous widow or, wanton wife. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Smock-Alley. Taken from Molier and Dancourt. By Mr. Betterton., dated 1751, held by Wellcome Collection. The amorous widow or wanton wife. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Smock-Alley. Taken from Molier and Dancourt. By Mr. Betterton., dated 1755, held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 21 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Betterton, Thomas, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Betterton, Thomas (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Betterton, Thomas (1635?–1710), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Thomas Betterton and The Amorous Widow, Charles Gildon’s The Life of Mr Thomas Betterton, the Late Eminent Tragedian, 2026.

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Woman's Revenge: Or, a Match in Newgate. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the ... (1728) — Internet Archive.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is theatre, acting and theater management. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Shakespearean comedy.

Places of work recorded in the authority are England. Employment is recorded with The Theatre Royal.