17 May 1740

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1739-1740
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Walker. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Walker's, Gay's Head in the Strand.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pzdl The Beggar's Opera. As 12 April, but Macheath-Walker; Lockit-Turbutt. *azdl The Tragedy of Tragedies. See 30 April. *dzdl I: <i>La Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: <i>Two Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Liviez; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Yates. *mzdl End Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; [with $Handel='s% <i>Water Musick</i>-. *czdl Benefit $Walker=. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Walker's, <i>Gay's Head</i> in the <i>Strand</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 05 17 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17400412^ but Macheath-Walker; Lockit-Turbutt.*a1740 05 17 dl The Tragedy of Tragedies. ^See17400430^.*d1740 05 17 dl I: <i>La Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: <i>Two Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Liviez; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Yates.*m1740 05 17 dl End Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with $Handel='s <i>Water Musick</i>-.*c1740 05 17 dl Benefit $Walker=. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Walker's, <i>Gay's Head</i> in the <i>Strand</i>.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20087 | 17400517 | dl | Benefit $Walker=. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Walker's, <i>Gay's Head</i> in the <i>Strand</i>.
    Performance: 38388 | 20087 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17400412 but Macheath-Walker; Lockit-Turbutt.
    AsSeeDate: 38388 | dl | p | As | 17400412
    Cast:
    60019 | 38388 | Macheath | Walker
    60020 | 38388 | Lockit | Turbutt.
    313574 | 38388 | Polly | Mrs Clive
    313575 | 38388 | Lucy | Mrs Pritchard
    313576 | 38388 | Peachum | Macklin
    313577 | 38388 | Mat | Ray
    313578 | 38388 | Filch | Raftor
    313579 | 38388 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Marshall
    313580 | 38388 | Diana | Mrs Macklin.
    Performance: 38389 | 20087 | a | The Tragedy of Tragedies | See17400430.
    Performance: 38390 | 20087 | d | I: <i>La Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: <i>Two Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Liviez; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Yates
    Performance: 38391 | 20087 | m | End Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with $Handel='s <i>Water Musick</i>-

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17400412 but Macheath-Walker; Lockit-Turbutt.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1728
Author: J.C. Pepusch
Author: John Gay
Birth: 1685
Death: 1732

Afterpiece

Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies
Comments:
See17400430.
Cast:
None Listed

Dance

Comment: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; In III: Hornpipe-Yates

Music

Comment: End Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with Handel's Water Musick-

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