28 March 1748

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for The Recruiting Officer will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Powel: Rec'd of Mrs Rudd, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (Clay MS)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Beggar's Opera. As 22 Dec. 1747, but [add% Mat-Blakes; Filch-Raftor. *a??dl The Lying Valet. See 2 Jan. *c??dl Benefit for $Lowe=. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for <i>The Recruiting Officer</i> will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. $Powel=: Rec'd of $Mrs Rudd=, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).

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    *p1748 03 28 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17471222^, but add Mat-Blakes; Filch-Raftor.*a1748 03 28 dl The Lying Valet. ^See17480102^.*c1748 03 28 dl Benefit for $Lowe=. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for <i>The Recruiting Officer</i> will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. $Powel=: Rec'd of $Mrs Rudd=, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).

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    Event: 24159 | 17480328 | dl | Benefit for $Lowe=. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for <i>The Recruiting Officer</i> will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. $Powel=: Rec'd of $Mrs Rudd=, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (<i>Clay MS</i>)
    Performance: 48090 | 24159 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17471222, but add Mat-Blakes; Filch-Raftor.
    AsSeeDate: 48090 | dl | p | As | 17471222
    Cast:
    78480 | 48090 | add Mat | Blakes
    78481 | 48090 | Filch | Raftor.
    355042 | 48090 | also Player | Bransby
    355043 | 48090 | Beggar | Winstone
    355044 | 48090 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    355045 | 48090 | Sukey Tawdry | Mrs Yates
    355046 | 48090 | Jenny Diver | Miss Royer
    355047 | 48090 | Molly Brazen | Miss Minors
    355048 | 48090 | Polly | Mrs Cibber
    355049 | 48090 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews
    355050 | 48090 | whole to conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | Characters.
    355051 | 48090 | Macheath | Lowe
    355052 | 48090 | Peachum | Macklin
    355053 | 48090 | Lockit | Berry
    355054 | 48090 | Mat@o@Mint | Blakes
    355055 | 48090 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Macklin
    355056 | 48090 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    355057 | 48090 | In III a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Vaughan.
    Performance: 48091 | 24159 | a | The Lying Valet | See17480102.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17471222, but add Mat-Blakes; Filch-Raftor.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
See17480102.
Cast:
None Listed

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Publish Date:
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

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