14 April 1748
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1747-1748
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Miss Faulkner. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Miss Faulkner playing Polly "for the 1st time." Tickets of Page at the stage door in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Miss Faulkner at her house in Leicester Fields
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17480128, but Polly-Miss Faulkner (by Particular Desire); Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Paddick; Dolly Trull-Miss Stevens; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Hornpipe-Oates.
As17480128, but Polly-Miss Faulkner (by Particular Desire); Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Paddick; Dolly Trull-Miss Stevens; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Hornpipe-Oates.
Cast:
- Role: Polly Actor: Miss Faulkner
- Role: Twitcher Actor: Paget
- Role: Drawer Actor: Paddick
- Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Stevens
- Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison
- Role: Hornpipe Actor: Oates.
- Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
- Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
- Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bridges.
- Role: Macheath Actor: Beard
- Role: Player Actor: Anderson
- Role: Beggar Actor: James
- Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Stoppelaer
- Role: Filch Actor: Collins
- Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft
- Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
- Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
- Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
- Role: Peachum Actor: Rosco
- Role: Lockit Actor: Dunstall
- Role: The opera to conclude with the original Country Actor:
- Role: Hornpipe Actor: as usual.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Mock Doctor
Comments:
As17471209, but Mock Doctor-Cibber.
As17471209, but Mock Doctor-Cibber.
Cast:
- Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber.
- Role: add Sir Jasper Actor: Collins
- Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.