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20 April 1750

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1749-1750
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Dyer. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Beggar's Opera. As 9 Feb., but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Oates; Macheath-Dyer. *a??cg Perseus and Andromeda. As 16 April. *d??cg (BBy particular Desire) <i>Grand Scots Dance</i>-Cooke, Miss Hillyard. *c??cg Benefit for $Dyer=. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 04 20 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17500209^, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Oates; Macheath-Dyer.*a1750 04 20 cg Perseus and Andromeda. ^As17500416^.*d1750 04 20 cg (BBy particular Desire) <i>Grand Scots Dance</i>-Cooke, Miss Hillyard.*c1750 04 20 cg Benefit for $Dyer=. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25263 | 17500420 | cg | Benefit for $Dyer=. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d
    Performance: 50460 | 25263 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17500209, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Oates; Macheath-Dyer.
    AsSeeDate: 50460 | cg | p | As | 17500209
    Cast:
    82667 | 50460 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Oates
    82668 | 50460 | Macheath | Dyer.
    366561 | 50460 | Peachum | Arthur
    366562 | 50460 | Lockit | Dunstall
    366563 | 50460 | Player | Anderson
    366564 | 50460 | Beggar | Holtham
    366565 | 50460 | Mat | Stoppelaer
    366566 | 50460 | Ben Budge | Bencraft
    366567 | 50460 | Filch | Cushing
    366568 | 50460 | Wat Dreary | Smith
    366569 | 50460 | Twitcher | Oates
    366570 | 50460 | Drawer | Bennet
    366571 | 50460 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Dunstall
    366572 | 50460 | Lucy | Miss Young
    366573 | 50460 | Jenny Diver | Miss Allen
    366574 | 50460 | Mrs Coaxer | Miss Ferguson
    366575 | 50460 | Dolly Trull | Mrs Vallois
    366576 | 50460 | Mrs Slammekin | Miss Hippisley
    366577 | 50460 | Mrs Vixen | Miss Haughton
    366578 | 50460 | Molly Brazen | Miss Morrison
    366579 | 50460 | Polly | Miss Falkner
    366580 | 50460 | With <i>Hornpipe</i> | Atkins
    366581 | 50460 | <i>Country Dance</i> | the Characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 50461 | 25263 | a | Perseus and Andromeda | As17500416.
    AsSeeDate: 50461 | cg | a | As | 17500416
    Cast:
    366582 | 50461 | Cyclops | _Davis.
    366583 | 50461 | Perseus | Lowe
    366584 | 50461 | Cepheus | Leveridge
    366585 | 50461 | Aethiopian | Baker
    366586 | 50461 | Cassiope | Mrs Wright
    366587 | 50461 | Mercury | Wilder
    366588 | 50461 | Amazons | Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison
    366589 | 50461 | Infernals | Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont
    366590 | 50461 | Harlequin | Oates
    366591 | 50461 | Hussar | Bencraft
    366592 | 50461 | Hussar's servant | Arthur
    366593 | 50461 | Colombine | Miss Haughton
    366594 | 50461 | Valet de Chambre | Atkins
    366595 | 50461 | Petit Maitre | LaLauze
    366596 | 50461 | Concluding with the <i>Original Grand Dance</i>
    366597 | 50461 | Andromeda | Miss Falkner.
    Performance: 50462 | 25263 | d | (BBy particular Desire) <i>Grand Scots Dance</i>-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17500209, but Hornpipe-Oates; Macheath-Dyer.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Perseus and Andromeda
Comments:
As17500416.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1730
Birth: 1688
Death: 1744
Author: J.C. Pepusch
Publish Date:
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814
Author: James Messink
Publish Date:
Birth: 1688
Death: 1744

Dance

Comment: (BBy particular Desire) Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1750 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25263.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1750 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25263. Accessed 3 April 2025.