17 April 1751

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Miss Norris. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr Jackson's Habit warehouse Tavistock St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for Havard's Benefit, Inspector No 29: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen Alfred, have yet to see Mr Garrick in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen Alfred will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (London Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?qdl The Beggar's Opera. As 28 Jan., but Mat@o@Mint-_; Mrs Peachum-_. *a?qdl Queen Mab. As 22 Jan. *d?qdl I: Devisse, Mad Auretti. *c?qdl Benefit for $Miss Norris=. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr <i>Jackson's Habit warehouse</i> <i>Tavistock St.</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for $Havard='s Benefit, <i>Inspector No 29</i>: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen <i>Alfred</i>, have yet to see $Mr Garrick= in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen <i>Alfred</i> will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (<i>London Advertiser and Literary Gazette</i>).] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1751 04 17 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17510128^, but Mat@o@Mint-_; Mrs Peachum-_.*a1751 04 17 dl Queen Mab. ^As17510122^.*d1751 04 17 dl I: Devisse, Mad Auretti.*c1751 04 17 dl Benefit for $Miss Norris=. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr <i>Jackson's Habit warehouse</i> <i>Tavistock St.</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for $Havard='s Benefit, <i>Inspector No 29</i>: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen <i>Alfred</i>, have yet to see $Mr Garrick= in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen <i>Alfred</i> will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (<i>London Advertiser and Literary Gazette</i>).] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25655 | 17510417 | dl | Benefit for $Miss Norris=. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr <i>Jackson's Habit warehouse</i> <i>Tavistock St.</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for $Havard='s Benefit, <i>Inspector No 29</i>: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen <i>Alfred</i>, have yet to see $Mr Garrick= in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen <i>Alfred</i> will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (<i>London Advertiser and Literary Gazette</i>).] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 51320 | 25655 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17510128, but Mat@o@Mint-_; Mrs Peachum-_.
    AsSeeDate: 51320 | dl | p | As | 17510128
    Cast:
    371689 | 51320 | Polly | Miss Norris, 1st time
    371690 | 51320 | Mat@o@Mint | Blakes
    371691 | 51320 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.
    371692 | 51320 | Macheath | Beard
    371693 | 51320 | Peachum | Yates
    371694 | 51320 | Lockit | Berry
    371695 | 51320 | Lucy | Mrs Green
    371696 | 51320 | Filch | Raftor
    371697 | 51320 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    371698 | 51320 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews
    371699 | 51320 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the Characters
    Performance: 51321 | 25655 | a | Queen Mab | As17510122.
    AsSeeDate: 51321 | dl | a | As | 17510122
    Cast:
    371700 | 51321 | others | Mrs _Pit, Mrs <i>Toogood.
    371701 | 51321 | Harlequin | Woodward
    Performance: 51322 | 25655 | d | I: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Mainpiece

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As17510128, but Mat@o@Mint-_; Mrs Peachum-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

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As17510122.
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Dance

Comment: I: Devisse, Mad Auretti

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