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09 February 1754

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: A farce of Mr Foote s, formerly play'd at ye Haymarket by ye Name of the two Knights from ye Land's End. farce hiss'd--all hum (Cross). Mainpiece: By desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Beggar's Opera. As 8 Sept. 1753, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Granier. *a??dl The Knights. [Foote, Yates, Blakes, $Costolo=, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors.% Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough($Genest=, IV, 385). *c??dl A farce of $Mr Foote= s, formerly play'd at ye <i>Haymarket</i> by ye Name of <i>the two Knights from ye Land's End</i>. farce hiss'd--all hum ($Cross=). Mainpiece: By desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Receipts: #100 (Cross).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1754 02 09 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17530908^, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Granier.*a1754 02 09 dl The Knights. Foote, Yates, Blakes, $Costolo=, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors. Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough($Genest=, IV, 385).*c1754 02 09 dl A farce of $Mr Foote= s, formerly play'd at ye <i>Haymarket</i> by ye Name of <i>the two Knights from ye Land's End</i>. farce hiss'd--all hum ($Cross=). Mainpiece: By desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Receipts: #100 (Cross).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 26907 | 17540209 | dl | A farce of $Mr Foote= s, formerly play'd at ye <i>Haymarket</i> by ye Name of <i>the two Knights from ye Land's End</i>. farce hiss'd--all hum ($Cross=). Mainpiece: By desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Receipts: #100 (Cross)
    Performance: 54151 | 26907 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17530908, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Granier.
    AsSeeDate: 54151 | dl | p | As | 17530908
    Cast:
    89308 | 54151 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Granier.
    384870 | 54151 | Macheath | Beard
    384871 | 54151 | Peachum | Yates
    384872 | 54151 | Lockit | Berry
    384873 | 54151 | Mat o Mint | Blakes
    384874 | 54151 | Filch | Raftor
    384875 | 54151 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    384876 | 54151 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Cross
    384877 | 54151 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    384878 | 54151 | Polly | Mrs Davies
    384879 | 54151 | In Act III a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Matthews, others
    384880 | 54151 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the opera.
    Performance: 54152 | 26907 | a | The Knights | Foote, Yates, Blakes, $Costolo=, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors. Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough($Genest=, IV, 385).
    Cast:
    89309 | 54152 | Hartop | Foote
    89310 | 54152 | Sir Gregory Gazette | Yates
    89311 | 54152 | Jenkins | Blakes
    89312 | 54152 | Tim | Costollo
    89313 | 54152 | Jenny | Miss Minors
    89314 | 54152 | Mrs Penelope Trifle | Mrs Cross
    89315 | 54152 | Miss Sukey Trifle | Miss Mills
    89316 | 54152 | Robin | Clough

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17530908, but Hornpipe-Granier.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Knights
Comments:
Foote, Yates, Blakes, Costolo, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors. Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough(Genest, IV, 385).
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Knights
Publish Date: 1754
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

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