20 May 1754

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Gray, Dunbar, Smith and Broad. Receipts: #223 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Beggar's Opera. As 9 Feb., but Beggar-Simson; Player-Burton. *a?dl The King and the Miller. As 13 May. *d?dl II: The <i>Pierrot's Dance</i>, as 4 May. *c?dl Benefit for $Gray=, $Dunbar=, $Smith= and $Broad=. Receipts: #223 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1754 05 20 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17540209^, but Beggar-Simson; Player-Burton.*a1754 05 20 dl The King and the Miller. ^As17540513^.*d1754 05 20 dl II: The <i>Pierrot's Dance</i>, ^as17540504^.*c1754 05 20 dl Benefit for $Gray=, $Dunbar=, $Smith= and $Broad=. Receipts: #223 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27100 | 17540520 | dl | Benefit for $Gray=, $Dunbar=, $Smith= and $Broad=. Receipts: #223 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 54566 | 27100 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17540209, but Beggar-Simson; Player-Burton.
    AsSeeDate: 54566 | dl | p | As | 17540209
    Cast:
    89877 | 54566 | Beggar | Simson
    89878 | 54566 | Player | Burton.
    386522 | 54566 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Granier.
    386523 | 54566 | Macheath | Beard
    386524 | 54566 | Peachum | Yates
    386525 | 54566 | Lockit | Berry
    386526 | 54566 | Mat o Mint | Blakes
    386527 | 54566 | Filch | Raftor
    386528 | 54566 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    386529 | 54566 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Cross
    386530 | 54566 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    386531 | 54566 | Polly | Mrs Davies
    386532 | 54566 | In Act III a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Matthews, others
    386533 | 54566 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the opera.
    Performance: 54567 | 27100 | a | The King and the Miller | As17540513.
    AsSeeDate: 54567 | dl | a | As | 17540513
    Cast:
    386534 | 54567 | King | Burton
    386535 | 54567 | Lord Lurewell | Ackman
    386536 | 54567 | Margery | Mrs Toogood
    386537 | 54567 | Dick | Blakes
    386538 | 54567 | Joe | Beard
    386539 | 54567 | Miller | Barry
    386540 | 54567 | Kate | Mrs Simson
    386541 | 54567 | Peggy | Miss Minors.
    Performance: 54568 | 27100 | d | II: The <i>Pierrot's Dance</i>, as17540504
    AsSeeDate: 54568 | dl | d | As | 17540504

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17540209, but Beggar-Simson; Player-Burton.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The King and the Miller
Comments:
As17540513.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: II: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504

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