08 May 1756

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mr Verney. [Another player must have played Mat of the Mint for Blakes.] Receipts: #270 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Beggar's Opera. As 23 Sept. 1755, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes [$Beard= Sick $Blakes= did <i>Macheath</i> ($Cross=)%. *a?dl The Anatomist. As 13 Sept. 1755. *d?dl III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews. *c?dl Benefit for $Mr Verney=. [Another player must have played <i>Mat of the Mint</i>r for $Blakes=.] Receipts: #270 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 05 08 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17550923^, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes $Beard= Sick $Blakes= did <i>Macheath</i> ($Cross=).*a1756 05 08 dl The Anatomist. ^As17550913^.*d1756 05 08 dl III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews.*c1756 05 08 dl Benefit for $Mr Verney=. [Another player must have played <i>Mat of the Mint</i>r for $Blakes=.] Receipts: #270 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28078 | 17560508 | dl | Benefit for $Mr Verney=. [Another player must have played <i>Mat of the Mint</i> for $Blakes=.] Receipts: #270 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 56671 | 28078 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes $Beard= Sick $Blakes= did <i>Macheath</i> ($Cross=).
    AsSeeDate: 56671 | dl | p | As | 17550923
    Cast:
    93536 | 56671 | Player | Burton
    93537 | 56671 | Macheath | Blakes $Beard= Sick $Blakes= did <i>Macheath</i>
    394923 | 56671 | Peachum | Yates
    394924 | 56671 | Lockit | Berry
    394925 | 56671 | Filch | Raftor
    394926 | 56671 | Mat@O@Mint | Blakes
    394927 | 56671 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    394928 | 56671 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    394929 | 56671 | Polly | Miss Macklin
    394930 | 56671 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Cross
    394931 | 56671 | Beggar | Simson
    394932 | 56671 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews
    394933 | 56671 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 56672 | 28078 | a | The Anatomist | As17550913.
    AsSeeDate: 56672 | dl | a | As | 17550913
    Cast:
    394934 | 56672 | Beatrice | Mrs Bennet
    394935 | 56672 | Le Medicin | Blakes
    394936 | 56672 | Crispin | Yates.
    Performance: 56673 | 28078 | d | III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath (Cross).
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Anatomist
Comments:
As17550913.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Flourish: 1659
Flourish: 1697

Dance

Comment: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

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