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03 November 1756

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1756-1757
Volume: 4
Comments:

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Beggar's Opera. As 22 Sept., but Lockit-Dunstall. *a??cg Harlequin Skeleton. As 27 Oct. *d??cg As 23 Oct.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 11 03 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17560922^, but Lockit-Dunstall.*a1756 11 03 cg Harlequin Skeleton. ^As17561027^.*d1756 11 03 cg ^As17561023^.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28194 | 17561103 | cg
    Performance: 56926 | 28194 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17560922, but Lockit-Dunstall.
    AsSeeDate: 56926 | cg | p | As | 17560922
    Cast:
    94415 | 56926 | Lockit | Dunstall.
    395621 | 56926 | Macheath | Lowe
    395622 | 56926 | Peachum | Arthur
    395623 | 56926 | Player | Anderson
    395624 | 56926 | Beggar | Holtom
    395625 | 56926 | Mat | Stoppelaer
    395626 | 56926 | Ben Budge | Bencraft
    395627 | 56926 | Filch | Cushing
    395628 | 56926 | Dreary | C. Smith
    395629 | 56926 | Twitcher | Redman
    395630 | 56926 | Drawer | Bennet
    395631 | 56926 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Danstall
    395632 | 56926 | Lucy | Miss Young
    395633 | 56926 | Mrs Coaxer | Miss Ferguson
    395634 | 56926 | Mrs Vixen | Mrs Stephens
    395635 | 56926 | Jenny Diver | Miss Allen
    395636 | 56926 | Sukey Tawdry | Miss Mullart
    395637 | 56926 | Molly Brazen | Miss Helm
    395638 | 56926 | Betty Doxey | Mrs Vallois
    395639 | 56926 | Dolly Trull | Miss Davis
    395640 | 56926 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Pitt
    395641 | 56926 | Polly | Mrs Chambers
    395642 | 56926 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miles
    395643 | 56926 | <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 56927 | 28194 | a | Harlequin Skeleton | As17561027.
    AsSeeDate: 56927 | cg | a | As | 17561027
    Cast:
    395644 | 56927 | Doctor | Arthur.
    395645 | 56927 | Chasseur Royale | Lowe
    395646 | 56927 | Aerial Spirits | Granier, Mrs Granier
    395647 | 56927 | Jupiter in the character of <i>Harlequin</i> | Miles
    395648 | 56927 | Anatomist | Stoppelaer
    395649 | 56927 | Colombine | Mrs Dyer
    395650 | 56927 | Merlin | Howard
    395651 | 56927 | Mercury | Baker
    395652 | 56927 | Pierrot | Lalauze.
    Performance: 56928 | 28194 | d | As17561023
    AsSeeDate: 56928 | cg | d | As | 17561023

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17560922, but Lockit-Dunstall.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin Skeleton
Comments:
As17561027.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17561023

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 03 November 1756 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28194.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 03 November 1756 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28194. Accessed 1 April 2025.