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29 December 1756

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

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Beggar's Opera. As 3 Nov., but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_. *a??cg Orpheus and Eurydice. As 13 Oct.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 12 29 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17561103^, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_.*a1756 12 29 cg Orpheus and Eurydice. ^As17561013^.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28294 | 17561229 | cg
    Performance: 57150 | 28294 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17561103, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_.
    AsSeeDate: 57150 | cg | p | As | 17561103
    Cast:
    94844 | 57150 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Pitt
    396821 | 57150 | Lockit | Dunstall.
    396822 | 57150 | Macheath | Lowe
    396823 | 57150 | Peachum | Arthur
    396824 | 57150 | Player | Anderson
    396825 | 57150 | Beggar | Holtom
    396826 | 57150 | Mat | Stoppelaer
    396827 | 57150 | Ben Budge | Bencraft
    396828 | 57150 | Filch | Cushing
    396829 | 57150 | Dreary | C. Smith
    396830 | 57150 | Twitcher | Redman
    396831 | 57150 | Drawer | Bennet
    396832 | 57150 | Lucy | Miss Young
    396833 | 57150 | Mrs Coaxer | Miss Ferguson
    396834 | 57150 | Mrs Vixen | Mrs Stephens
    396835 | 57150 | Jenny Diver | Miss Allen
    396836 | 57150 | Sukey Tawdry | Miss Mullart
    396837 | 57150 | Molly Brazen | Miss Helm
    396838 | 57150 | Betty Doxey | Mrs Vallois
    396839 | 57150 | Dolly Trull | Miss Davis
    396840 | 57150 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Pitt
    396841 | 57150 | Polly | Mrs Chambers
    396842 | 57150 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miles
    396843 | 57150 | <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 57151 | 28294 | a | Orpheus and Eurydice | As17561013.
    AsSeeDate: 57151 | cg | a | As | 17561013

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17561103, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Orpheus and Eurydice
Comments:
As17561013.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

Publish Date: 1792
Birth: 1728
Death: 1784

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 29 December 1756 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28294.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 29 December 1756 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28294. Accessed 1 April 2025.