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16 May 1757

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1756-1757
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Dunbar, Smith, Bride, Broad. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Beggar's Opera. As 11 April, but Player-Walker. *a??dl The Toyshop. As 9 May. *c??dl Benefit for $Dunbar=, $Smith=, $Bride=, $Broad=. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1757 05 16 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17570411^ but Player-Walker.*a1757 05 16 dl The Toyshop. ^As17570509^.*c1757 05 16 dl Benefit for $Dunbar=, $Smith=, $Bride=, $Broad=. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28547 | 17570516 | dl | Benefit for $Dunbar=, $Smith=, $Bride=, $Broad=. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 57707 | 28547 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17570411 but Player-Walker.
    AsSeeDate: 57707 | dl | p | As | 17570411
    Cast:
    95466 | 57707 | Player | Walker.
    399566 | 57707 | Macheath | Beard
    399567 | 57707 | Polly | Miss Macklin
    399568 | 57707 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    399569 | 57707 | Beggar | Burton
    399570 | 57707 | Peachum | Yates
    399571 | 57707 | Lockit | Berry
    399572 | 57707 | Filch | Raftor
    399573 | 57707 | Mat@o@Mint | Blakes
    399574 | 57707 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    399575 | 57707 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Cross
    399576 | 57707 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews
    399577 | 57707 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 57708 | 28547 | a | The Toyshop | As17570509.
    AsSeeDate: 57708 | dl | a | As | 17570509
    Cast:
    399578 | 57708 | Beau | Austin
    399579 | 57708 | Toyman | Burton
    399580 | 57708 | First Gentleman | Ackman
    399581 | 57708 | Second Gentleman | Sturt
    399582 | 57708 | Third Gentleman | Walker
    399583 | 57708 | Old Men | Taswell, Clough
    399584 | 57708 | Ladies | Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills
    399585 | 57708 | After which a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Choice Spirit from Comus's Court.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17570411 but Player-Walker.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Toyshop
Comments:
As17570509.
Cast:

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