03 November 1759

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1759-1760
Volume: 4
Comments: Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid Gom for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Arne for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at Covent Garden to hear Miss Brent, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," p. 361)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Ccg The Beggar's Opera. As 20 Oct. *a?Ccg The Englishman Returned from Paris. As 11 Oct. *d?Ccg As 2 Nov. *c?Ccg Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid $Gom= for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid $Mr Arne= for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at <i>Covent Garden</i> to hear $Miss Brent=, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there ($Hailey=, "<i>Brietzcke Diary</i>," p. 361).

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    *p1759 11 03 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17591020^.*a1759 11 03 cg The Englishman Returned from Paris. ^As17591011^.*d1759 11 03 cg ^As17591102^.*c1759 11 03 cg Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid $Gom= for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid $Mr Arne= for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at <i>Covent Garden</i> to hear $Miss Brent=, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there ($Hailey=, "<i>Brietzcke Diary</i>," p. 361).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 29785 | 17591103 | cg | Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid $Gom= for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid $Mr Arne= for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at <i>Covent Garden</i> to hear $Miss Brent=, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there ($Hailey=, "<i>Brietzcke Diary</i>," p. 361)
    Performance: 60318 | 29785 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17591020.
    AsSeeDate: 60318 | cg | p | As | 17591020
    Cast:
    409842 | 60318 | Ben Budge | Wignel.
    409843 | 60318 | Macheath | Beard1st time here in 12 years
    409844 | 60318 | Peachum | Collins
    409845 | 60318 | Lockit | Dunstall
    409846 | 60318 | Player | Anderson
    409847 | 60318 | Beggar | Bennet
    409848 | 60318 | Mat | Baker
    409849 | 60318 | Filch | Holtom
    409850 | 60318 | Wat | C. Smith
    409851 | 60318 | Jemmy | Redman
    409852 | 60318 | Nimming Ned | R. Smith
    409853 | 60318 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Stephens
    409854 | 60318 | Lucy | Miss Young
    409855 | 60318 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Ferguson
    409856 | 60318 | Mrs Vixen | Miss Allen
    409857 | 60318 | Jenny | Mrs Baker
    409858 | 60318 | Sukey@Tawdry | Miss Mullart
    409859 | 60318 | Molly Brazen | Miss Helm
    409860 | 60318 | Betty Doxy | Miss Cockayne
    409861 | 60318 | Dolly Trull | Miss Davis
    409862 | 60318 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    409863 | 60318 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Copin
    409864 | 60318 | Polly | Miss Brent1st time.*a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008*d1759 10 10 cg <i>CCountry Dance</i>-the characters of the play
    409865 | 60318 | d1759 10 10 cg <i>CCountry Dance</i> | the characters of the play
    409866 | 60318 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miles.*c1759 10 10 cg No persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #188 11s. 6d.
    409867 | 60318 | Elder Wou'dbe | a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage
    409868 | 60318 | Young Wou'dbe | Dyer
    409869 | 60318 | Balderdash | Marten
    409870 | 60318 | Clearaccount | Collins
    409871 | 60318 | Fairbank | Anderson
    409872 | 60318 | Comic | Perry
    409873 | 60318 | Trueman | Smith
    409874 | 60318 | Richmore | Ridout
    409875 | 60318 | Subtleman | Dunstall
    409876 | 60318 | Alderman | Bennet
    409877 | 60318 | Captain | Wignel
    409878 | 60318 | Frisure | Holtom
    409879 | 60318 | Teague | Barrington
    409880 | 60318 | Mrs Midnight | Mrs Copin
    409881 | 60318 | Mrs Clearaccount | Mrs Ferguson
    409882 | 60318 | Constance | Mrs Vincent
    409883 | 60318 | Aurelia | Mrs Hamilton.
    Performance: 60319 | 29785 | a | The Englishman Returned from Paris | As17591011.
    AsSeeDate: 60319 | cg | a | As | 17591011
    Cast:
    409884 | 60319 | Buck | Dyer
    409885 | 60319 | Crab | Sparks
    409886 | 60319 | McRuthen | Shuter
    409887 | 60319 | Lucinda | Mrs Baker.
    Performance: 60320 | 29785 | d | As17591102
    AsSeeDate: 60320 | cg | d | As | 17591102

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17591020.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris
Comments:
As17591011.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1756
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: As17591102

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