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12 February 1760

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1759-1760
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Beggar's Opera. As 25 Jan. *a??cg The Knights. As 15 Oct. 1759. *d??cg As 8 Jan., but <i>Comic Dance</i>-_; <i>The Plowman</i>-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville. *c??cg Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1760 02 12 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17600125^.*a1760 02 12 cg The Knights. ^As17591015^.*d1760 02 12 cg ^As17600108^, but <i>Comic Dance</i>-_; <i>The Plowman</i>-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.*c1760 02 12 cg Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 29968 | 17600212 | cg | Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #161 12s. 6d
    Performance: 60711 | 29968 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17600125.
    AsSeeDate: 60711 | cg | p | As | 17600125
    Cast:
    413169 | 60711 | Jenny Diver | Mrs White.
    413170 | 60711 | Wat Dreary | Costollo.
    413171 | 60711 | Ben Budge | Wignel.
    413172 | 60711 | Macheath | Beard1st time here in 12 years
    413173 | 60711 | Peachum | Collins
    413174 | 60711 | Lockit | Dunstall
    413175 | 60711 | Player | Anderson
    413176 | 60711 | Beggar | Bennet
    413177 | 60711 | Mat | Baker
    413178 | 60711 | Filch | Holtom
    413179 | 60711 | Wat | C. Smith
    413180 | 60711 | Jemmy | Redman
    413181 | 60711 | Nimming Ned | R. Smith
    413182 | 60711 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Stephens
    413183 | 60711 | Lucy | Miss Young
    413184 | 60711 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Ferguson
    413185 | 60711 | Mrs Vixen | Miss Allen
    413186 | 60711 | Jenny | Mrs Baker
    413187 | 60711 | Sukey@Tawdry | Miss Mullart
    413188 | 60711 | Molly Brazen | Miss Helm
    413189 | 60711 | Betty Doxy | Miss Cockayne
    413190 | 60711 | Dolly Trull | Miss Davis
    413191 | 60711 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    413192 | 60711 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Copin
    413193 | 60711 | 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
    413194 | 60711 | d1759 10 10 cg <i>CCountry Dance</i> | the characters of the play
    413195 | 60711 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miles.*c1759 10 10 cg No persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #188 11s. 6d.
    413196 | 60711 | Elder Wou'dbe | a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage
    413197 | 60711 | Young Wou'dbe | Dyer
    413198 | 60711 | Balderdash | Marten
    413199 | 60711 | Clearaccount | Collins
    413200 | 60711 | Fairbank | Anderson
    413201 | 60711 | Comic | Perry
    413202 | 60711 | Trueman | Smith
    413203 | 60711 | Richmore | Ridout
    413204 | 60711 | Subtleman | Dunstall
    413205 | 60711 | Alderman | Bennet
    413206 | 60711 | Captain | Wignel
    413207 | 60711 | Frisure | Holtom
    413208 | 60711 | Teague | Barrington
    413209 | 60711 | Mrs Midnight | Mrs Copin
    413210 | 60711 | Mrs Clearaccount | Mrs Ferguson
    413211 | 60711 | Constance | Mrs Vincent
    413212 | 60711 | Aurelia | Mrs Hamilton.
    Performance: 60712 | 29968 | a | The Knights | As17591015.
    AsSeeDate: 60712 | cg | a | As | 17591015
    Cast:
    413213 | 60712 | Hartop | Shuter
    413214 | 60712 | Sir Gregory Gazette | Bennet
    413215 | 60712 | Jenkin | Davis
    413216 | 60712 | Tim | Costollo.
    Performance: 60713 | 29968 | d | As17600108, but <i>Comic Dance</i>-_; <i>The Plowman</i>-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville
    AsSeeDate: 60713 | cg | d | As | 17600108

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17600125.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Knights
Comments:
As17591015.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Knights
Publish Date: 1754
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: As17600108, but Comic Dance-_; The Plowman-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 12 February 1760 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=29968.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 12 February 1760 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=29968. Accessed 10 April 2025.