14 September 1765

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places may be taken from Johnson at the Stage Door. No money will be taken at the stage door. None will be refunded after Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. [Footnote not further noted. Garrick on his return from the continent first introduced a method of illumination by lights not visible to the audience, thus replacing the huge chandeliers (Genest, V, 86). Published this season, A Critical Balance of the Performers at Drury Lane last Season, a broadside sheet at 1s., printed for C. Moran. This scale of the following twelve values war applied to 43 actors and actresses: (A score of 20 under each heading was perfect.) Figure; Grace; Spirit & Ease, Sensibility & Truth; Dignity & Manners; Expression & Pantomime; Low Humor; Genteel Humor; Elocution and voice; Dress; Dumb show; Noise. Beside each actor was listed his outstanding parts. (See Copy in Huntington Library.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o'th@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; [In Act III, a% <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Baker; [To Conclude with a% <i>Country Dance</i>-; New <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-King. *a?dl Polly Honeycombe. Honeycombe-Yates; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Bennett. *c?dl Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places may be taken from $Johnson= at the Stage Door. No money will be taken at the stage door. None will be refunded after Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. [Footnote not further noted. $Garrick= on his return from the continent first introduced a method of illumination by lights not visible to the audience, thus replacing the huge chandeliers ($Genest=, V, 86). Published this season, <i>A Critical Balance of the Performers</i> at <i>Drury Lane</i> last Season, a broadside sheet at 1s., printed for $C. Moran=. This scale of the following twelve values war applied to 43 actors and actresses: (A score of 20 under each heading was perfect.) Figure; Grace; Spirit & Ease, Sensibility & Truth; Dignity & Manners; Expression & Pantomime; Low Humor; Genteel Humor; Elocution and voice; Dress; Dumb show; Noise. Beside each actor was listed his outstanding parts. (See Copy in <i>Huntington Library</i>.)]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1765 09 14 dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o'th@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Baker; To Conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-; New <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-King.*a1765 09 14 dl Polly Honeycombe. Honeycombe-Yates; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Bennett.*c1765 09 14 dl Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places may be taken from $Johnson= at the Stage Door. No money will be taken at the stage door. None will be refunded after Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. [Footnote not further noted. $Garrick= on his return from the continent first introduced a method of illumination by lights not visible to the audience, thus replacing the huge chandeliers ($Genest=, V, 86). Published this season, <i>A Critical Balance of the Performers</i> at <i>Drury Lane</i> last Season, a broadside sheet at 1s., printed for $C. Moran=. This scale of the following twelve values war applied to 43 actors and actresses: (A score of 20 under each heading was perfect.) Figure; Grace; Spirit & Ease, Sensibility & Truth; Dignity & Manners; Expression & Pantomime; Low Humor; Genteel Humor; Elocution and voice; Dress; Dumb show; Noise. Beside each actor was listed his outstanding parts. (See Copy in <i>Huntington Library</i>.)]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 32805 | 17650914 | dl | Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places may be taken from $Johnson= at the Stage Door. No money will be taken at the stage door. None will be refunded after Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 6 o'clock. [Footnote not further noted. $Garrick= on his return from the continent first introduced a method of illumination by lights not visible to the audience, thus replacing the huge chandeliers ($Genest=, V, 86). Published this season, <i>A Critical Balance of the Performers</i> at <i>Drury Lane</i> last Season, a broadside sheet at 1s., printed for $C. Moran=. This scale of the following twelve values war applied to 43 actors and actresses: (A score of 20 under each heading was perfect.) Figure; Grace; Spirit & Ease, Sensibility & Truth; Dignity & Manners; Expression & Pantomime; Low Humor; Genteel Humor; Elocution and voice; Dress; Dumb show; Noise. Beside each actor was listed his outstanding parts. (See Copy in <i>Huntington Library</i>.)
    Performance: 67193 | 32805 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o'th@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Baker; To Conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-; New <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-King.
    Cast:
    111575 | 67193 | Macheath | Vernon
    111576 | 67193 | Peachum | Yates
    111577 | 67193 | Lockit | Bransby
    111578 | 67193 | Filch | Parsons
    111579 | 67193 | Mat@o'th@Mint | Kear
    111580 | 67193 | Beggar | Burton
    111581 | 67193 | Player | Strange
    111582 | 67193 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    111583 | 67193 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    111584 | 67193 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Bradshaw
    111585 | 67193 | Polly | Mrs Vincent
    111586 | 67193 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Baker
    111587 | 67193 | To Conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>
    111588 | 67193 | New <i>Occasional Prologue</i> | King.
    Performance: 67194 | 32805 | a | Polly Honeycombe | Honeycombe-Yates; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Bennett.
    Cast:
    111589 | 67194 | Honeycombe | Yates
    111590 | 67194 | Ledger | Bransby
    111591 | 67194 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    111592 | 67194 | Scribble | King
    111593 | 67194 | Polly | Miss Pope
    111594 | 67194 | Mrs Honeycombe | Mrs Bennett.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o'th@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To Conclude with a Country Dance-; New Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Honeycombe-Yates; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Bennett.
Cast:

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