20 December 1766

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Benefit for the Increase of a Fund Establish'd by the Performers at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, for the support of such actors, and their families, who from age or infirmities shall be incapable of their business. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c., who are pleased to favour this undertaking, are desir'd to send for places, Box or Pit tickets to Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door. Charges #65. Profits to the Fund #13617s., plus #22 6s. from tickets (Box 82, Pit 12). Paid Mr Weller as per bills for property and machinery in Faustus #14 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #201 17s. (Account Book)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Pitt; <i>A Country Dance</i>-the characters of the opera. *a??cg The Englishman in Paris. As 22 Oct., but Subtle-Bennet. *d??cg II: <i>The Village Romps</i>, as 8 Oct. *e??cg <i>OOccasional Prologue</i>-Ross; <i>The London Cries</i>-Shuter. *c??cg Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Benefit for the Increase of a Fund Establish'd by the Performers at the Theatre Royal <i>Covent Garden</i>, for the support of such actors, and their families, who from age or infirmities shall be incapable of their business. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c., who are pleased to favour this undertaking, are desir'd to send for places, Box or Pit tickets to $Mr Sarjant= at the Stage-Door. Charges #65. Profits to the Fund #13617s., plus #22 6s. from tickets (Box 82, Pit 12). Paid $Mr Weller= as per bills for property and machinery in <i>Faustus</i> #14 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #201 17s. (Account Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1766 12 20 cg The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Pitt; <i>A Country Dance</i>-the characters of the opera.*a1766 12 20 cg The Englishman in Paris. ^As17661022^, but Subtle-Bennet.*d1766 12 20 cg II: <i>The Village Romps</i>, ^as17661008^.*e1766 12 20 cg <i>OOccasional Prologue</i>-Ross; <i>The London Cries</i>-Shuter.*c1766 12 20 cg Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Benefit for the Increase of a Fund Establish'd by the Performers at the Theatre Royal <i>Covent Garden</i>, for the support of such actors, and their families, who from age or infirmities shall be incapable of their business. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c., who are pleased to favour this undertaking, are desir'd to send for places, Box or Pit tickets to $Mr Sarjant= at the Stage-Door. Charges #65. Profits to the Fund #13617s., plus #22 6s. from tickets (Box 82, Pit 12). Paid $Mr Weller= as per bills for property and machinery in <i>Faustus</i> #14 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #201 17s. (Account Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33421 | 17661220 | cg | Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Benefit for the Increase of a Fund Establish'd by the Performers at the Theatre Royal <i>Covent Garden</i>, for the support of such actors, and their families, who from age or infirmities shall be incapable of their business. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c., who are pleased to favour this undertaking, are desir'd to send for places, Box or Pit tickets to $Mr Sarjant= at the Stage-Door. Charges #65. Profits to the Fund #13617s., plus #22 6s. from tickets (Box 82, Pit 12). Paid $Mr Weller= as per bills for property and machinery in <i>Faustus</i> #14 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #201 17s. (Account Book)
    Performance: 68566 | 33421 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Pitt; <i>A Country Dance</i>-the characters of the opera.
    Cast:
    114774 | 68566 | Macheath | Beard
    114775 | 68566 | Peachum | Shuter
    114776 | 68566 | Lockit | Dunstall
    114777 | 68566 | Filch | Holtom
    114778 | 68566 | Mat@o@Mint | Baker
    114779 | 68566 | Player | Anderson
    114780 | 68566 | Beggar | Bennet
    114781 | 68566 | Lucy | Mrs Baker
    114782 | 68566 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Stephens
    114783 | 68566 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Copin
    114784 | 68566 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    114785 | 68566 | Polly | Mrs Pinto
    114786 | 68566 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Pitt
    114787 | 68566 | <i>A Country Dance</i> | the characters of the opera.
    Performance: 68567 | 33421 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17661022, but Subtle-Bennet.
    AsSeeDate: 68567 | cg | a | As | 17661022
    Cast:
    114788 | 68567 | Subtle | Bennet.
    451649 | 68567 | Buck | Woodward
    451650 | 68567 | Sir John Buck | Gibson
    451651 | 68567 | Marquis | Holtom
    451652 | 68567 | Mrs Subtle | Mrs Pitt
    451653 | 68567 | Lucinda | Miss Macklin
    451654 | 68567 | <i>Minuet</i> | Fishar, Miss Macklin.
    Performance: 68568 | 33421 | d | II: <i>The Village Romps</i>, as17661008
    AsSeeDate: 68568 | cg | d | As | 17661008
    Performance: 68569 | 33421 | e | <i>OOccasional Prologue</i>-Ross; <i>The London Cries</i>-Shuter

Mainpiece

Comments:
Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; A Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17661022, but Subtle-Bennet.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Entertainment

Comment: OOccasional Prologue-Ross; The London Cries-Shuter

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