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17 December 1770

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1770-1771
Volume: 4
Comments:

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-MrsBaker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green;Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce; Polly-Miss Catley; [first time. With a% <i>Dance</i> [incidental to the Opera%-. *aHarlequin Skeleton. As 12 Nov.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1770 12 17 cg The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce; Polly-Miss Catley; first time. With a <i>Dance</i> incidental to the Opera-.*a1770 12 17 cg Harlequin Skeleton. ^As17701112^.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 35657 | 17701217 | cg
    Performance: 73744 | 35657 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce; Polly-Miss Catley; first time. With a <i>Dance</i> incidental to the Opera-.
    Cast:
    125016 | 73744 | Macheath | Mattocks
    125017 | 73744 | Peachum | Yates
    125018 | 73744 | Lockit | Dunstall
    125019 | 73744 | Filch | Holtom
    125020 | 73744 | Lucy | Mrs Baker
    125021 | 73744 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Vincent
    125022 | 73744 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Pitt
    125023 | 73744 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    125024 | 73744 | Jenny Diver | Miss Pearce
    125025 | 73744 | Polly | Miss Catley
    125026 | 73744 | With a <i>Dance</i> incidental to the Opera | .
    Performance: 73745 | 35657 | a | Harlequin Skeleton | As17701112.
    AsSeeDate: 73745 | cg | a | As | 17701112
    Cast:
    479745 | 73745 | Principal Parts | Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks
    479746 | 73745 | The <i>Dance</i> | Aldridge.
    479747 | 73745 | Harlequin | Lewes
    479748 | 73745 | Chasseur Royal | Barnshaw
    479749 | 73745 | Merlin | Legg
    479750 | 73745 | Diana | Mrs Baker
    479751 | 73745 | Doctor | Banks
    479752 | 73745 | Colombine | Mrs Dyer
    479753 | 73745 | Pierrot | Morris.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce; Polly-Miss Catley; first time. With a Dance incidental to the Opera-.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin Skeleton
Comments:
As17701112.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 17 December 1770 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35657.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 17 December 1770 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35657. Accessed 4 April 2025.