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24 September 1772

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1772-1773
Volume: 4
Comments: Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to B. Booth, is now upwards of 90, was the famous Miss Santlowe so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (Winston MS 10). Advanc'd Mr Barry (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to Mr Watson (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, Archeveque taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. As 22 Sept. *aHigh Life below Stairs. Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley;Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope. *dII: <i>Comic Dance</i>, as 22 Sept. *cMrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to $B. Booth=, is now upwards of 90, was the famous $Miss Santlowe= so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Advanc'd $Mr Barry= (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to $Mr Watson= (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, $Archeveque= taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1772 09 24 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17720922^.*a1772 09 24 dl High Life below Stairs. Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.*d1772 09 24 dl II: <i>Comic Dance</i>, ^as17720922^.*c1772 09 24 dl Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to $B. Booth=, is now upwards of 90, was the famous $Miss Santlowe= so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Advanc'd $Mr Barry= (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to $Mr Watson= (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, $Archeveque= taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36641 | 17720924 | dl | Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to $B. Booth=, is now upwards of 90, was the famous $Miss Santlowe= so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Advanc'd $Mr Barry= (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to $Mr Watson= (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, $Archeveque= taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 76106 | 36641 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17720922.
    AsSeeDate: 76106 | dl | p | As | 17720922
    Cast:
    490693 | 76106 | Macheath | Vernon
    490694 | 76106 | Peachum | Moody
    490695 | 76106 | Lockit | Bransby
    490696 | 76106 | Filch | Parsons
    490697 | 76106 | Mat@O@Mint | Kear
    490698 | 76106 | Beggar | Waldron
    490699 | 76106 | Player | Wheeler
    490700 | 76106 | Ben Budge | Ackman
    490701 | 76106 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    490702 | 76106 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Bradshaw
    490703 | 76106 | Polly | Miss Weller
    490704 | 76106 | Lucy | Mrs Bradley, first appearance on any stage
    490705 | 76106 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Walker
    490706 | 76106 | To Conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | .
    Performance: 76107 | 36641 | a | High Life below Stairs | Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.
    Cast:
    129386 | 76107 | Young Lovel | Cautherly
    129387 | 76107 | Duke's Servant | Palmer
    129388 | 76107 | Sir Harry's Servant | Dodd
    129389 | 76107 | Philip | Baddeley
    129390 | 76107 | Freeman | Fawcett
    129391 | 76107 | Robert | Ackman
    129392 | 76107 | Kitty | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 76108 | 36641 | d | II: <i>Comic Dance</i>, as17720922
    AsSeeDate: 76108 | dl | d | As | 17720922

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17720922.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: High Life below Stairs
Comments:
Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1759
Author: James Townley
Birth: 1714
Death: 1778

Dance

Comment: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 24 September 1772 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=36641.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 24 September 1772 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=36641. Accessed 1 April 2025.