05 November 1773

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid Mrs Giles for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me Pol. Kennedy alias Mrs Bevon, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as Mrs Farrell at dl in 1776 in Arne's Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

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    *pcg The Beggar's Opera. As 27 Oct. *aThe Commissary. As 22 Oct. *cMainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To <i>Covent Garden</i>. <i>Beggar's Opera</i> and <i>Commissary</i>. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. <i>Irish features</i>, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (<i>Baker, Diary</i>, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the <i>Irish actress</i> and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at <i>dl</i> in 1776 in $Arne='s <i>Caractacus</i>.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book).
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    *p1773 11 05 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17731027^.*a1773 11 05 cg The Commissary. ^As17731022^.*c1773 11 05 cg Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To <i>Covent Garden</i>. <i>Beggar's Opera</i> and <i>Commissary</i>. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. <i>Irish features</i>, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (<i>Baker, Diary</i>, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the <i>Irish actress</i> and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at <i>dl</i> in 1776 in $Arne='s <i>Caractacus</i>.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book).
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    Event: 37281 | 17731105 | cg | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To <i>Covent Garden</i>. <i>Beggar's Opera</i> and <i>Commissary</i>. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. <i>Irish features</i>, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (<i>Baker, Diary</i>, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the <i>Irish actress</i> and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at <i>dl</i> in 1776 in $Arne='s <i>Caractacus</i>.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 77640 | 37281 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17731027.
    AsSeeDate: 77640 | cg | p | As | 17731027
    Cast:
    497669 | 77640 | Macheath | Mattocks
    497670 | 77640 | Peachum | Shuter
    497671 | 77640 | Lockit | Dunstall
    497672 | 77640 | Filch | Holtom
    497673 | 77640 | Lucy | A Young Lady, her first appearance
    497674 | 77640 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Baker
    497675 | 77640 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Pitt
    497676 | 77640 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    497677 | 77640 | Polly | Miss Catley
    497678 | 77640 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Twist.
    Performance: 77641 | 37281 | a | The Commissary | As17731022.
    AsSeeDate: 77641 | cg | a | As | 17731022
    Cast:
    497679 | 77641 | Commissary | Quick
    497680 | 77641 | Young Loveit | Davis
    497681 | 77641 | Simon | Fox
    497682 | 77641 | Isaac Fungus | Gardner
    497683 | 77641 | Mrs Loveit | Mrs Pitt
    497684 | 77641 | Dolly | Miss Helme
    497685 | 77641 | Jenny | Miss Pearce
    497686 | 77641 | Mrs Mechlin | Mrs Gardner.

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