25 March 1776

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Vernon. Rec'd Mrs Johnston's rent 1 year to Lady Day #6. Paid Powney (stationer) #7 2s. 6d.; Ray (linen draper) #25 6s. 6d.; Vaughan (haberdasher) #4 10s. 6d.; Norfolk (glazier) #2 3s.; Barrow and Co. Oil #54 15s. 6d.; Pryer (turner) #5 18s. 6d.; Carter (scowerer) #9 8s. 6d.; Evans for Spermacetti Candles #5; Watch Rate half year #18 15s.; Cubit (tinman) #2 6d. Receipts: #160 10s. Charges: #66 16s. Profits to Vernon: #93 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p25 dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Vernon; Mat@O@Mint-Kear; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Whitfield; Beggar-Waldron; Filch-Parsons; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Polly-Mrs Smith; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; [In Act III, a %<i>Hornpipe</i>-Mrs Sutton; [To conclude with a %<i>Country Dance</i>-. *aThe Lying Valet. Sharp-Vernon; Trippit-Lamash; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Gayless-Davies; Kitty Pry-Mrs Davies; Melissa-Miss Hopkins; Justice-Griffiths; Cook-Wright. *dEnd Opera: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as 11 March. *cBenefit for $Vernon=. Rec'd $Mrs Johnston='s rent 1 year to <i>Lady Day</i> #6. Paid $Powney= (stationer) #7 2s. 6d.; $Ray= (linen draper) #25 6s. 6d.; $Vaughan= (haberdasher) #4 10s. 6d.; $Norfolk= (glazier) #2 3s.; <i>Barrow and Co.</i> Oil #54 15s. 6d.; $Pryer= (turner) #5 18s. 6d.; $Carter= (scowerer) #9 8s. 6d.; $Evans= for Spermacetti Candles #5; Watch Rate half year #18 15s.; $Cubit= (tinman) #2 6d. Receipts: #160 10s. Charges: #66 16s. Profits to Vernon: #93 14s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 03 25 dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Vernon; Mat@O@Mint-Kear; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Whitfield; Beggar-Waldron; Filch-Parsons; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Polly-Mrs Smith; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mrs Sutton; To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-.*a1776 03 25 dl The Lying Valet. Sharp-Vernon; Trippit-Lamash; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Gayless-Davies; Kitty Pry-Mrs Davies; Melissa-Miss Hopkins; Justice-Griffiths; Cook-Wright.*d1776 03 25 dl End Opera: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, ^as17760311^.*c1776 03 25 dl Benefit for $Vernon=. Rec'd $Mrs Johnston='s rent 1 year to <i>Lady Day</i> #6. Paid $Powney= (stationer) #7 2s. 6d.; $Ray= (linen draper) #25 6s. 6d.; $Vaughan= (haberdasher) #4 10s. 6d.; $Norfolk= (glazier) #2 3s.; <i>Barrow and Co.</i> Oil #54 15s. 6d.; $Pryer= (turner) #5 18s. 6d.; $Carter= (scowerer) #9 8s. 6d.; $Evans= for Spermacetti Candles #5; Watch Rate half year #18 15s.; $Cubit= (tinman) #2 6d. Receipts: #160 10s. Charges: #66 16s. Profits to Vernon: #93 14s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38656 | 17760325 | dl | Benefit for $Vernon=. Rec'd $Mrs Johnston='s rent 1 year to <i>Lady Day</i> #6. Paid $Powney= (stationer) #7 2s. 6d.; $Ray= (linen draper) #25 6s. 6d.; $Vaughan= (haberdasher) #4 10s. 6d.; $Norfolk= (glazier) #2 3s.; <i>Barrow and Co.</i> Oil #54 15s. 6d.; $Pryer= (turner) #5 18s. 6d.; $Carter= (scowerer) #9 8s. 6d.; $Evans= for Spermacetti Candles #5; Watch Rate half year #18 15s.; $Cubit= (tinman) #2 6d. Receipts: #160 10s. Charges: #66 16s. Profits to Vernon: #93 14s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 81054 | 38656 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath-Vernon; Mat@O@Mint-Kear; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Whitfield; Beggar-Waldron; Filch-Parsons; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Polly-Mrs Smith; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mrs Sutton; To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-.
    Cast:
    138730 | 81054 | Macheath | Vernon
    138731 | 81054 | Mat@O@Mint | Kear
    138732 | 81054 | Ben Budge | Burton
    138733 | 81054 | Player | Whitfield
    138734 | 81054 | Beggar | Waldron
    138735 | 81054 | Filch | Parsons
    138736 | 81054 | Peachum | Moody
    138737 | 81054 | Lockit | Bransby
    138738 | 81054 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    138739 | 81054 | Polly | Mrs Smith
    138740 | 81054 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Bradshaw
    138741 | 81054 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    138742 | 81054 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mrs Sutton
    138743 | 81054 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | .
    Performance: 81055 | 38656 | a | The Lying Valet | Sharp-Vernon; Trippit-Lamash; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Gayless-Davies; Kitty Pry-Mrs Davies; Melissa-Miss Hopkins; Justice-Griffiths; Cook-Wright.
    Cast:
    138744 | 81055 | Sharp | Vernon
    138745 | 81055 | Trippit | Lamash
    138746 | 81055 | Mrs Gadabout | Miss Platt
    138747 | 81055 | Gayless | Davies
    138748 | 81055 | Kitty Pry | Mrs Davies
    138749 | 81055 | Melissa | Miss Hopkins
    138750 | 81055 | Justice | Griffiths
    138751 | 81055 | Cook | Wright.
    Performance: 81056 | 38656 | d | End Opera: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as17760311
    AsSeeDate: 81056 | dl | d | As | 17760311

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Macheath-Vernon; Mat@O@Mint-Kear; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Whitfield; Beggar-Waldron; Filch-Parsons; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Polly-Mrs Smith; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs Sutton; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast:

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
Sharp-Vernon; Trippit-Lamash; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Gayless-Davies; Kitty Pry-Mrs Davies; Melissa-Miss Hopkins; Justice-Griffiths; Cook-Wright.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: End Opera: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

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