31 January 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Percy, but "Lewis being suddenly taken extremely ill...Percy cannot be performed this Evening; instead of which Mrs Farrell will appear in the character of Macheath in The Beggar's Opera. The other characters as usual" (printed slip attached to BM playbill).]Receipts: #143 5s. (141.13; 1.12)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Beggar's Opera. See 29 Nov. 1777. *aThe Norwood Gypsies. As 26 Dec. 1777. *dAs 29 Dec. 1777. *c[As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Percy</i>, but "$Lewis= being suddenly taken extremely ill...Percy cannot be performed this Evening; instead of which $Mrs Farrell= will appear in the character of <i>Macheath</i>r in <i>The Beggar's Opera</i>. The other characters as usual" (printed slip attached to <i>BM playbill</i>).]Receipts: #143 5s. (141.13; 1.12).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 01 31 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^See17771129^.*a1778 01 31 cg The Norwood Gypsies. ^As17771226^.*d1778 01 31 cg ^As17771229^.*c1778 01 31 cg [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Percy</i>, but "$Lewis= being suddenly taken extremely ill...Percy cannot be performed this Evening; instead of which $Mrs Farrell= will appear in the character of <i>Macheath</i>r in <i>The Beggar's Opera</i>. The other characters as usual" (printed slip attached to <i>BM playbill</i>).]Receipts: #143 5s. (141.13; 1.12).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39671 | 17780131 | cg | [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Percy</i>, but "$Lewis= being suddenly taken extremely ill...Percy cannot be performed this Evening; instead of which $Mrs Farrell= will appear in the character of <i>Macheath</i> in <i>The Beggar's Opera</i>. The other characters as usual" (printed slip attached to <i>BM playbill</i>).]Receipts: #143 5s. (141.13; 1.12)
    Performance: 83747 | 39671 | p | The Beggar's Opera | See17771129.
    Performance: 83748 | 39671 | a | The Norwood Gypsies | As17771226.
    AsSeeDate: 83748 | cg | a | As | 17771226
    Cast:
    529702 | 83748 | a New Additional Scene | .
    529703 | 83748 | Principal Characters | Miss <i>Dayes
    529704 | 83748 | Pastoral | Reinhold, Miss Dayes
    529705 | 83748 | Rest of Vocal Parts | Battishill, Mahon, Baker.
    529706 | 83748 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes
    529707 | 83748 | Clown | Delpini
    529708 | 83748 | Colombine | Sga Tinde. Airs
    Performance: 83749 | 39671 | d | As17771229
    AsSeeDate: 83749 | cg | d | As | 17771229

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
See17771129.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Norwood Gypsies
Comments:
As17771226.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1777
Author: James Messink
Birth: 1740
Death: 1828

Dance

Comment: As17771229

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