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02 May 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets delivered for Love in a Village [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the Carpet Warehouse, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2; tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Beggar's Opera. As 1 May. *aThe Commissary. As 24 Sept. 1777. *dEnd I: [a new% <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings(pupils of $Aldridge=); End II: [<i>The Cricket@Match</i>% [sic]<i>The Cricketters</i>, as 28 Jan.; [in which part of the celebrated% <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him%; III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as 17 Oct. 1777. *bEnd: [anew, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times,% <i>The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory</i>. [in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters:% Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; [with variety of other Characters, and% <i>Hornpipe Dancing</i>-[in an entire new stile%. *cBenefit for $Aldridge=. Tickets delivered for <i>Love in a Village</i> [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of $Aldridge= atthe <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2;tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 05 02 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17780501^.*a1778 05 02 cg The Commissary. ^As17770924^.*d1778 05 02 cg End I: a new <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of $Aldridge=); End II: [<i>The Cricket@Match</i> [sic]<i>The Cricketters</i>, ^as17780128^; [in which part of the celebrated <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, ^as17771017^.*b1778 05 02 cg End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, <i>The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory</i>. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and <i>Hornpipe Dancing</i>-in an entire new stile.*c1778 05 02 cg Benefit for $Aldridge=. Tickets delivered for <i>Love in a Village</i> [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of $Aldridge= at the <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2; tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39850 | 17780502 | cg | Benefit for $Aldridge=. Tickets delivered for <i>Love in a Village</i> [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of $Aldridge= at the <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2; tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.)
    Performance: 84220 | 39850 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17780501.
    AsSeeDate: 84220 | cg | p | As | 17780501
    Cast:
    531898 | 84220 | Lucy | Mrs Morton
    531899 | 84220 | Polly | A Young Lady
    531900 | 84220 | Peachum | Booth.
    531901 | 84220 | Diana Trapes | Mrs White.
    531902 | 84220 | Macheath | Mrs Farrell
    531903 | 84220 | Lockit | Dunstall
    531904 | 84220 | Filch | Wewitzer
    531905 | 84220 | Mat o' the Mint | Baker
    531906 | 84220 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Pitt
    531907 | 84220 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    531908 | 84220 | To conclude with a New Scene | .
    Performance: 84221 | 39850 | a | The Commissary | As17770924.
    AsSeeDate: 84221 | cg | a | As | 17770924
    Cast:
    531909 | 84221 | The Commissary | Quick
    531910 | 84221 | Young Loveit | Whitfield
    531911 | 84221 | Simon | Fox
    531912 | 84221 | Isaac Fungus | Fearon
    531913 | 84221 | Mrs Loveit | Mrs Pitt
    531914 | 84221 | Jenny | Mrs Poussin
    531915 | 84221 | Dolly | Mrs Fearon
    531916 | 84221 | Mrs Mechlin | Miss Ambrose.
    Performance: 84222 | 39850 | d | End I: a new <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of $Aldridge=); End II: [<i>The Cricket@Match</i> [sic]<i>The Cricketters</i>, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as17771017
    AsSeeDate: 84222 | cg | d | As | 17780128
    Performance: 84223 | 39850 | b | End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, <i>The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory</i> | in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and <i>Hornpipe Dancing</i>-in an entire new stile.
    Cast:
    144438 | 84223 | Bobby Flip the Boatswain | Aldridge
    144439 | 84223 | Powder Monkey | Master Jackson
    144440 | 84223 | Mat Mizen | Langrish
    144441 | 84223 | Molly Topknot | Miss Besford
    144442 | 84223 | Susan Constant | Miss Valois
    144443 | 84223 | and <i>Hornpipe Dancing</i> | in an entire new stile.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17780501.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Commissary
Comments:
As17770924.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Commissary
Publish Date: 1765
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet

Comment: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

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