11 May 1778

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Wright, Carpenter & Butler. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Carpenter at Sutton's, No. 11, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Butler, next Door to the Theatre. Receipts: #283 15s. 6d. (42.2.0; 7.2.6; 0.2.0; tickets: 234.9.0) (charge: #74 14s.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. As 17 Nov. 1777, but Filch-Carpenter; Mat o' th' Mint-Wright. *aQueen Mab. As 1 Jan. *dEnd II: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, as 8 May. *cBenefit for $Wright=, $Carpenter= & $Butler=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Carpenter at <i>Sutton's</i>, No. 11, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Butler, next Door to the Theatre. Receipts: #283 15s. 6d. (42.2.0; 7.2.6; 0.2.0; tickets: 234.9.0) (charge: #74 14s.).

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    *p1778 05 11 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17771117^, but Filch-Carpenter; Mat o' th' Mint-Wright.*a1778 05 11 dl Queen Mab. ^As17780101^.*d1778 05 11 dl End II: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, ^as17780508^.*c1778 05 11 dl Benefit for $Wright=, $Carpenter= & $Butler=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Carpenter at <i>Sutton's</i>, No. 11, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Butler, next Door to the Theatre. Receipts: #283 15s. 6d. (42.2.0; 7.2.6; 0.2.0; tickets: 234.9.0) (charge: #74 14s.).

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    Event: 39866 | 17780511 | dl | Benefit for $Wright=, $Carpenter= & $Butler=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Carpenter at <i>Sutton's</i>, No. 11, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Butler, next Door to the Theatre. Receipts: #283 15s. 6d. (42.2.0; 7.2.6; 0.2.0; tickets: 234.9.0) (charge: #74 14s.)
    Performance: 84269 | 39866 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17771117, but Filch-Carpenter; Mat o' th' Mint-Wright.
    AsSeeDate: 84269 | dl | p | As | 17771117
    Cast:
    144511 | 84269 | Filch | Carpenter
    144512 | 84269 | Mat o' th' Mint | Wright.
    532122 | 84269 | Polly | Miss Walpole.
    532123 | 84269 | Macheath | Webster
    532124 | 84269 | Peachum | Moody
    532125 | 84269 | Lockit | Baddeley
    532126 | 84269 | Player | Farren
    532127 | 84269 | Beggar | Waldron
    532128 | 84269 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    532129 | 84269 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    532130 | 84269 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Johnston
    532131 | 84269 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Davies
    Performance: 84270 | 39866 | a | Queen Mab | As17780101.
    AsSeeDate: 84270 | dl | a | As | 17780101
    Cast:
    532132 | 84270 | Harlequin | Wright
    532133 | 84270 | Pantaloon | Johnston
    532134 | 84270 | Clod | Carpenter
    532135 | 84270 | Silvio | Burton
    532136 | 84270 | Meagre | R. Palmer
    532137 | 84270 | Fat Cook | Griffiths
    532138 | 84270 | Watchman | Holcroft
    532139 | 84270 | Farmer | Chaplin
    532140 | 84270 | Queen Mab | Miss Abrams
    532141 | 84270 | Colombine | Miss Collett.
    Performance: 84271 | 39866 | d | End II: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, as17780508
    AsSeeDate: 84271 | dl | d | As | 17780508

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17771117, but Filch-Carpenter; Mat o' th' Mint-Wright.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1728
Author: J.C. Pepusch
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Birth: 1685
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Afterpiece

Title: Queen Mab
Comments:
As17780101.
Cast:

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Work Title: Queen Mab
Publish Date:
Birth: 1714
Death: 1777
Author: James Oswald
Birth: 1710
Death: 1769

Dance

Comment: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

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