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28 April 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Aldridge. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the Carpet Warehouse, Covent Garden Piazza

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Beggar's Opera. As 17 Oct. 1778, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt. *aThree Weeks after Marriage. As 29 Oct. 1778, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield. *dto conclude with: <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters; End I: new <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as 12 Dec. 1778; End I afterpiece: [a new Pantomimical Dance,% <i>The Sports of the Green</i>-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; [in which his celebrated% <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge. *cBenefit for $Aldridge=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Covent Garden Piazza</i>.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 04 28 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17781017^, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.*a1779 04 28 cg Three Weeks after Marriage. ^As17781029^, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield.*d1779 04 28 cg to conclude with: <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters; End I: new <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, ^as17781212^; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, <i>The Sports of the Green</i>-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge.*c1779 04 28 cg Benefit for $Aldridge=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Covent Garden Piazza</i>.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40401 | 17790428 | cg | Benefit for $Aldridge=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the <i>Carpet Warehouse</i>, <i>Covent Garden Piazza</i>
    Performance: 85709 | 40401 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17781017, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
    AsSeeDate: 85709 | cg | p | As | 17781017
    Cast:
    147250 | 85709 | Macheath | Aldridge
    147251 | 85709 | Lockit | Booth
    147252 | 85709 | Lucy | Mrs Morton
    147253 | 85709 | Mrs Slammekin | Miss Platt.
    540133 | 85709 | Peachum | Wilson
    540134 | 85709 | Filch | Wewitzer
    540135 | 85709 | Mat o' the Mint | Baker
    540136 | 85709 | Diana Trapes | Mrs White
    540137 | 85709 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Pitt
    540138 | 85709 | Polly | Miss Brown.
    Performance: 85710 | 40401 | a | Three Weeks after Marriage | As17781029, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield.
    AsSeeDate: 85710 | cg | a | As | 17781029
    Cast:
    147254 | 85710 | Nancy | Mrs Whitfield.
    540139 | 85710 | Sir Charles Racket | Lewis
    540140 | 85710 | Lovelace | Booth
    540141 | 85710 | Drugget | Quick
    540142 | 85710 | Woodley | Thompson
    540143 | 85710 | Dimity | Mrs Green
    540144 | 85710 | Mrs Drugget | Mrs Pitt
    540145 | 85710 | Lady Racket | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 85711 | 40401 | d | to conclude with: <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters; End I: new <i>Comic Dance</i>-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, <i>The Sports of the Green</i>-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated <i>Tambourine Dance</i>-Aldridge
    AsSeeDate: 85711 | cg | d | As | 17781212

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17781017, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Three Weeks after Marriage
Comments:
As17781029, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1776
Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Dance

Comment: to conclude with: Country Dance-the characters; End I: new Comic Dance-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: Hornpipe, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, The Sports of the Green-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge

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