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05 October 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. [Miss Wright's 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to Lady Day #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage). *aQueen Mab. Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett. *dIII: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Walker. [This wasdanced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] *cMainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley? Sen=. [$Miss Wright='s 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of <i>Greenwich Hospital</i>, designed by $DeLoutherbourg=. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to <i>Lady Day</i>#41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 10 05 dl The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).*a1779 10 05 dl Queen Mab. Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.*d1779 10 05 dl III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]*c1779 10 05 dl Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley? Sen=. [$Miss Wright='s 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of <i>Greenwich Hospital</i>, designed by $DeLoutherbourg=. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to <i>Lady Day</i> #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40577 | 17791005 | dl | Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley? Sen=. [$Miss Wright='s 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of <i>Greenwich Hospital</i>, designed by $DeLoutherbourg=. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to <i>Lady Day</i> #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)
    Performance: 86210 | 40577 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
    Cast:
    148143 | 86210 | Macheath | Webster
    148144 | 86210 | Peachum | Moody
    148145 | 86210 | Filch | Parsons
    148146 | 86210 | Lockit | Baddeley
    148147 | 86210 | Mat o' th' Mint | Gaudry
    148148 | 86210 | Ben Budge | Burton
    148149 | 86210 | Player | Wrighten
    148150 | 86210 | Beggar | Waldron
    148151 | 86210 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    148152 | 86210 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Hopkins
    148153 | 86210 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Bradshaw
    148154 | 86210 | Polly | Miss Wright
    Performance: 86211 | 40577 | a | Queen Mab | Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
    Cast:
    148155 | 86211 | Harlequin | Wright
    148156 | 86211 | Pantaloon | Grimaldi
    148157 | 86211 | Clod | Holcroft
    148158 | 86211 | Silvio | Burton
    148159 | 86211 | Meagre | R. Palmer
    148160 | 86211 | Fat Cook | Nash
    148161 | 86211 | Watchman | Chaplin
    148162 | 86211 | Farmer | Philimore
    148163 | 86211 | Queen Mab | Miss Abrams
    148164 | 86211 | Colombine | Miss Collett.
    Performance: 86212 | 40577 | d | III: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Walker | [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Queen Mab
Comments:
Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Dance

Comment: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

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