25 October 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1780-1781
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Beggar's Opera. As 25 Sept. *aThe Humours of an Election. As 20 Oct. *dEnd II: <i>Rural Merriment</i>-Aldridge, Miss Besford. *cBenefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 10 25 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17800925^.*a1780 10 25 cg The Humours of an Election. ^As17801020^.*d1780 10 25 cg End II: <i>Rural Merriment</i>-Aldridge, Miss Besford.*c1780 10 25 cg Benefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41160 | 17801025 | cg | Benefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)
    Performance: 87727 | 41160 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17800925.
    AsSeeDate: 87727 | cg | p | As | 17800925
    Cast:
    553278 | 87727 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Davenett
    553279 | 87727 | Mrs Slammekin | Miss Platt.
    553280 | 87727 | Filch | Doyle
    553281 | 87727 | Player | Thompson
    553282 | 87727 | Beggar | Fearon.
    553283 | 87727 | Macheath | Mrs Kennedy
    553284 | 87727 | Peachum | Wilson
    553285 | 87727 | Lockit | Booth
    553286 | 87727 | Mat o' the Mint | Robson
    553287 | 87727 | Polly | A Young Lady
    553288 | 87727 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Webb
    553289 | 87727 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Poussin
    553290 | 87727 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Pitt
    553291 | 87727 | Lucy | Miss Catley.
    Performance: 87728 | 41160 | a | The Humours of an Election | As17801020.
    AsSeeDate: 87728 | cg | a | As | 17801020
    Cast:
    553292 | 87728 | Parmazan | Wilson
    553293 | 87728 | Goose | Edwin
    553294 | 87728 | Belfield | Whitfield
    553295 | 87728 | Electors | L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson
    553296 | 87728 | O'Shannon | Egan
    553297 | 87728 | Canvass | Booth
    553298 | 87728 | Ballad@singer | Robson
    553299 | 87728 | MacRhetorick | Fearon
    553300 | 87728 | Marrowbone | Bates
    553301 | 87728 | Shrimp | Webb
    553302 | 87728 | Bristle | Stevens
    553303 | 87728 | Proteus | W. Bates
    553304 | 87728 | Cryer | Jones
    553305 | 87728 | Jail@bird | Cushing
    553306 | 87728 | George | Quick
    553307 | 87728 | Letitia | Mrs Morton
    553308 | 87728 | Mrs Highflight | Mrs Webb
    Performance: 87729 | 41160 | d | End II: <i>Rural Merriment</i>-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17800925.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Humours of an Election
Comments:
As17801020.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1780
Birth: 1750
Death: 1788

Dance

Comment: End II: Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Miss Besford

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