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01 May 1784

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1783-1784
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 7, Catherine-street, Strand. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Booth as Peachum, but "Moody in the absence of Wilson [sic] played Peachum" (Public Advertiser, 3 May).] Receipts: #248 13s. (148/12; tickets: 100/1) (charge: #105)

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    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1784 05 01 cg The Beggar's Opera. As 14 Oct. 1783, but Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Moody [of DL]; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Polly-Mr Bannister; added: Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. Also Rosina. As 27 Mar. DANCING. In Act III of mainpiece, as 14 Oct. 1783; End of mainpiece The Poney Races, as 28 Apr. singing. End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Leoni; End of Act II When Phoebus the tops of the bills does adorn by Leoni and Brett. comment. Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 7, Catherine-street, Strand. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Booth as Peachum, but "Moody in the absence of Wilson [sic] played Peachum" (Public Advertiser, 3 May).] Receipts: �248 13s. (148/12; tickets: 100/1) (charge: �105).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1784 05 01 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17831014^, but Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Moody [of DL]; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Polly-Mr Bannister; added: Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi.*a1784 05 01 cg Rosina. ^As17840327^athi .*d1784 05 01 cg In Act III of mainpiece, ^as17831014^; End of mainpiece The Poney Races, ^as17840428^.hathi.*s1784 05 01 cg End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Leoni; End of Act II When Phoebus the tops of the bills does adorn by Leoni and Brett .hathi.*c1784 05 01 cg Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 7, Catherine-street, Strand. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Booth as Peachum, but "Moody in the absence of Wilson [sic] played Peachum" (Public Advertiser, 3 May).] Receipts: #248 13s. (148/12; tickets: 100/1) (charge: #105) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43260 | 17840501 | cg | hathi | Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 7, Catherine-street, Strand. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Booth as Peachum, but "Moody in the absence of Wilson [sic] played Peachum" (Public Advertiser, 3 May).] Receipts: #248 13s. (148/12; tickets: 100/1) (charge: #105)
    Performance: 93139 | 43260 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17831014, but Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Moody [of DL]; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Polly-Mr Bannister; added: Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi. omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 93139 | cg | p | As | 17831014
    Cast:
    161005 | 93139 | Macheath | Mrs Kennedy
    161006 | 93139 | Peachum | Moody
    161007 | 93139 | Lockit | Mrs Webb
    161008 | 93139 | Lucy | Mr Edwin
    161009 | 93139 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Davenett
    161010 | 93139 | Polly | Mr Bannister
    161011 | 93139 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Pitt
    587537 | 93139 | . Macheath | Johnstone
    587538 | 93139 | Mat o' the Mint | Mahon
    587539 | 93139 | Ben Budge | Ledger
    587540 | 93139 | Jemmy Twitcher | Painter
    587541 | 93139 | Crook finger'd Jack | Bates
    587542 | 93139 | Wat Dreary | Jones
    587543 | 93139 | Harry Paddington | Darley
    587544 | 93139 | Jailor | Stevens
    587545 | 93139 | Drawer | Helme
    587546 | 93139 | Filch | Doyle
    587547 | 93139 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Morton
    587548 | 93139 | Mrs Slammekin | Miss Platt
    587549 | 93139 | Mrs Vixen | Mrs Lewis
    587550 | 93139 | Dolly Trull | Mrs Chalmers
    587551 | 93139 | Sukey Tawdry | Mrs Inchbald
    587552 | 93139 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Whitfield
    587553 | 93139 | Molly Brazen | Miss Stuart
    587554 | 93139 | Betty Doxey | Miss Brangin
    Performance: 93140 | 43260 | a | Rosina | As17840327athi .
    AsSeeDate: 93140 | cg | a | As | 17840327
    Cast:
    587555 | 93140 | Irishman | Bates
    587556 | 93140 | Belville | Bannister
    587557 | 93140 | Belville | Brett
    587558 | 93140 | Rustic | Davies
    587559 | 93140 | William | Mrs Kennedy
    587560 | 93140 | Phoebe | Mrs Martyr
    587561 | 93140 | Dorcas | Mrs Pitt
    587562 | 93140 | Rosina | Mrs Bannister
    Performance: 93141 | 43260 | d | In Act III of mainpiece, as17831014; End of mainpiece The Poney Races, as17840428 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 93141 | cg | d | As | 17831014
    Performance: 93142 | 43260 | s | End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Leoni; End of Act II When Phoebus the tops of the bills does adorn by Leoni and Brett | hathi.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17831014, but Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Moody [of DL]; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Polly-Mr Bannister; added: Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi. omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Rosina
Comments:
As17840327athi .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Rosina
Publish Date: 1783
Baptism: 1724
Death: 1789

Dance

Comment: In Act III of mainpiece, as17831014; End of mainpiece The Poney Races, as17840428

Song

Comment: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Leoni; End of Act II When Phoebus the tops of the bills does adorn by Leoni and Brett

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