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06 April 1785

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1784-1785
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Miss Wheeler

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    *p1785 04 06 cg The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. Also The Musical Lady. As 1 Oct. 1784. DANCING. In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as 1 Dec. 1784. singing. End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler. comment. Benefit for Miss Wheeler.

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    *p1785 04 06 cg The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.*a1785 04 06 cg The Musical Lady. ^As17841001^ .hathi.*d1785 04 06 cg In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, ^as17841201^ .hathi.*s1785 04 06 cg End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler .hathi.*c1785 04 06 cg Benefit for Miss Wheeler .hathi.

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    Event: 43784 | 17850406 | cg | hathi | Benefit for Miss Wheeler
    Performance: 94450 | 43784 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.
    Cast:
    163720 | 94450 | . Macheath | Johnstone
    163721 | 94450 | Peachum | Booth
    163722 | 94450 | Lockit | Mrs Webb
    163723 | 94450 | Mat o' the Mint | Darley
    163724 | 94450 | Ben Budge | Ledger
    163725 | 94450 | Jemmy Twitcher | Painter
    163726 | 94450 | Crook | finger'd Jack-Bates
    163727 | 94450 | finger'd Jack | Bates
    163728 | 94450 | Jailor | Stevens
    163729 | 94450 | Drawer | Helme
    163730 | 94450 | Filch | Mrs Wilson
    163731 | 94450 | Lucy | Mrs Kennedy
    163732 | 94450 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Davenett
    163733 | 94450 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Morton
    163734 | 94450 | Mrs Slammekin | Miss Platt
    163735 | 94450 | Polly | Miss Wheeler. hathi.
    Performance: 94451 | 43784 | a | The Musical Lady | As17841001 .
    AsSeeDate: 94451 | cg | a | As | 17841001
    Cast:
    594451 | 94451 | Rosin | Jones
    594452 | 94451 | Old Mask | Quick
    594453 | 94451 | Young Mask | Bonnor
    594454 | 94451 | Freeman | Davies
    594455 | 94451 | Lady Scrape | Mrs Poussin
    594456 | 94451 | Laundress | Mrs Pitt
    594457 | 94451 | The Musical Lady | Miss Wheeler
    Performance: 94452 | 43784 | d | In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as17841201 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 94452 | cg | d | As | 17841201
    Performance: 94453 | 43784 | s | End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler | hathi.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Musical Lady
Comments:
As17841001 .
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1762
Baptism: 1732
Death: 1794

Dance

Comment: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as17841201

Related Works

Publish Date: 1795
Birth: 1762
Death: 1836
Author: Samuel Arnold
Birth: 1740
Death: 1802

Song

Comment: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler

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