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26 June 1790

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, author unknown; based on La Precaution Inutile, by Nolant deFatouville]. Public Advertiser, 13 July 1790: This Day is published Try Again (1s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p 26hay The Beggar's Opera. Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the $Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin=; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister. *aTry Again. [Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Ryder, Burton, Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Abbott, Aickin, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Brooks. [Cast from text ($G. G. J. and J. Robinson=, 1790):% La@fourbe-Bannister Jun.; Sidney-Ryder; Antoine-Burton; Picard-Barrett; Postillions-Ledger, Abbott; Postman-Lyons; Du@chesne-Aickin; Lauretta-Mrs Taylor; Marinette-Mrs Edwards; Rosalie-Mrs Brooks. *dIII: <i>Hornpipe</i> (in Character)-Byrn. *cAfterpiece [1st time; F 2, author unknown; based on<i>La Precaution Inutile</i>, by $Nolant deFatouville=]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 July 1790: This Day is published <i>Try Again</i> (1s.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1790 06 26 hay The Beggar's Opera. Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the $Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin=; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.*a1790 06 26 hay Try Again. Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Ryder, Burton, Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Abbott, Aickin, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text ($G. G. J. and J. Robinson=, 1790): La@fourbe-Bannister Jun.; Sidney-Ryder; Antoine-Burton; Picard-Barrett; Postillions-Ledger, Abbott; Postman-Lyons; Du@chesne-Aickin; Lauretta-Mrs Taylor; Marinette-Mrs Edwards; Rosalie-Mrs Brooks.*d1790 06 26 hay III: <i>Hornpipe</i> (in Character)-Byrn.*c1790 06 26 hay Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, author unknown; based on <i>La Precaution Inutile</i>, by $Nolant deFatouville=]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 July 1790: This Day is published <i>Try Again</i> (1s.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46750 | 17900626 | hay | Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, author unknown; based on <i>La Precaution Inutile</i>, by $Nolant deFatouville=]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 July 1790: This Day is published <i>Try Again</i> (1s.)
    Performance: 102245 | 46750 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the $Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin=; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
    Cast:
    180910 | 102245 | Captain Macheath | Waterhouse
    180911 | 102245 | Lockit | Cubitt
    180912 | 102245 | Filch | R. Palmer
    180913 | 102245 | Mat o' th' Mint | Chapman
    180914 | 102245 | Ben Budge | Abbott
    180915 | 102245 | Peachum | Moss
    180916 | 102245 | Lucy | Mrs Edwards
    180917 | 102245 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Webb
    180918 | 102245 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Powell
    180919 | 102245 | Polly | Mrs Bannister.
    Performance: 102246 | 46750 | a | Try Again | Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Ryder, Burton, Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Abbott, Aickin, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text ($G. G. J. and J. Robinson=, 1790): La@fourbe-Bannister Jun.; Sidney-Ryder; Antoine-Burton; Picard-Barrett; Postillions-Ledger, Abbott; Postman-Lyons; Du@chesne-Aickin; Lauretta-Mrs Taylor; Marinette-Mrs Edwards; Rosalie-Mrs Brooks.
    Cast:
    180920 | 102246 | La@fourbe | Bannister Jun.
    180921 | 102246 | Sidney | Ryder
    180922 | 102246 | Antoine | Burton
    180923 | 102246 | Picard | Barrett
    180924 | 102246 | Postillions | Ledger, Abbott
    180925 | 102246 | Postman | Lyons
    180926 | 102246 | Du@chesne | Aickin
    180927 | 102246 | Lauretta | Mrs Taylor
    180928 | 102246 | Marinette | Mrs Edwards
    180929 | 102246 | Rosalie | Mrs Brooks.
    Performance: 102247 | 46750 | d | III: <i>Hornpipe</i> (in Character)-Byrn

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Try Again
Comments:
Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Ryder, Burton, Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Abbott, Aickin, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790): La@fourbe-Bannister Jun.; Sidney-Ryder; Antoine-Burton; Picard-Barrett; Postillions-Ledger, Abbott; Postman-Lyons; Du@chesne-Aickin; Lauretta-Mrs Taylor; Marinette-Mrs Edwards; Rosalie-Mrs Brooks.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: III: Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrn

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 26 June 1790 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=46750.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 26 June 1790 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=46750. Accessed 1 April 2025.