*p1797 10 25 cg The Beggar's Opera. Captain Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden; Lockit-Davenport; Mat o' the Mint-Linton; Harry Paddington-Claremont; Jailor-Ledger; Filch-Simmons; Ben Budge-Rees; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Polly-Mme Mara (1st appearance in a Comic Opera).*a1797 10 25 cg The Honest Thieves. ^As17970929^.*d1797 10 25 cg III: a <i>Hornpipe in Fetters</i>-Blurton.*c1797 10 25 cg "We consider $Madame Mara=, to use vulgar phrase, as upon he last legs...[Her] <i>Polly</i> is downright burlesque; her figure, countenance, and time of life are directly repugnant to our ideas of the character; and her foreign accent and gesticulation complete the absurdity" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1797, p. 299). "Mme Mara is merely a singer; her voice is by no means calculated to give effect to the dialogue of the part; and her performance, although she appears to have paid considerable attention to the degree of action necessary for the part, is greatly deficient in point of feeling...Her deficiency in person and performance, however, is amply compensated for in her ability as a singer" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 26 Oct.) Receipts: #329 16s. (324.6; 5.10).