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We found 2783 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Performance Comments, 447 matches on Event Comments, 94 matches on Performance Title, and 12 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #158 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17470917, but also Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Miss Minors; Polly-Mrs Cibber; in Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; Occasional Prologue-_; Epilogue-_; whole to conclude with a Country Dance-Characters.

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, as17471102; II: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser: On Wednesday next at Drury Lane will be reviv'd the Historical Play of King Henry the Fifth, written by Shakespear, the Part of King Henry to be performed by Mr Barry; and the Chorus to be spoken by Mr Garrick. Receipts. #130 (Cross); #132 5s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471212.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: See17471130.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance call'd The Savoyards-Matthews

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471211.

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performance Comment: As17471111.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #157 4s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471212, but Filch-_; Mat@o@Mint-_; Player-_; Beggar-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Jenny Diver-_; Molly Brazen-_.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17471024.
Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross); #131 16s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17471226.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: See17471130.
Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross); #104 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17471226, but Alonzo-_; Gonzalo-_; Antonio-_; Sycorax-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17471021.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471211, but Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bland; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bridges.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17471209.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17480101, but Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performance Comment: As17480121.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17480126, but Diana Trapes-_.

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performance Comment: As17480121.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for The Recruiting Officer will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Powel: Rec'd of Mrs Rudd, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471222, but add Mat-Blakes; Filch-Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17480102.
Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross); #112 3s. [Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17471229, but Alonzo-Winstone; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Mozeen; Sycorax-Taswell.

Afterpiece Title: A Will and No Will

Performance Comment: As17480322.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Faulkner. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Miss Faulkner playing Polly "for the 1st time." Tickets of Page at the stage door in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Miss Faulkner at her house in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17480128, but Polly-Miss Faulkner (by Particular Desire); Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Paddick; Dolly Trull-Miss Stevens; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Hornpipe-Oates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17471209, but Mock Doctor-Cibber.
Event Comment: Being last time of performing the Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17480414 but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Storer.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17480303.
Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Raftor, I. Sparks (Cross). Last week Mr Garrick Paid to Mr Belchier, Banker in Lombard St., #208 1s., being the whole money receiv'd at the Benefit Play of King Lear, which he most generously gave for the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late most dredful fire in Cornhill, &c., whithout deducting any charges whatsoever. [See note, 3 May] Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #56 19s. tickets, #128 10s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17480328 but Beggar-Burton; add Player-Bransby; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Moll Brazen-Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Miller-I. Sparks; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Lowe; Peggy-Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17471215

Event Comment: At Phillips's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17480907.
Event Comment: At Phillips's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17480907.
Event Comment: At Phillips's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17480907.
Event Comment: At Phillips's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17480907.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Imprisond

Performance Comment: As17480907.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe 1st appearance on that stage; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Paddick; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Miss Copen; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Betty Doxy-Mrs Villeneuve; Polly-Miss Faulkner; With Hornpipe-Oates; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross); #115 19s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan; Polly-Mrs Cibber; In III Hornpipe-Matthews, Vaughan, Shawford, Marr, Roger; Whole to conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Opera By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17480926, but Hornpipe-Atkins; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Betty Doxy-_; Sukey Tawdry-_.
Event Comment: The Tragedy called the Revenge is deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17481019, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Phillips; Dye Trapes-Mrs Bambridge; Tawdry-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Dolly Trull-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17481116.
Event Comment: At the New Wells near the London Spa Clerkenwell. By Desire. For one night only. Benefit for Yeates Jun. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. To begin exactly at 6 p.m. There will be fires in proper Places to keep the Wells warm. It will be moonlight. Mr Yeates entreats the favor of those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour him...that they will please to come at the time prefix'd on account of the length of the Performances; and they may depend on the whole being conducted with the utmost Decorum (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yeates Jun; Polly-Mrs Yeates.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Yeates Jun; Biddy-Mrs Yeates.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17481119.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17481116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17481119.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: See17481027.