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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Applebee's, 31 March: On Thursday 7-Night last at the Performance of...Love runs all Dangers...one of the Commedians took the Liberty to throw out some Reflections upon the Prime Minister and the Excise, which were not design'd by the Author; Lord Walpole being in the House, went behind the Scenes, and demanded of the Prompter, whether such Words were in the Play, and he answering they were not, his Lordship immediately corrected the Comedian with his own Hands very severely

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End of Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Jones Sr; Concluding with a Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Mons and Mademoiselle Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: R. Wetherilt.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Motherly Actor: Mrs Norris
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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Dance: As17330109

Event Comment: Benefit Wetherilt Jr and Mrs Wetherilt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17321118, but Castalio-a Gentleman for his Diversion, who never appeared on any stage before; Chaplain-Wetherilt Jr; Cordelia-Miss Cole; Prologue on the Occasion-the Gentleman who plays Castalio.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Wetherilt Jr; Filbert-Bullock; Constable-Wetherilt Sr; Sergeant-Norris; Dorcas-Mrs Wetherilt; Kitty-Mrs Roberts; Joyce-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Timothy Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Constable Actor: Wetherilt Sr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
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Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: PPierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

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Related Work: Achilles Author(s): John Gay
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit Wayte, Officekeeper. At the Desire of several eminent Merchants and Citizens

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17330424 but Timothy-Penkethman; A new Prologue addressed to the Merchants and Citizens of London-the Author; A Comic Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.
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Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Differences of Nations-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Macheath-Stoppelaer; Lucy-Miss Atherton; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Mullart. hathi.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Atherton
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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: I: A Grand Ballad called La Badine by Lally Sr, Mlle Grognet, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her performing on the Engl1sh Stage, Boval, S. Lally, Le Brun, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport; With new Habits. II: Tambourine by Mlle Grognet. In III: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Atherton
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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Dance: I: La Badine, as17331012, but Olbeldiston added. II: Tambourine by Mlle Grognet. In III: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17331008, but Mat-Morgan; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming-Lyon; Budge-Morris; Player-Woodward; Beggar-Dove; Dreary-Williams; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wetherilt; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Dove; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan. hathi.
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Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of their Excellencies Jusep Hogia and Sidi Mohammed, Ambassadors from the Bey of Tunis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Music: Solo on German Horn, composed by Signior Quantz and performed by Burk Thumoth

Dance: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

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Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Dance: By Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112

Performance Comment: The Nassau, as17331112.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Macheath-Stoppelaer; Lucy-Miss Atherton; Peachum-Paget; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mullart, but see17331022 .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Atherton
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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
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Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Macheath-Stoppelaer; Lucy-Miss Atherton; Peach'em-Paget; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Mullart; but see17331226. hathi. but see17331226. hathi.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Atherton
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

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Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

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Related Work: Achilles Author(s): John Gay
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

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Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Wife

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Related Work: The Distrest Wife Author(s): John Gay

Dance: By Maltere and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Wife

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Related Work: The Distrest Wife Author(s): John Gay

Dance: Pigmalion. As17340114

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Afterpiece: From L'Amour Medicin of Moliere. A new Comedy in one Act. [Apparently not published. Author unknown.] Author's tickets for DL, 2 April, taken this day at LIF

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Love Is the Doctor

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay
Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The Black and White Joak by Davenport and Miss Brett. Harlequin by Miss Brett