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6974 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay
We found 4307 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1776
24 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Ryder; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Mrs Billington. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Evatt; Crook@finger'd Jack-Milburne; Wat Dreary-Letteney; Robin of Bagshot-Blurton; Nimming Ned-Lee; Harry Paddington-Painter; Drawer-Farley; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Francis; Dolly Trull-Miss Rowson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Brangin; Betty Doxey-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Rock; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Masters; Molly Brazen-Mrs Lefevre.]
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in character-Byrne

1777
16 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Afterpiece [1st time, MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Music chiefly composed by Storace; the Rest selected from Pleyel, Harington, Giordani, Gluck, &c. [text adds Gretry]. Account-Book, 16 Dec. 1790: Paid P. Hoare for the Copyright of No Song No Supper #63. Gazetteer, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 27, James-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #273 5s. (125.19; 38.18, 2.2; tickets: 106.6) (charge: #109 19s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17890924, with the playbill here including the assignments as listed in the edition of 1791, but Robin of Bagshot-Reynoldson; Nimming Ned-Danby; Mrs Vixen-Miss Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

1778
26 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: III: Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrn

1779
30 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Dance: As17900626

1780
15 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Davies; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Broadhurst]).Miss Broadhurst]).
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrne

1781
17 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

1782
21 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

1783
25 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

1784
01 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

1785
09 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Brandon, Longley, Furkins, Pilbro, Anselmo, Copland, Rye, Pugh, Robson, Jealous, Noble, Varley, Wilkinson, Little, Lamp, Plank, Linton, Standen, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #366 12s. (43.13.6; 7.4.6; tickets: 315.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Blurton

1786
20 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Locket-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Blanchard; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Francis; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe in Character-Ratchford

1787
12 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Midnight Hour, advertised on playbill of 11 Nov.] Receipts: 215 3s. 6d. (210.18.0; 4.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Platt

1788
08 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Duenna [advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indispoaition of Quick. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Martyr as Lucy, but she "had kibes, and accordingly Mrs Harlowe was drawn out in Lucy" (Oracle, 9 Dec.). Afterpiece in place of Two Strings to Your Bow, advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] Receipts: #193 9s. 6d. (188.14.6; 4.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: The Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Arnold. Cast adjusted from Songs
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Cubitt
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Dance: As17911112

Music: As17911024

1789
31 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17911112

1790
09 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, advertised on playbill of 8 May.] Morning Herald, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Incledon, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #399 6s. (170.15.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 224.15.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

1791
02 June 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for a Fund, established for the Relief of those Performers who through Infirmity shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. [Author of Prologue unknown. This was Mrs Pitt's last appearance on the stage.] Received for the King's box #50; for the Princess Royal's box #25; for Their Majesties' Servants' box #2 2s.; from Cadell for Books #30 0s. 6d. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Don Quixotte-Marshall; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Platt; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock.

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

Cast
Role: Collins's Ode on the Passions Actor: Mrs Esten.

1792
20 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Busy Body; afterpiece on The Poor Soldier, both advertised on playbill of 19 Sept.] The Public are respectfully informed that a One Shilling Gallery will be opened on Monday the 1st of October. Receipts: #77 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: III: Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

1793
10 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Festival or All Alive at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: [Scene I. The Deck of a Man of War.] When on board our trim Vessel-Incledon; We be three poor Mariners-Johnstone, Incledon, Linton, Gray; The Mid Watch When 'tis night-Incledon; The good subjects of Old England-Incledon, Gray, Darley; [Scene II. A Landscape.] A song-Mrs Martyr; A song-Johnstone; [Scene III] In storms when clouds-Incledon; Treble Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi; A new Loyal Song and Chorus-Incledon.
Cast
Role: The Mid Watch When 'tis night Actor: Incledon
Role: The good subjects of Old England Actor: Incledon, Gray, Darley

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Evatt; Biondello-Rock; Pedro-Farley; Taylor-Munden; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Cross; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: Hornpipe, as17920920

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

1794
12 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Thompson; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: III: a Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

Entertainment: When in War on the Ocean, as17931002; New Song-Gray in place of Incledon; The Music, as17931002; The Dances, as17931002

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.

1795
19 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17931012

1796
24 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden; Lockit-Davenport; Mat o' the Mint-Richardson; Ben Budge-Rees; Crookfinger'd Jack-Williamson; Jemmy Twitcher-Gray; Wat Dreary-Street; Nimming Ned-Follett; Harry Paddington-Linton; Robin of Bagshot-Cross; Jailor-Ledger; Drawer-Farley; Filch-Bernard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Follett; Dolly Trull-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Vixen-Miss Kirton; Betty Doxey-Miss G. Walcup; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Leserve; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Ives; Molly Brazen-Miss Walcup; Polly-Mrs Serres.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrn

1797
27 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: As17951024

1798
04 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17951024

1799
27 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden; Lockit-Davenport; Mat o' the Mint-Haymes; Filch (1st time)-Simmons; Ben Budge-Street; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Polly-Mrs Addison (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Haymes
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

1800
27 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Haymes
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Dance: As17961227