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25 October 1740

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1740-1741
Volume: 3
Comments: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pz?dl The Beggar's Opera. As 22 Oct. *az?dl The Devil to Pay. As 11 Sept. *dz?dl I: <i>Peasant</i>, as 24 Oct.; II: Desse; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as 24 Oct.; V: <i>Les Characteres de la Dance</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf. *cz?dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 10 25 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17401022^.*a1740 10 25 dl The Devil to Pay. ^As17400911^.*d1740 10 25 dl I: <i>Peasant</i>, ^as17401024^; II: Desse; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, ^as17401024^; V: <i>Les Characteres de la Dance</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf.*c1740 10 25 dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20187 | 17401025 | dl | At the Desire of several Persons of Quality
    Performance: 38651 | 20187 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17401022.
    AsSeeDate: 38651 | dl | p | As | 17401022
    Cast:
    314347 | 38651 | Jenny | Miss Karver.
    314348 | 38651 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Macklin.
    314349 | 38651 | Macheath | Lowe
    314350 | 38651 | Polly | Mrs Clive
    314351 | 38651 | Lucy | Mrs Pritchard
    314352 | 38651 | Peachum | Macklin
    314353 | 38651 | Ben Budge | Stevens
    314354 | 38651 | Jemmy Twitcher | Ray
    314355 | 38651 | Crookfingered Jack | Leigh
    314356 | 38651 | Nimming Ned | T. Wright
    314357 | 38651 | Beggar | Winstone
    314358 | 38651 | Player | Woodburn
    314359 | 38651 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Jackson
    314360 | 38651 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Wright
    314361 | 38651 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Bennet
    314362 | 38651 | Dolly | Mrs Penkethman
    314363 | 38651 | Sukey | Miss Woodman
    314364 | 38651 | Mrs Vixen | Mrs Walter
    314365 | 38651 | With the usual Dances | .
    Performance: 38652 | 20187 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17400911.
    AsSeeDate: 38652 | dl | a | As | 17400911
    Cast:
    314366 | 38652 | Sir John | Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
    314367 | 38652 | Nell | Mrs Clive
    314368 | 38652 | Jobson | Turbutt
    314369 | 38652 | Lady Loverule | Miss Bennet
    314370 | 38652 | Butler | Raftor.
    Performance: 38653 | 20187 | d | I: <i>Peasant</i>, as17401024; II: Desse; In III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as17401024; V: <i>Les Characteres de la Dance</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf
    AsSeeDate: 38653 | dl | d | As | 17401024

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17401022.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17400911.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Peasant, as17401024; II: Desse; In III: Hornpipe, as17401024; V: Les Characteres de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 25 October 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20187.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 25 October 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20187. Accessed 2 April 2025.