07 September 1751
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1751-1752
Volume:
4
Comments:
Box 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up [Customary notice on subsequent bills, which will not be repeated here.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Gross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Polly-Miss Norris; Beggar-Winstone; In III Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with aCountry Dance-the Characters of the opera.
Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Gross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Polly-Miss Norris; Beggar-Winstone; In III Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with aCountry Dance-the Characters of the opera.
Cast:
- Role: Macheath Actor: Beard
- Role: Peachum Actor: Yates
- Role: Lockit Actor: Berry
- Role: Mat o Mint Actor: Blakes
- Role: Filch Actor: Raftor
- Role: Player Actor: Burton
- Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
- Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Gross
- Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
- Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Minors
- Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norris
- Role: Beggar Actor: Winstone
- Role: In III Hornpipe Actor: Mathews
- Role: To conclude with aCountry Dance Actor: the Characters of the opera.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Lying Valet
Comments:
Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.