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23 September 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; [In Act III, a% <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews; [To conclude with a% <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the Opera. *a?dl A Duke and no Duke. Trappolin-Woodward. *c?dl Receipts: #120 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 09 23 dl The Beggar's Opera. Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews; To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the Opera.*a1755 09 23 dl A Duke and no Duke. Trappolin-Woodward.*c1755 09 23 dl Receipts: #120 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27665 | 17550923 | dl | Receipts: #120 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 55753 | 27665 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews; To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the Opera.
    Cast:
    91930 | 55753 | Macheath | Beard
    91931 | 55753 | Peachum | Yates
    91932 | 55753 | Lockit | Berry
    91933 | 55753 | Filch | Raftor
    91934 | 55753 | Mat@O@Mint | Blakes
    91935 | 55753 | Player | Bransby
    91936 | 55753 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    91937 | 55753 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Havard
    91938 | 55753 | Polly | Miss Macklin
    91939 | 55753 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Cross
    91940 | 55753 | Beggar | Simson
    91941 | 55753 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews
    91942 | 55753 | To conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the Opera.
    Performance: 55754 | 27665 | a | A Duke and no Duke | Trappolin-Woodward.
    Cast:
    91943 | 55754 | Trappolin | Woodward.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: A Duke and no Duke
Comments:
Trappolin-Woodward.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: John Thurmond
Publish Date:
Author: Nahum Tate
Birth: 1652
Death: 1715

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 23 September 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27665.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 23 September 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27665. Accessed 9 April 2025.