18 October 1759

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1759-1760
Volume: 4
Comments: Receipts: #115 1s. 6d. Sent Mrs Ward by order of Rich #10; Paid for a Pompadour Cloath Coat & Breeches, Waistcoat button holes & binding gold #10 10s.; for a suit embroider'd with silver #8 8s.; for a Blue coat for Hull #1 3s.; for a Coat and waistcoat loop'd and bound with gold #7 7s. Advanc'd to Beard #60

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?2cg The Beggar's Opera. As 10 Oct. *a?2cg The Lying Valet. As 8 Oct. *d?2cg As 17 Oct. *c?2cg Receipts: #115 1s. 6d. Sent $Mrs Ward= by order of $Rich= #10; Paid for a Pompadour Cloath Coat & Breeches, Waistcoat button holes & binding gold #10 10s.; for a suit embroider'd with silver #8 8s.; for a Blue coat for $Hull= #1 3s.; for a Coat and waistcoat loop'd and bound with gold #7 7s. Advanc'd to $Beard= #60.

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    *p1759 10 18 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17591010^.*a1759 10 18 cg The Lying Valet. ^As17591008^.*d1759 10 18 cg ^As17591017^.*c1759 10 18 cg Receipts: #115 1s. 6d. Sent $Mrs Ward= by order of $Rich= #10; Paid for a Pompadour Cloath Coat & Breeches, Waistcoat button holes & binding gold #10 10s.; for a suit embroider'd with silver #8 8s.; for a Blue coat for $Hull= #1 3s.; for a Coat and waistcoat loop'd and bound with gold #7 7s. Advanc'd to $Beard= #60.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 29757 | 17591018 | cg | Receipts: #115 1s. 6d. Sent $Mrs Ward= by order of $Rich= #10; Paid for a Pompadour Cloath Coat & Breeches, Waistcoat button holes & binding gold #10 10s.; for a suit embroider'd with silver #8 8s.; for a Blue coat for $Hull= #1 3s.; for a Coat and waistcoat loop'd and bound with gold #7 7s. Advanc'd to $Beard= #60
    Performance: 60247 | 29757 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17591010.
    AsSeeDate: 60247 | cg | p | As | 17591010
    Cast:
    409099 | 60247 | Macheath | Beard1st time here in 12 years
    409100 | 60247 | Peachum | Collins
    409101 | 60247 | Lockit | Dunstall
    409102 | 60247 | Player | Anderson
    409103 | 60247 | Beggar | Bennet
    409104 | 60247 | Mat | Baker
    409105 | 60247 | Ben Budge | Bencraft
    409106 | 60247 | Filch | Holtom
    409107 | 60247 | Wat | C. Smith
    409108 | 60247 | Jemmy | Redman
    409109 | 60247 | Nimming Ned | R. Smith
    409110 | 60247 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Stephens
    409111 | 60247 | Lucy | Miss Young
    409112 | 60247 | Mrs Coaxer | Mrs Ferguson
    409113 | 60247 | Mrs Vixen | Miss Allen
    409114 | 60247 | Jenny | Mrs Baker
    409115 | 60247 | Sukey@Tawdry | Miss Mullart
    409116 | 60247 | Molly Brazen | Miss Helm
    409117 | 60247 | Betty Doxy | Miss Cockayne
    409118 | 60247 | Dolly Trull | Miss Davis
    409119 | 60247 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    409120 | 60247 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Copin
    409121 | 60247 | Polly | Miss Brent1st time.*a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008*d1759 10 10 cg <i>CCountry Dance</i>-the characters of the play
    409122 | 60247 | d1759 10 10 cg <i>CCountry Dance</i> | the characters of the play
    409123 | 60247 | a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miles.*c1759 10 10 cg No persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #188 11s. 6d.
    409124 | 60247 | Elder Wou'dbe | a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage
    409125 | 60247 | Young Wou'dbe | Dyer
    409126 | 60247 | Balderdash | Marten
    409127 | 60247 | Clearaccount | Collins
    409128 | 60247 | Fairbank | Anderson
    409129 | 60247 | Comic | Perry
    409130 | 60247 | Trueman | Smith
    409131 | 60247 | Richmore | Ridout
    409132 | 60247 | Subtleman | Dunstall
    409133 | 60247 | Alderman | Bennet
    409134 | 60247 | Captain | Wignel
    409135 | 60247 | Frisure | Holtom
    409136 | 60247 | Teague | Barrington
    409137 | 60247 | Mrs Midnight | Mrs Copin
    409138 | 60247 | Mrs Clearaccount | Mrs Ferguson
    409139 | 60247 | Constance | Mrs Vincent
    409140 | 60247 | Aurelia | Mrs Hamilton.
    Performance: 60248 | 29757 | a | The Lying Valet | As17591008.
    AsSeeDate: 60248 | cg | a | As | 17591008
    Cast:
    409141 | 60248 | Sharp | Shuter
    409142 | 60248 | Gayless | Anderson
    409143 | 60248 | Guttle | Dunstall
    409144 | 60248 | Kitty Pry | Mrs Green
    409145 | 60248 | Melissa | Miss White.
    Performance: 60249 | 29757 | d | As17591017
    AsSeeDate: 60249 | cg | d | As | 17591017

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17591010.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
As17591008.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: As17591017

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