London Stage Event: 05 November 1773 at Covent Garden

05 November 1773

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Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1773-1774

Volume: 4

Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid Mrs Giles for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me Pol. Kennedy alias Mrs Bevon, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as Mrs Farrell at dl in 1776 in Arne's Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

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*pcg The Beggar's Opera. As 27 Oct. *aThe Commissary. As 22 Oct. *cMainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at dl in 1776 in $Arne='s Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book).
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*p1773 11 05 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17731027^.*a1773 11 05 cg The Commissary. ^As17731022^.*c1773 11 05 cg Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at dl in 1776 in $Arne='s Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book).
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Event: 37281 | 17731105 | cg | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid $Younger= for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid $Mrs Giles= for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me $Pol. Kennedy= alias $Mrs Bevon=, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as $Mrs Farrell= at dl in 1776 in $Arne='s Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performance: 77640 | 37281 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17731027.
AsSeeDate: 77640 | cg | p | As | 17731027

Cast:
497669 | 77640 | Macheath | Mattocks

497670 | 77640 | Peachum | Shuter

497671 | 77640 | Lockit | Dunstall

497672 | 77640 | Filch | Holtom

497673 | 77640 | Lucy | A Young Lady, her first appearance

497674 | 77640 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Baker

497675 | 77640 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Pitt

497676 | 77640 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green

497677 | 77640 | Polly | Miss Catley

497678 | 77640 | a Hornpipe | Miss Twist.

Performance: 77641 | 37281 | a | The Commissary | As17731022.
AsSeeDate: 77641 | cg | a | As | 17731022

Cast:
497679 | 77641 | Commissary | Quick

497680 | 77641 | Young Loveit | Davis

497681 | 77641 | Simon | Fox

497682 | 77641 | Isaac Fungus | Gardner

497683 | 77641 | Mrs Loveit | Mrs Pitt

497684 | 77641 | Dolly | Miss Helme

497685 | 77641 | Jenny | Miss Pearce

497686 | 77641 | Mrs Mechlin | Mrs Gardner.