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18 May 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg The Beggar's Opera. As 4 May, but Polly-Mrs Jackson[, first time%; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (<i>Public Advertiser</i>). *aCross Purposes. As 9 March. *dI: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, as 3 May. *cBenefit for $Green= and $Ansell= (box-keepers). Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 05 18 cg The Beggar's Opera. ^As17760504^, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (<i>Public Advertiser</i>).*a1776 05 18 cg Cross Purposes. ^As17760309^.*d1776 05 18 cg I: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, ^as17760503^.*c1776 05 18 cg Benefit for $Green= and $Ansell= (box-keepers). Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38762 | 17760518 | cg | Benefit for $Green= and $Ansell= (box-keepers). Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock
    Performance: 81353 | 38762 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17760504, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (<i>Public Advertiser</i>).
    AsSeeDate: 81353 | cg | p | As | 17760504
    Cast:
    139245 | 81353 | Polly | Mrs Jackson, first time
    139246 | 81353 | Macheath | DuBellamy
    139247 | 81353 | Lucy | Miss Dayes
    139248 | 81353 | Macheath | Mattocks
    517161 | 81353 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Besford.
    517162 | 81353 | Lockit | Dunstall
    517163 | 81353 | Peachum | Wilson, first time
    517164 | 81353 | Filch | Wewitzer
    517165 | 81353 | Mat@O@Mint | Baker
    517166 | 81353 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Pitt
    517167 | 81353 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Green
    517168 | 81353 | Diana Trapes | Mrs White
    517169 | 81353 | in Act II a <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Mathews
    517170 | 81353 | to conclude with a Country Dance | the characters.
    Performance: 81354 | 38762 | a | Cross Purposes | As17760309.
    AsSeeDate: 81354 | cg | a | As | 17760309
    Cast:
    517171 | 81354 | Consol | Jones.
    517172 | 81354 | Emily | Miss Ambrose
    517173 | 81354 | Grub | Wilson, first appearance on that stage
    517174 | 81354 | George Bevil | Wroughton
    517175 | 81354 | Chapeau | Lee Lewes
    517176 | 81354 | Robin | Wewitzer
    517177 | 81354 | Harry Bevil | Booth
    517178 | 81354 | Bevil | Thompson
    517179 | 81354 | Maid | Mrs Poussin
    517180 | 81354 | Mrs Grub | Mrs Green.
    Performance: 81355 | 38762 | d | I: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, as17760503
    AsSeeDate: 81355 | cg | d | As | 17760503
    Cast:
    517181 | 81355 | <i>Allemande</i> | Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old
    517182 | 81355 | to conclude with a new <i>Cadrille</i> | Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini
    517183 | 81355 | a New Dance call'd <i>The Humours of the New@Marke | Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini
    517184 | 81355 | to conclude with the <i>Pony Races</i> | .

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17760504, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (Public Advertiser).
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: Cross Purposes
Comments:
As17760309.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Cross Purposes
Publish Date: 1772
Birth: 1738?
Death: 1815

Dance

Comment: I: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

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