08 November 1777

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley Sen?.. Public Advertiser, 10 Nov.: "Jenny Diver forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sung the Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as Bannister, who sang "in a feigned voice." [Webster was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley. *aAll the World's a Stage. As 30 Sept. *dIII: [a% <i>Hornpipe</i>-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] *cMainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley Sen?.=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Nov.: "<i>Jenny Diver</i>r forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sungthe Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as $Bannister=, who sang "in a feigned voice." [$Webster= was from the $Crow Street Theatre, Dublin=.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1777 11 08 dl The Beggar's Opera. Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.*a1777 11 08 dl All the World's a Stage. ^As17770930^.*d1777 11 08 dl III: a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]*c1777 11 08 dl Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley Sen?.=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Nov.: "<i>Jenny Diver</i>r forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sung the Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as $Bannister=, who sang "in a feigned voice." [$Webster= was from the $Crow Street Theatre, Dublin=.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39508 | 17771108 | dl | Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by $Thomas? Linley Sen?.=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Nov.: "<i>Jenny Diver</i> forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sung the Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as $Bannister=, who sang "in a feigned voice." [$Webster= was from the $Crow Street Theatre, Dublin=.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6)
    Performance: 83328 | 39508 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
    Cast:
    143150 | 83328 | Macheath | Webster
    143151 | 83328 | Peachum | Moody
    143152 | 83328 | Lockit | Baddeley
    143153 | 83328 | Filch | Parsons
    143154 | 83328 | Player | Farren
    143155 | 83328 | Beggar | Waldron
    143156 | 83328 | Mat o' th' Mint | Gaudry
    143157 | 83328 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    143158 | 83328 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    143159 | 83328 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Johnston
    143160 | 83328 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Davies
    143161 | 83328 | Polly | Mrs Baddeley.
    Performance: 83329 | 39508 | a | All the World's a Stage | As17770930.
    AsSeeDate: 83329 | dl | a | As | 17770930
    Cast:
    527340 | 83329 | Miss Kitty Sprightly | Miss P. Hopkins.
    527341 | 83329 | Sir Gilbert Pumpkin | Baddeley
    527342 | 83329 | Charles Stanley | Farren
    527343 | 83329 | Harry Stukely | Barrett
    527344 | 83329 | Diggery | Parsons
    527345 | 83329 | Miss Bridget Pumpkin | Mrs Hopkins.
    Performance: 83330 | 39508 | d | III: a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Blurton | [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast:

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

Afterpiece

Title: All the World's a Stage
Comments:
As17770930.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1777
Author: Isaac Jackman
Birth: 1752?
Death: 1831

Dance

Comment: III: a Hornpipe-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

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