06 April 1779

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Webster. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 35, Upper Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #203 7s. (73.12; 15.13; 1.15; tickets: 112.7) (charge: #105)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. As 29 Jan. *aComus. As 15 Dec. 1778. *dIII: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as 29 Jan. *s<i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Kennedy, Leoni [i.e. formerly $Mrs Farrell=]. *cBenefit for $Webster=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 35, <i>Upper Charlotte-street</i>,<i>Rathbone-place</i>. Receipts: #203 7s. (73.12; 15.13; 1.15; tickets: 112.7) (charge: #105).

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    *p1779 04 06 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^As17790129^.*a1779 04 06 dl Comus. ^As17781215^.*d1779 04 06 dl III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, ^as17790129^.*s1779 04 06 dl <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Kennedy, Leoni [i.e. formerly $Mrs Farrell=].*c1779 04 06 dl Benefit for $Webster=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 35, <i>Upper Charlotte-street</i>, <i>Rathbone-place</i>. Receipts: #203 7s. (73.12; 15.13; 1.15; tickets: 112.7) (charge: #105).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40354 | 17790406 | dl | Benefit for $Webster=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 35, <i>Upper Charlotte-street</i>, <i>Rathbone-place</i>. Receipts: #203 7s. (73.12; 15.13; 1.15; tickets: 112.7) (charge: #105)
    Performance: 85573 | 40354 | p | The Beggar's Opera | As17790129.
    AsSeeDate: 85573 | dl | p | As | 17790129
    Cast:
    539203 | 85573 | Captain Macheath | Webster
    539204 | 85573 | Peachum | Moody
    539205 | 85573 | Filch | Parsons
    539206 | 85573 | Lockit | Baddeley
    539207 | 85573 | Player | Wrighten
    539208 | 85573 | Beggar | Waldron
    539209 | 85573 | Mat o' th' Mint | Gaudry
    539210 | 85573 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    539211 | 85573 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    539212 | 85573 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Bradshaw
    539213 | 85573 | Jenny Diver | Miss Collett
    539214 | 85573 | Polly | Mrs Baddeley.
    Performance: 85574 | 40354 | a | Comus | As17781215.
    AsSeeDate: 85574 | dl | a | As | 17781215
    Cast:
    539215 | 85574 | Principal Bacchant | Mrs Wrighten
    539216 | 85574 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Wrighten.
    539217 | 85574 | Comus | Webster
    539218 | 85574 | 1st Spirit | Aickin
    539219 | 85574 | Brothers | Farren, Lamash
    539220 | 85574 | Principal Bacchanals | Bannister, Gaudry
    539221 | 85574 | The Lady | Mrs Sharp
    539222 | 85574 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Collett
    539223 | 85574 | Sabrina | Miss Field
    Performance: 85575 | 40354 | d | III: <i>Hornpipe</i>, as17790129
    AsSeeDate: 85575 | dl | d | As | 17790129
    Performance: 85576 | 40354 | s | <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Kennedy, Leoni [i | e. formerly $Mrs Farrell=].

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
As17790129.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Comus
Comments:
As17781215.
Cast:

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Dance

Comment: III: Hornpipe, as17790129

Song

Comment: Sweet Echo-Mrs Kennedy, Leoni [i.e. formerly Mrs Farrell]

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