London Stage Event: 17 December 1785 at Drury Lane Theatre

17 December 1785

Event Information

Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1785-1786

Volume: 5

Comments: [The playbill announces The Strangers at Home and The Romp, but "The Beggar's Opera, with The Humourist [were substituted], on account of Mrs Jordan's being too much indisposed to appear in the new opera and The Romp" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #162 3s. (125/9/0; 35/8/6; 1/5/6)

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*p1785 12 17 dl The Beggar's Opera. Probably ^as17851013^ .hathi.*a1785 12 17 dl he Humourist. Probably ^as17850922^.hathi.*c1785 12 17 dl [The playbill announces The Strangers at Home and The Romp, but "The Beggar's Opera, with The Humourist [were substituted], on account of Mrs Jordan's being too much indisposed to appear in the new opera and The Romp" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #162 3s. (125/9/0; 35/8/6; 1/5/6) .hathi.
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Event: 44154 | 17851217 | dl | hathi | [The playbill announces The Strangers at Home and The Romp, but "The Beggar's Opera, with The Humourist [were substituted], on account of Mrs Jordan's being too much indisposed to appear in the new opera and The Romp" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #162 3s. (125/9/0; 35/8/6; 1/5/6)

Performance: 95443 | 44154 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Probably as17851013 .
AsSeeDate: 95443 | dl | p | As | 17851013

Cast:
599593 | 95443 | . Macheath | Bannister

599594 | 95443 | Peachum | Moody

599595 | 95443 | Filch | Suett

599596 | 95443 | Lockit | Baddeley

599597 | 95443 | Mat o' th' Mint | Williames

599598 | 95443 | Ben Budge | Burton

599599 | 95443 | Player | Wrighten

599600 | 95443 | Beggar | Waldron

599601 | 95443 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten

599602 | 95443 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Hopkins

599603 | 95443 | Diana Trapes | Mrs Love

599604 | 95443 | Jenny Diver | Miss Hale

599605 | 95443 | Polly | Mrs Crouch. hathi.

Performance: 95444 | 44154 | a | he Humourist | Probably as17850922.
AsSeeDate: 95444 | dl | a | As | 17850922

Cast:
599606 | 95444 | Sir Anthony Halfwit | Parsons

599607 | 95444 | Frolick | Baddeley

599608 | 95444 | Beaumont | Williames

599609 | 95444 | Blunt | Alfred

599610 | 95444 | Dabble | Bannister Jun.

599611 | 95444 | Diana | Mrs Ward

599612 | 95444 | Mrs Meddle | Mrs Wilson

599613 | 95444 | Jenny | Miss Tidswell

599614 | 95444 | Mrs Matadore | Mrs Hopkins. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun