17 December 1785

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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

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Probably as17851013 .
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Afterpiece

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Probably as17850922.
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