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21 February 1786

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1785-1786
Volume: 5
Comments: "The simple melody of 'Cease your funning' need alone be adverted to in proof of the pathos of Mrs Billington's manner; and when it was encored, the repetition had every mark of variety" (Morning Herald, 22 Feb.). Receipts: #218 7s. (217/0; 1/7)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1786 02 21 cg The Beggar's Opera. Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Polly-Mrs Billington. Also Omai. As 7 Jan. dancing. As 30 Sept. 1785. comment. "The simple melody of 'Cease your funning' need alone be adverted to in proof of the pathos of Mrs Billington's manner; and when it was encored, the repetition had every mark of variety" (Morning Herald, 22 Feb.). Receipts: �218 7s. (217/0; 1/7).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1786 02 21 cg The Beggar's Opera. Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Polly-Mrs Billington. hathi.*a1786 02 21 cg Omai. ^As17860107^.hathi.*d1786 02 21 cg ^As17850930^ .hathi.*c1786 02 21 cg "The simple melody of 'Cease your funning' need alone be adverted to in proof of the pathos of Mrs Billington's manner; and when it was encored, the repetition had every mark of variety" (Morning Herald, 22 Feb.). Receipts: #218 7s. (217/0; 1/7) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 44272 | 17860221 | cg | hathi | "The simple melody of 'Cease your funning' need alone be adverted to in proof of the pathos of Mrs Billington's manner; and when it was encored, the repetition had every mark of variety" (Morning Herald, 22 Feb.). Receipts: #218 7s. (217/0; 1/7)
    Performance: 95710 | 44272 | p | The Beggar's Opera | Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Polly-Mrs Billington. hathi.
    Cast:
    166703 | 95710 | Captain Macheath | Johnstone
    166704 | 95710 | Peachum | Booth
    166705 | 95710 | Lockit | Thompson
    166706 | 95710 | Filch | Doyle
    166707 | 95710 | Lucy | Mrs Kennedy
    166708 | 95710 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Webb
    166709 | 95710 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Morton
    166710 | 95710 | Polly | Mrs Billington. hathi.
    Performance: 95711 | 44272 | a | Omai | As17860107.
    AsSeeDate: 95711 | cg | a | As | 17860107
    Cast:
    601650 | 95711 | , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors | Mrs Rivers
    601651 | 95711 | Father of Omai | Darley
    601652 | 95711 | Omai | Blurton
    601653 | 95711 | Servant to Omai | Kennedy
    601654 | 95711 | Pretender to the Throne | Mrs Kennedy
    601655 | 95711 | an Enchantress | Mrs Martyr
    601656 | 95711 | Britannia | Mrs Inchbald
    601657 | 95711 | Rival to Omai | Palmer
    601658 | 95711 | and Rival to Harlequin | Delpini
    601659 | 95711 | Father of Londina | Thompson
    601660 | 95711 | Mother | Mrs Davenett
    601661 | 95711 | the Consort destined to Omai | Miss Cranfield
    601662 | 95711 | Maid to Londina | Miss Rowson
    601663 | 95711 | Friend to Harlequin | Wewitzer
    601664 | 95711 | English Captain | Brett
    601665 | 95711 | Justice | Davies
    601666 | 95711 | A Travelled Otaheitean | Edwin.
    601667 | 95711 | Constables | Doyle, Meadows, Swords.
    Performance: 95712 | 44272 | d | As17850930 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 95712 | cg | d | As | 17850930

Mainpiece

Comments:
Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Polly-Mrs Billington. hathi.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Omai
Comments:
As17860107.

Dance

Comment: As17850930

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