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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-a Gentleman (Hayman), first appearance upon any stage; Polly-Mrs Hooper, first time in that part; Lucy-Miss Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Peachum-Julian; Lockit-Hemskirk; Player-Mozeen; Beggar-Peterson; Mat-Dunstall; Jenny Diver-Mrs Chetwood; Filch-Clough; Ben-Dighton; Ned-Naylor; Paddington-Buckly; Jack-Dove; Dreary-Blakey; Robin-Freeman; Twitch-Pattendon; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Vixen-Miss Hippisley; Betty Doxy-Miss Royer; Mrs Slamekin-Miss Scott; Molly-Miss Haughton; Dolly-Mrs Vallois; Sukey-Miss J. Scott.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Dighton

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out for the 14th will be taken. Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Clough

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit Laguerre and Boaman. By a Company from the Theatres-Royal, for their Diversion, a Concert...gratis, etc. Boxes 3s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Daily Advertiser lists Miss Hippisley for Miss Prue in mainpiece and for Kitty in afterpiece, and Mrs Yates for Melissa. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser bill Mrs Dunstall doubles two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Marten; Valentine-Gibson; Scandal-Ridout; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates, with hornpipe; Foresight-Arthur; Jereny-Vaughan; Trapland-Laguerre; Buckram-Bencraft; Angelica-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Miss Prue-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates, with hornpipe
Role: Buckram Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cashell; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Peachum-Hippisley; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Lockit-Dunstall; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Jenny Diver-Miss Hillyard; With the Usual Dances-proper to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Miss Prue-Mrs Ridout; Tattle-Neale; Scandal-Havard; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Taswell; Trapland-Ray; Buckram-Woodburn; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Mat/o/Mint-Stoppelaer; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mullart; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17440915, but Ben-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I, IV: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance-Sga Bettini

Event Comment: Benefit for Increase of a Fund establish'd for the support of Decayed Musicians, or their families. Pit and boxes to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this day, at the Office, at half a guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The Galleries will be open'd at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at exactly Six o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out to the subscribers of this Charity will admit one person into any part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music

Performance Comment: Part I Overture to Samson-; Airs: Total Eclipse in Samson-Beard; Preso al Caro amato Cido in Meraspe-Sga Galli; Return O God of Hosts from Samson-Miss Robinson; Myself I Shall Adore in Semele-Sga Francesina; Del Minacciar del Vento in Otho-Reinhold; Part II Concerto-Weideman; Airs: Per Pieta nell' Incostanza Delusa-Sga Frasi; O Ruddier than the Cherry in Acis and Galatea-Reinhold; O Sleep in Semele-Sga Francesina; Concerto-Sga Caporale; Air: Dirti ben Mio in Alexander in Persia-Miss Robinson; Part III Concerto-Miller; Airs: Tremende oscure atroci in Meraspe-Sga Galli; Why does the God of Israel Sleep in Samson-Beard; Scherza Quest' Alma Mia del Sig Lampugnani-Sga Frasi; Concerto-Vincent; Trio in Acis and Galatea-Sga Francesina, Miss Robinson, Reinhold; Handel's Grand Sonata-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Mat-Stoppelaer; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Lockit-Dunstall; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; With usual dances-proper to the opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Ben-Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Tattle-Yates; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Neale; Buckram-Woodburn; Miss Prue-Mrs Ridout; Nurse-Mrs Bridges.*a1745 10 10 dl The Tragedy of Tragedies. As17451008*d1745 10 10 dl V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Macklin
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Hale; Tattle-Cibber; Trapland-Hippisley; Scandal-Cashell; Sir Sampson-Marten; Foresight-Arthur; Jeremy-James; Mrs Foresight-Mrs James; Mrs Frail-Mrs Hale; Miss Prue-Miss Hippisley; Nurse-Mrs Marten; Ben-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Squire Gawky Actor: Bencraft
Event Comment: Tickets delivered out for the Benefit of Devoto for last Wednesday will be taken tonight. [Prices as 24 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Paget; Valentine-Cushing; Tattle-Kennedy; Ben-Morgan; Angelica-Mrs Hallam; Scandal-Furnival; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-L. Hallam; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cushing; Miss Prue-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Barlow

Dance: Three Graniers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Mozeen; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Ben Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Wright; Dreary-Bransby; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Miss Copin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Horsington; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Tattle-Cibber; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Buckram-Bransby; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin; Nurse-Mrs Bridges; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: II: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Cushing; Sir Sampson-Paget; Foresight-Hallam Sen; Scandal-Furnival; Tattle-Cartwright; Trapland-Shuter; Jeremy-Pinner; Buckram-Dove; Ben-L. Hallam; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Beckham; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Miss Prue-Miss Maddox; Nurse-Mrs Dove; Angelica-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: L. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Mat-Stoppelaer; Filch-Vaughan; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17461205; but Polly-Miss Budgell; Jemmy Twitcher-Hallam Sen; Jack-Wignell; Ben-L. Hallam; Robin of Bagshot-Lee; Mat-Brett; Dolly-Mrs Wignell; Sukey-Mrs Miles; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Hart; Diana Trapes-Mrs Brown; Molly Brazen-Mrs Dove; Hornpipe-Williams.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: L. Hallam

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Storer (1st appearance on that stage); Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Filch-Collins; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Peachum-Rosco; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lockit-Dunstall; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; The opera to conclude with the original Country Dance-; Hornpipe-as usual.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Yates; Ben-Macklin; Trapland-Shuter; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-I. Sparks; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Buckram-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Consequences Of Industry And Idleness

Performance Comment: Francis Goodchild the Prentice-Peterson; the Master-Pinner; Thomasthe Idle Prentice-Costollo; Owen Gallows-Lowder; Ben Board'em-Miller; Bransby Bustle-Taswell; Solomon Slender-Singleton; 'Squire Allnight-Casey; Scrawl-Brown; Taylor-Dogget; Jailor-Peters; Miss West-Miss Jones; Mrs Idle-Mrs Graham; Dorothy Slut-Miss Hippisley; Patrick MacMurder an Irish Haymaker-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ben Board'em Actor: Miller

Song: Signora Agnetta being the first Time of her Performing since her Arrival. An extraordinary Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Taswell; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Arthur; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Elmy; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: I: Flute solo-; III: Music-the Child

Dance: V: Savoyards-Matthews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe 1st appearance on that stage; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Paddick; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Miss Copen; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Betty Doxy-Mrs Villeneuve; Polly-Miss Faulkner; With Hornpipe-Oates; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft
Role: Drawer Actor: Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17480920, but Ben advertised with a song and dance in character; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates (with a Song and Dance in character); Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Mrs Frail-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Oates; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner; With Hornpipe-Atkins; Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft
Role: Drawer Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Bencraft; Tag-Mrs Bambridge; Biddy-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Flash Actor: Bencraft