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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Roberts; Polly-Mrs Charke; Lucy-Miss Jones; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Shireburn; Peachum-Turbutt; Lockit-Jones. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Este

Dance: The Black and White Joak by Davenport and Miss Brett. Harlequin by Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Peach'em-Hippisley; Lockit-Hall; Player-Wignell; Beggar-Ridout; Mat-Mullart; Filch-Clarke; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Miss Bincks; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17340920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hulett; Polly-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachum-Rosco; Locket-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mat-Eyres; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Haughton; Diana-Monlass; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Norman; Mrs Vixen-Miss Tollett; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Mrs Monlass; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Dove; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Woodward. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Sandham

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17341231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Boscawen; Polly-Miss Jones. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Jones. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer and Mrs Kilby. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Stoppelaer; Peachum-Hippisley;Lockit-Mullart; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; but see17350103 . but see17350103 .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Song: Leveridge's Song In Praise of English Roast Beef

Event Comment: Benefit Hulet and Lyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hulett; Peachum-Penkethman; Lockit-Lyon; Polly-Miss Gerrard; Lucy-Mrs Roberts, but see17350407 .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Gerrard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: A Piece of Hunting-Musick on the French Horn by Mr Charles

Dance: Scot's Dance by Mrs Woodward. Black Joak by Woodward and Mrs Woodward

Performance Comment: Black Joak by Woodward and Mrs Woodward .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Miss Binks; Mat-Morgan .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa

Music: Handel's Water Musick, in which will be performed a Preamble on the Kettle Drums by Job Baker

Event Comment: Tickets for Caius Marius taken, also tickets for the benefit of the author of Female Friendship and for Highat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mullart; Peach'em-Aston; Lockit-Jones; Mat-Lacy; Filch-Turner; Polly-Mrs Charke; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Talbot; Jenny-Miss Brunette; Dolly-Miss Bennet. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: Hornpipe by Taylor

Song: A New Ballad (never sung before) In Praise of English Plumb Pudding by Mullart

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Mrs Charke.] N.B. The Company are oblig'd to remove from the Hay-Market Theatre to York-Buildings, as being too young a Sett of People to venture at great Expences, without first having merited the Favour of the Town to support them in it; but as we are determin'd to the full Extent of our Power, to endeavour to entertain them, we humbly hope they will accept of our Performances. . . . Charlott Charke. Daily Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear that Mrs Charke . . . drew Tears from the whole Audience in her Prologue, which she spoke very pathetically; and the new Farce . . . was very much applauded, notwithstanding the impotent Attempts of several young Clerks to raise a Riot, who were for that purpose properly marshal I'd by the cunning Lawyer their Master: Their rude Behaviour was so extraordinary, that several Gentlemen were provok'd to threaten them with the Discipline of their Canes, upon which they thought proper to desist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham; Polly-Mrs Charke. hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Sandham
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Charke. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd

Performance Comment: Mrs Tragic-Mrs Charke; Brainless-Turner; Bloodbolt-Machen; Headpiece-Smyth. With a New Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by Mrs Charke .

Entertainment:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Peachum-Hippisley; Locket-Mullart; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Miss Bincks; Player-Wignell; Beggar-James; Mat-M. Stoppelaer; Filch-Clarke; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke; Polly-Miss Gerrard, from GF; Lucy-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Freeman; Lockit-Jones; Peach'em-Pullen; Filch-Boothby; Mat-Russell; Player-Machen; Beggar-T. Smyth; Jenny-Mrs Pile; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Elmy; Dye Trapes-a Gentlewoman of Seventy Years of Age. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Gerrard, from GF

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Boothby; Dorcas-Miss Gerrard; Charlotte-Miss Jones; Maid-Mrs Pile; James;-Lowder; Harry-T. Smyth; Sir Jasper-Jones; Leander-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Mrs Charke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Salway; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lockit-Mullart; Peachem-Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Reynold, her first appearance since her arrival from Dublin; all the other Parts as usual. all the other Parts as usual.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Hornpipe-Ferguson; Scot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17361027, but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Mrs Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: See17361211, but Germanicus-Miss Jones; Britannia-Mrs Chambers; Mars-Haughton; Bellona-Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, LeSac, Delagarde, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock,Mrs Woodward, Miss Gerrard, Miss Oates; Sergeant of Grenadiers-Lyon.
Cast
Role: Bellona Actor: Mlle Roland

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performance Comment: See17361211, but Harlequin Macheath-Lun Jr; Manager-Cox; Beggar-Hewitt; Jenny-Mrs Dove; Molly-Mrs Haughton; Colombine Polly-Mrs Hamilton; Colombine Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachum-Rosco; Mat-Richardson; Gamester-Dove; Rustick-Yates; Clown-Penkethman; Mrs Hamilton's Husband (Pistol)-Mrs Charke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17370114, but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Miss Rogers; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Filch-Clarke; Mat-Stoppelaer; Player-Paget; Beggar-James; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammeiin-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Miss LeBrun; In III: Hornpipe-Ferguson; End Afterpiece: Glover's Dance of Sailors-

Song: V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Event Comment: By the Great Mogul's Company of Comedians. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of George Barnwell. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Satire: With freshest Advices Foreign and Domestick. Written by the Author of Pasquin [Henry Fielding]. These Characters will all be seen cheap; 1n the Boxes at 5s.; in the Pit at 3s.; in the Gallery at 2s. Note, None will be admitted after the House is full; for which Reason, the sooner you come, or secure your Places, the better. All Persons are desir'd to cry at the Tragedy, and laugh at the Comedy, being quite contrary to the present general Practice. Mr Hen gives Notice, that if any Joke is both Hiss'd and Clapp'd, such Division will be consider'd an Encore, and the said Joke be put up again. Daily Advertiser, 22 March: Last Night the two new Performances at the Hay-Market...were receiv'd with the greatest Applause ever shown at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Performance Comment: Containing a Pack of Politicians; a Pack of Patriots; a Pack of Ladies; a Pack of Beaus; Mr Medley, and Author; Mr Sourwit, a learned Critick; Lord Dapper, a great Critick; Apollo's Bastard Son; Quidam Anglicae, a certain Person; Mr Hen, an Auctioneer; Mr Ground Ivy, a Laureat; Mr Pistol; Polly Smart; Polly Soft; Com multis allis quos nunc prescribere longum est; but edition of 1737 lists: Medley-Roberts; Sourwit-Lacey; Lord Dapper-Ward; Ground Ivy-Jones; Hen-Mrs Charke; Apollo's Bastard Son-Blakes; Pistol-Davis; Quidam-Smith; Politicians-Jones, Topping, Woodburn, Smith, Machen; Patriots-Topping, Machen, Pullen, Woodburn; Banter-Smith; Dangle-Lowther; Mrs Screen-Mrs Haywood; Mrs Barter-Miss Kawer; Ladies-Mrs Charke, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Lacey, Miss Jones.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kilby and Miss Bincks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17370315 but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Salway; Peach'em-Rosco; Lockit-Mullart; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Mrs James; Mat-James; Filch-Clarke; Player-Stevens; Poet-Ridout; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Horsington; Mrs Vixen-Miss Brunette; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation, as17370414

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17371026, but Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Filch-Raftor; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Mat-Turbutt; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Jenny-Miss Brunette; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Lucy-Mrs Marshall, who never performed on that stage before.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: FFrench Peasant, new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17380204, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Turbutt; Mat-Ray; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: HHornpipe-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Polly-Mrs Lampe; Lucy-Miss Young (being the first time of their attempting to speak on the stage).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Lampe

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: Dancing, as17390305 but Miss _Norman

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, a Brother. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the Worthy Brothers and Sisters of the Honourable Community of Modern Free-Masons. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17390428 but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Villeneuve; Mat (in the Character of Pistol)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Concluding with theModern Free@Masons Song-in the Character of Robin Hooda Brother

Dance: HHornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17400126, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Mat-Ray; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: HHornpipe-Yeates