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14869 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly
We found 13873 matches on Performance Comments, 4559 matches on Performance Title, 1743 matches on Event Comments, 121 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

5351
15 May 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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

Performance Comment: Sir John-Miss Jones; Jobson-Hulett; Lady Loverule-Mrs Wetherilt; Nell-Mrs Roberts, but see17350409.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Miss Jones

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

5352
02 September 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Bennet. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Brunette; King Arthur-Mullart; Dollalolla-Miss Bennet; Grizzle-Jones; Huncamunca-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: Hornpipe by Taylor

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

5353
26 June 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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: Dorcas Actor: Miss Gerrard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Jones

5354
27 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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

5355
03 November 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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 Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Glover; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Nymphs-Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Scaramouch-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Bencraft, Bodine, Dupre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancy; with The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Laguerre; Pan-Salway; Zaphyrus-Glover; Frenchman-Desse; Spaniard-Tench; Polonese-Richardson; Frenchwoman-Mlle Delorme; Spanish Woman-Mrs Moreau; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancy
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hillyard

5356
03 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17410127, but Polly-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Medina.
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

5357
06 May 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17410408 but Polly-Miss Medina; Macheath-Walker.
Cast
Role: 7410408 but Polly Actor: Miss Medina

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student

5358
10 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hinde; Polly-Miss Medina; Lucy-Mrs Bishop; Lockit-Hemskirk; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steele; Filch-Yates; Mat-Julian; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Medina

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Hippisley

5359
27 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker, who perform'd it originally; Polly-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Medina.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph, or Death of the Wild Goat-son and daughter of David and Winifred apShinken

5360
02 March 1744 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: MacHeath-Cunningham, from Edinburgh.; Polly-Miss Atherton.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Atherton.

Music: Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Baker

5361
22 September 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Polly-Miss Budgell; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Turbutt; Filch-Collins; Mat-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Budgell

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Yates

5362
08 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer

5363
30 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: Cooke

5364
30 December 1745 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Heemskirk; Peachum-J. Heemskirk; Lockit-Warner; Lucy-Mrs Warner; Mat-Malone; Polly-Miss Lincoln; Hornpipe-Williams.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Lincoln

5365
11 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber.

5366
29 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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: Polly Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Moreau

Dance: As17461124

5367
12 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17470917, but also Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Miss Minors; Polly-Mrs Cibber; in Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; Occasional Prologue-_; Epilogue-_; whole to conclude with a Country Dance-Characters.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, as17471102; II: Dutch Dance, as17471128

5368
14 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Norris; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a country dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norris

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Other parts Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Vaughan, Shuter, the Little Swiss, Miss Rayner, Master Reinhold, Mlle Mariet, Pietro.

Dance: I: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

5369
28 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Player-Cibber; Polly-Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary (Winston MS 8) who never appeared on the Stage before.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Pierots Dance-; III: A Hornpipe-

5370
23 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

5371
11 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Beggar-Burton; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

5372
10 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat of the Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Walker; Player-Mozeen; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathew; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

5373
07 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or The Dumb Lady Curd

5374
12 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17620427 but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Polly-Miss Miller, first time; Diana restored. Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville; Country Dance-Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Miller, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceivd

Dance: II: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

5375
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage [Miss Stanmore, according to Kemble note]; [The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.]