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16566 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly Young
We found 15168 matches on Performance Comments, 4825 matches on Performance Title, 2163 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 79 matches on Roles/Actors.

6701
05 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cushing; Peachum-Paget; Lockit-Dove; Filch-Shuter; Ned-Baker; Harry-Miles; Jack-Hallam Sen; Jenny Diver-Miss Moreau; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Dove; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Beckham; Lucy-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bambridge; Trapes-Mrs Wignell; Polly-Mrs White, her first on this stage.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Moreau
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs White, her first on this stage.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miles

6702
15 October 1748 @ 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; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan; Polly-Mrs Cibber; In III Hornpipe-Matthews, Vaughan, Shawford, Marr, Roger; Whole to conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17480920

6703
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17490410 but Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdrey-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; Player-Bransby; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan [a contemporary inked entry in a blank space]; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Beggar-Winstone; Hornpipe-Matthews.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: A Piece on the Flute-the Child

6704
23 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe, 1st appearance here in 12 years; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett, 1st appearance on this stage; Mat of the Mint-Balkes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Polly-Mrs Vincent, 1st appearance on any stage; Act III, Hornpipe dance-Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent, 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Hornpipe dance Actor: Miss Dawson, 1st appearance on this stage

6705
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon, 1st appearance on the English Stage these 5 years; Beggar-Castle; Lockit-Bransby; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Parsons, 1st appearance; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Moody; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Parsons, 1st time; In Act III,Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

6706
20 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; A Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Entertainment: OOccasional Prologue-Ross; The London Cries-Shuter

6707
29 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17670407 but Macheath-Squibb; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Twist; Player-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Vincent.
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Song: End: two favourite songs in the Italian Manner-Squibb

6708
13 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahoon, 1st appearance this kingdom; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Gardner; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; a Country Dance-the Characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, R. Smith, Banks, Wignel, Dibdin, Holtom, Weller, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Miss Pitt.
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

6709
04 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17671012, but Lucy-Miss Pope, 1st time; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: I: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

6710
20 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Miss Pope; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

6711
02 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17690110, but Lockit-Dunstall; Macheath-DuBellamy, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss Pope (from Drury Lane); Polly-Mrs Scott (from Drury Lane), .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

6712
17 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17680920, but Polly-Mrs Scott; Hornpipe-Miss Egan.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Egan.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly

6713
11 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Lucy-Miss Pope; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; To Conclude with a Country Dance-; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers

6714
26 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17691120, [Polly identified first as Miss Stanmore her fourth appearance on any stage.]
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.

6715
11 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: Dances Actor: Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley

6716
28 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtman; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; In Act III: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

6717
18 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17760504, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jackson, first time
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: in Act II a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Mathews

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: I: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd The Humours of the New@Marke Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini

6718
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. The Out-standing Tickets of Mr Jewell [from his benefit on 3 Sept.], and those issued for King Richard III will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Griffiths; Filch-Parsons; Lucy-Miss Hale; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Bruin-Griffiths; Heel@tap-T. Davis; Jerry Sneak-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden (1st appearance in London these 8 years).
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

6719
29 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919; III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

6720
13 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Mrs Crouch. hathi.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Provencalle, as17850922; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills

6721
07 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Mrs Edwards]); Lockit-Baddeley; Filch-Meadows; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Usher; Player-Gardner; Peachum-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Brett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Cranford; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Edwin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Bannister. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Brangin

Monologue: 1786 07 07 Before mainpiece an Occasional Address spoken by Bannister Jun

6722
10 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Iliff; Lockit-Mathews; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Filch-J. Edwin; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Miss George; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss George
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: End: As17890525; III: Hornpipe-Menage

6723
12 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Barnes.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Bannister Jun.; Squire-Whitfield; Candy-Miss Tidswell; Polly Pattens-Mrs Crouch; with a song-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Candy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17891107, but Marcelina-Mrs Booth; Agnes-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Page Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.

Dance: As17891209

Song: As17891209

6724
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Polly Actor: Mr Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

6725
16 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmund-Davies; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Touch-Ledger; Father Frank-Abbot; Phelim-Lyons; Landlord-Usher; Jack Connor-Wathen; Dowdle-Munden; Rachel-Mrs Harlowe; Adelaide-Miss DeCamp; Landlady-Mrs Hale; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: Captain Macgallagher-Johnstone; Bobby Notice-Suett; Jack Hawser-Wathen; Mr Goodwill-Davies; Lieut. Goodwill-Trueman; Batch-Fawcett; Polly-Mrs Bland; Maid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Goodwill-Miss Andrews.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Goodwill Actor: Miss Andrews.