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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being positively the last Time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #98 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 112 paid and 28 orders; stage, 21 paid; pit, 253 paid and 11 orders; slips, 12 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 191 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 4 orders. Craftsman, 22 June: To the great Surprize of the Audience, the Part of Polly Peachum was performed by Miss Warren, who was very much applauded; the first Performer being retired, as it is reported, from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129, but Polly-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Warren.
Event Comment: New Music, Dresses, Habits and Decorations. Full Prices. [Which were maintained during run of this pantomime]. A New Pantomime. This Pant: was made by Mr Woodward & met wth great applause, Young Vernon sung for the first time very well. It is said some of the Scenes were bought from Sadler's Wells, wch is shut up by ye Law (Cross). Woodward Harlequin 1st time in three years. Pantomime a New Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters (General Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17501018, but Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: MMiss Norris did Polly (well) (Cross). Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17501226, but Polly-Miss Norris, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norris, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: MMiss Macklin did Polly -Well (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures Of Half An Hour

Performance Comment: Capt. Courtall-Roebuck; Sir Politick Tagg-Harman; Aminidab-Walters; Capt. Bounce-Jones; Capt. Squib-Pack; Doublescore-Platt; Jack the Drawer-Frisby; Lady Tagg-Mrs Harman; Miss Polly-Miss Jones; Industrious Jenny-Mrs Frimble; Don Jacomo-Miss Sweetlips; Sg Ferdinando-Miss Sparroworth.

Dance: Grand Dance of Grotesque Lilliputians-

Event Comment: 1st piece: In 3 Scenes of Dialogue. 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Pepusch. [The playbill assigns Filch to Mrs Wilson and Mat o' th' Mint to Miss Morris, but "Miss Morris was merely a temporary substitute for Mrs Wilson who, it seems, is too far advanced in her pregnancy to dress en bomme" (Miming Chronicle, 4 June). But beginning with 7 June Mrs Wilson acted regularly until 3 Aug. Who acted Mat o' th' Mint on this present night has not come to light; the part was perhaps omitted.] 3rd piece: Ballet Tragi-comique. Composed by Signior Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. The Music by Gluck. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Machinist and Painter-Sg Rookereschi. Tailor-Sg Walkerino. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Wells; Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' th' Mint -?; Ben Budge-Mrs Inchbald; Crook-finger'd Jack-Miss Painter; Waiter-Miss Hale; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs W. Palmer; Filch-Miss Morris; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mr Wilson; Jenny Diver-Mr Wood; Mrs Coaxer-Mr Stevens; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Swords; Sukey Tawdry-Mr Webb; Dolly Trull-Mr R. Palmer; Molly Brazen-Mr Kenny; Mrs Vixen-Mr Massey; Betty Doxy-Mr Painter; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Polly-Mr Bannister. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Creon (in the Character of Punch)-Wewitzer; Prince de la Cour (as a Running Footman)-Master Byrn; Furies (in the Character of Chimney-sweeps)-Rossi, Nicolini, &c.; Captain of the Guard-Master Edwin; Jason (in the Character of Pierrot)-Delpini; Creusa (en dishabille Francoise)-Miss Byrn; Nurse-Mr Painter; Medea (in the Character of Mother Shipton)-Mme Dagueville .
Cast
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Man Milliner

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, IV (T. Woodfall, 1798): Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: Mrs Grey]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: Mrs Mattocks (but see European Magazine, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New Prologue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chainstitch Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Miss Polly Gunnel Actor: Mrs Brown
Event Comment: Benefit Raftor and Miss Edwards. Play By Desire. Being the last time of acting this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17450328 but Lucy-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Polly-Miss Edwards, 1st time; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Marten; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; With the dances-proper to the opera; particularly a Hornpipe-Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Besford, Curtat, and Mrs Naylor. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to beneficiaries #28 11s. 6d. or #7 2s. 10 1!2d. apiece, covered by the value of their tickets: Holtom #32 2s.; Miss Besford #28 1s.; Curtat #33 5s.; Mrs Naylor #24 5s. @Box Pit Gallery Value@Holtom 18 126 87 #32 2s.@Besford 43 58 86 #28 1s.@Curtat 42 89 94 #33 5s.@Naylor 24 71 76 #24 5s.@Money #35 18s. 6d.@Total Value of House #153 11s. 6d.@ Receiv'd of Condell in full for fruit rent this season #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #35 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17680430 but Macheath-Mattocks; Polly-Miss Groce, being her second appearance on any stage; The Hornpipe-Miss Besford (apprentice to Fishar) 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Ballet: End of Opera: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Gazetteer, 5 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at Swift's, bookseller, Charles-street, St. James's-square. Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]. Receipts: #230 10s. (110/15/0; 30/11/6; 0/5/6; tickets: 88/18/0) (charge: #108 9s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Barrymore; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character). hathi.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece, as17840320athi

Event Comment: Mrs Smith Polly (first time) very well (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell and Mr Dimon 5 guineas each per order, #10 10s.; Mr Clinch ditt, #5 5s.; Rec'd stopages #20 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Polly-Mrs Smith; first time. In III: Hornpipe-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville.
Event Comment: Benefit Master and Miss Norsa. 6:30 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Master Norsa; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Miss Burges. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Master Norsa; Lovemore-Miss Norsa; Stocks-Master Littlegood; Lady Lace-Miss Burges .
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lady Lace Actor: Miss Burges
Event Comment: Benefit Kennedy and Miss Smith. [Prices 3s., 2s., 1s.] Tickets at Kennedy's, No. 2 Lambeth St.; at Miss Smith's, next door but One to the Old Playhouse in Ayliffe St.; King Harry's Head, Red Lyon St., and at the Taphouse of the Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17460122, but Polly-Miss Smith her first on any stage; Peachum-Paget; Mat-Morgan; Lockit-Dove; Macheath-Kennedy.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: By Desire,a Hornpipe, Wooden Shoe Dance-Banberry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Cepheus-Legg; Aethiopian-Fawcett; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Andromeda-Miss Polly; Mercury-Baker; Magician-Dibdin; Infernals-Granier, George, Dumai, Hussey, Petreo, Curtete; Harlequin-Woodward; Hussar-Clarke; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Hussar's Servant-Cushing; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Maitre-Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Event Comment: [as Miss Mahon Mrs Second has sung in the cg oratorios in 1789 and 1790.] Receipts: #189 5s. (187.5.6; 1.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob-Haymes; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Gray; Bridget-Mrs Watts; Emily (with additional songs, accompanied on the clarionet by Mahon)-Mrs Second (1st appearance on any stage [i.e. in a speaking part]).i.e. in a speaking part]).
Cast
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Gilbert; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan

Song: [One of Mrs Second's new songs was Hope thou cheerful ray of light (BUC 643).

Event Comment: Benefit Turner and Miss Careless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17281223, but Macheath-Turner; Polly-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Careless.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Vincent and Miss Warren. Receipts: money #47 9s.; tickets #99 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17290324 but Polly-Miss Warren.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Petre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17290305 but Polly-Miss Petre.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Petre.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt, Topham, Miss Oates. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Cibber. Tickets for Gray taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Berry; Peach'em-Turbutt; Lucy-Mrs Charke; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peach'em-Mrs Mullart; Polly-Miss Oates. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Oates. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Topham; Young Rakish-Turbutt; Friendly-Este; Lady Manlove-Mrs Mullart; Monsieur-Jones; Tom-Gray; Lettice-Miss Mann; School Boy-Miss Oates .
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Turbutt
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Mann
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: Irish Trot by Master Oates. A comic Peasant Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. Pierrot by Topham and Mrs Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: A comic Peasant Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. Pierrot by Topham and Mrs Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport .
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

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Bincks.

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

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall, Gray, Peploe, Rainton. Tickets also taken for Evans, Miss Chetwood and Gillibrand

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; Harry-Gray; Bagshot-Renton; Ben-Marshall; Jemmy-Cole; Crookfingered Jack-Leigh; Ned-Wright; Wat-Peploe; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Woodburn; Jenny-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Coaxter-Mrs Cross; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Grace; Sukey-Miss Chetwood; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Bennet; Dolly-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Miss Thynne; Betty-Mrs Peploe.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Chetwood
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Thynne

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17390517, but Dumb Lady-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Dumb Lady Actor: Miss Mann.

Song: I: By Desire, Come let us prepare-Brother Montgomery; V: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Montgomery

Dance: II: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; In III: The usual Hornpipe-

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Champness. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Smith, and Mrs Rowe will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champness; Filch-Raftor; Macheath-Beard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; 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: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Part of Pit laid into the boxes. [Prologue and Epilogue to Falstaff's Wedding as spoken by Dodd and Mrs Pritchard printed in the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17660121, but Lucy-Mrs Abington (first time); Polly-Miss Wright (first time); Beggar-Burton.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wright
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Comic Dance -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, as17660207

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. [Miss Wright's 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to Lady Day #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17900626 but Captain Macheath-Bannister; Polly-Miss Webb (2nd appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer

Dance: As17900626