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Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

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Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid Mrs Giles for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me Pol. Kennedy alias Mrs Bevon, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as Mrs Farrell at dl in 1776 in Arne's Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Event Comment: The Miser oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Green. Paid Stedman and Bewlay (linnen drapers) #79 16s. Paid Cooper (printer) #49 18s. Receipts: #108 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

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Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

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Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Dance: End: The Lamplighter, as17731207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Related Works
Related Work: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols Author(s): John A. Fisher

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Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

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Related Work: Timanthes Author(s): John Hoole

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

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Related Work: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols Author(s): John A. Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts- Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-.
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Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Music: As17740223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Afterpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Song: End I: The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Miss Catley

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17740415 but Orange Woman-Miss Stede[; with Sixfold Hornpipe as17740415

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Banks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

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Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May

Dance: End I Farce: Minuet-Blurton, Miss Stede

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. Last time of the company's performing this season. [The Epilogue recites the mock burial of this King of Brentford reviewing certain high points of his management. A mock heroic written by Colman and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1774 (p. 280). He sold his share for #20,000, which was #5,000 more than he paid for it. (See Page, George Colman, The Elder.) Rec'd half value of ticket returns from 13 servants amounting to #98 3s. 6d. Receipts: #124 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: After Opera: the Last New Occasional Epilogue, on the Departure of the Manager,-Miss Barsanti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Wilson; Mat-Fearon; Ben Budge-Carpenter; Beggar-Lloyd; Filch-Burton; first time; Diana Trapes-Weston, first time in that part; Lucy-Mrs Thompson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Platt; Polly-Mrs Jewell; A double hornpipe-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Related Works
Related Work: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth Author(s): Robert Benson

Monologue: An Interlude,Piety in Pattens. As 1 June, but Mrs Candy-Mrs Love

Performance Comment: As 1 June, but Mrs Candy-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love.

Entertainment: After the Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return-Weston, as17740829; Imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

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Related Work: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols Author(s): John A. Fisher

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

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Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge [See17731007]; End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Miss Besford. [See17711030.

Event Comment: Paid Tabor and Pipe 4 nights (this incl.) #2 2s. Receipts: #254 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

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Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Prattle-King; Old Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Miss Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Old Tamper Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

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Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

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Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Revell Actor: Palmer
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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

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Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Griffiths
Role: Duke's Servt Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

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Afterpiece Title: The Author