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3001
27 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, West, Lings. House charges #84. [Deficit to actors #60 4s.] Received Mr Evans and Miss Roger's deficiency #28 18s. 6d. Paid Ann Collett for a gold brocaided silk #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #23 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Went into ye Pit...Vernon is an excellent MacHeath. I don't like Yates as Peachum so well as Shuter, and Parsons is not so good a Filch as Holborn. Bransby ye Lockit and Mrs Abington Lucy pretty well...Polly-$Mrs Vincent, who is now too old for ye character, and I think wants feeling...One Tomlinson, who had a 4th of the Benefit, spoke an Epilogue in the character of a Beggar, but by one party hissing and a greater clapping, could not hear it.--At Covent Garden a Hurdy-Gurdy man and girl play in the whore's scene, and as the Highwaymen march out, one returns and kisses MacHeath, and Shuter says some things Yates did not, but perhaps they are additions of his own (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17661013, but Player-Lings; Epilogue as Beggar-Tomlinson; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Hornpipe-Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

3002
16 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Mrs Arne still continuing ill at Bristol, humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology, to the Ladies and Gentlemen, who have honored her with taking Places, for her not being able to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland, 1st time; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Love; Sebastian-Hurst; Antonio-Strange; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Boatswain-Clough; Ariel (with songs)-Mas. Brown (pupil of Dr Arne, 1st appearance on the stage); Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; the other dances-Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

3003
01 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Farrell. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Farrell, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #266 3s. 6d. (135.1.6; tickets: 131.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771027, but Lucy-Mrs Morton; Polly-A Young Lady (pupil of the late Dr Arne; 1st appearance in that character [probably Miss Twist]). 1st appearance in that character [probably Miss Twist]).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17771030, but 1st Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-A Young Lady [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: 1st Bacchant Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: The Poney Races, as17780421

3004
13 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Receipts: #111 10s. 6d. (70/5/6; tickets: 41/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17830503, but Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Filch-Wewitzcr. hathi.
Cast
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis
Role: Miss Platt Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield
Role: Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Widow Wadman Actor: Mrs Kennedy. Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Whitfield

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17830422; End of mainpiece, as17830510

3005
08 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Duenna [advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indispoaition of Quick. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Martyr as Lucy, but she "had kibes, and accordingly Mrs Harlowe was drawn out in Lucy" (Oracle, 9 Dec.). Afterpiece in place of Two Strings to Your Bow, advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] Receipts: #193 9s. 6d. (188.14.6; 4.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17911112, but Lucy-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Arnold
Role: The Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Arnold. Cast adjusted from Songs
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Female Indian Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Abergavenny is fine Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Arnold

Dance: As17911112

Music: As17911024

3006
10 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dove and Mrs Marten. By Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Warwell; Polly-Mrs Marten; Lucy-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pullen.

3007
14 February 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woolley and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham; Polly-Miss Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Pullen; Peachum-Pullen; Lockit-Hicks; Filch-Young Stevens.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Sandham
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pullen

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Pullen; Dumb Lady-Mrs James the first time of her appearing on any stage.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pullen
Role: Dumb Lady Actor: Mrs James the first time of her appearing on any stage.

Dance: HHornpipe-R. Jones , from gf

3008
15 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17401128, but Ventoso-Ray; Mustachio-Woodward; Hippolito-Green; Infernal Spirit-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; with Dear Pretty Youth-Mrs Clive; Vocals-Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with Dear Pretty Youth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Vocals Actor: Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Milcha Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

3009
30 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cross now doubling in Mrs Peachum and Diana Trapes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17420930, but Macheath-Beard; Diana Trapes-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

3010
05 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Boxes 4s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17460122, but Polly-Mrs Hooper her first time here; Macheath-Hayman First time on that stage.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Hooper her first time here
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

3011
28 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Howard, Mrs Chambers, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17530313 but Mrs Peachum-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Griffith.
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois.
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Song: Two Part Song Old Chiron-Lowe, Howard

Music: A piece on the Harp-Gwynn

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

3012
24 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs and Miss Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17640322 but Lucy-Mrs Vincent; a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

3013
07 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley,Tickets deliver'd by Kear for An Opera will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17650424 but Macheath-Vernon; Filch-Baddeley; Player-Adcock; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Polly-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Entertainment: II: By Desire, Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

3014
14 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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 Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17660121, but Lucy-Mrs Abington (first time); Polly-Miss Wright (first time); Beggar-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

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

3015
02 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

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: Polly Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17681103, but Catherine-Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

3016
17 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. The Committee deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs W. Barry. Tickets delivered by Page, Chinneau, and for The Committee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17680920, but Polly-Mrs Scott; Hornpipe-Miss Egan.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

3017
23 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. And last time of Miss Catley's appearing this season. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17701219, but Lucy-Mrs Mattocks, second time in that character.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks, second time in that character.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End Opera: The Whim, as17701024

3018
14 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Dutiful Deception, announced on playbill of 13 May.] Tickets delivered by Thompson, Cushing, Jones, Bates, Miss Green, Mrs Sharp and the Widow Emery [Account-Book adds Whittington] will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #184 19s. (127.7; 1.13; tickets: 55.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129, but Lucy-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771229, but Mrs Morton [see above].

Dance: In afterpiece: As17771229; In: Hornpipe, as17771017

3019
13 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Mrs Wells had 1st acted Macheath at the hay, 14 Sept. 1781; Bannister had acted Polly at the same theatre, 16 Sept. 1785.] Gazetteer, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. "There is now a most vehement rage of innovation in language, government, religion, and everything else...On the British stage, with infinite applause, young and beautiful actresses perform sometimes the Parts of highwaymen; and some singing actors squall in an affected voice resembling, and intended to imitate, that of women; the most humourous dramatic pieces are frittered away into songs; and I should not be surprised to hear that henceforth Miranda and Juliet are to be personated by grim-visaged grenadiers seven feet high, and Falstaff by a slender miss just entered her teens" (Universal Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 171). Receipts: #285 14s. (162.4.6; 5.9.6; tickets: 118.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17891024, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st time at this theatre); Lucy-Mr Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time these six years); Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Warrell.

Dance: As17891024

Song: In course of Evening: The Wolf-Bannister

3020
27 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Masters, Gillet, Goodwin, Larkman, Robson (music porter), Smart, Strahan, Anselmo will be admitted. Receipts: #174 (26.5.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 143.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17961227, but Peachum-Powel; Polly-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Castelle

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performance Comment: As17960928, but Frank-Farley; Belinda-Mrs Follett; Nan-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Watts.
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Flounce Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Mrs Cockletop Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17961227

3021
23 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pulmon. N.B. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd in to the Boxes at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

Performance Comment: but in it a new Trumpet Song-Mrs Pulmon.
Cast
Role: in it a new Trumpet Song Actor: Mrs Pulmon.

3022
04 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ford, the Numberer, and Mrs Cantrell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #49 3s. 6d.; tickets #117 9s. [A Ticket (Pit, No. 119) for this performance is in the Folger Library; another (Pit, No. 107) is reproduced in Thaler, Shakespere to Sheridan, facing P. 52.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17300330 but Polly-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: 7300330 but Polly Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour

3023
22 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

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

3024
28 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars 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

Cast
Role: Margery More Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: Dancing, as17390305 but Miss _Norman

3025
05 October 1749 @ The Tiled Booth Blackheath

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Blackheath. Benefit Mr and Mrs Yeates. To begin at seven

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yeates; Polly-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Yeates.

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Harlequin

Dance: [Entertainments unspecified.