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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1728 lists: Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Hall; Macheath-Walker; Filch-Clark; Jemmy Twitcher-H. Bullock; Crookfinger'd Jack-Houghton; Wat Dreary-Smith; Robin of Bagshot-Lacy; Nimming Ned-Pit; Harry Paddington-Eaton; Mat of the Mint-Spiller; Ben Budge-Morgan; Beggar-Chapman; Player-Milward; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Polly Peachum-Miss Fenton; Lucy Lockit-Mrs Egleton; Diana Trapes-Mrs Martin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Holiday; Dolly Trull-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Rice; Betty Doxy-Mrs Rogers; Jenny Diver-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Palin; Molly Brazen-Mrs Sallee.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Spaniard Outwitted

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mrs Barbier; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Laguerre; Stheno-Salway; Cassiope-Mrs Seedo; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Euryale-Papillion; Ethiopians-Thompson, Harrison; Cyclops-Hall, Delagarde, DuPre Jr, St.Luce, Smith; Amazons-Mrs Cantrel, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour; Infernals-Papillion, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Poitier; Spanish Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Spaniard-Nivelon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe 1st appearance on that stage; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Paddick; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Miss Copen; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Betty Doxy-Mrs Villeneuve; Polly-Miss Faulkner; With Hornpipe-Oates; a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith
Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Oates; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner; With Hornpipe-Atkins; Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Draper-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17520918, but Peachum-Arthur; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Wat Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtam; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Giffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Vixen-Mrs Griffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Suky Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipein Act III-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Collins; Leander-R. Smith; Hellebore-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Miss Helm; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: R. Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-C. Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: C. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Marten; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Danstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipe-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: C. Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdrey-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty-Miss Cockayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Hornpipe-Miles; and a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: C. Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Stoppelaer; Ben-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Allen; Jenny Diver-Mrs Stephens; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brickler, 2d time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Wat Actor: C. Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; Hornpipe-Miles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600410 but Macheath-Beard; Wat Dreary-C. Smith.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: C. Smith.
Role: Wat Actor: C. Smith
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: R. Smith
Role: Trueman Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Ben-Wignel; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Perry; Lucy-Miss Poitier; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Evans; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Suky-Miss Sledge; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Doxey-Miss Davis; Dolly-Miss Cokayne; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: C. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Barry; Lockit-Thompson; Mat-Bannister; Ben Budge-Palmer; Peachum-Shuter; Filch-Weston; Jemmy Twitcher-Smith; Crook@finger'd Jack-Lyngs; Wat Dreary-Newton; Robin o Bagshot-Gardner; Nymming Ned-Pynn; Harry Paddington-Loveman; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Mahon (being her first appearance on that Stage); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Johnson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Molly Brazen-Mrs Burden; Dolly Trull-Mrs Kirby; Betty Doxy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-; III: New Hornpipe-; End Opera: The Italian Peasants-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Paid Mr Roberts, shoemaker, 2 Bills #21 2s. 10d.; Mr Thomson Smith, #23 14s. 6d.; Mr Reddish on Acct to Mr Scarr, per order #15; Rec'd of Mr C. Roberts 3 quarter's Rent to Midsummer last #7 10s. Receipts: #184 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Ben Budge-Ackman; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Wheeler; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Smith; In III, a Hornpipe-Atkins; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Boatswain-Griffiths; Hymen-Kear; Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (With songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda (with song)-Mrs Smith; Gonzalo-Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Sebastian-Keen; Master of ship-Wrighten; Ariel (With Songs)-Mrs Scott; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The Other Dances-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Mat@O@Mint-Kear; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Whitfield; Beggar-Waldron; Filch-Parsons; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Polly-Mrs Smith; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs Sutton; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Farren; Boatswain-Carpenter; Prospero-Packer; Caliban-Wright; Gonzalo-Aickin; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Francisco-Norris; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda (with Song)-Mrs Smith; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Farren; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; with songs-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Sebastian-Farren; Francisco-Norris; Boatswain-Carpenter; Antonio-Hurst; Master of the Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Ariel-A Young Lady (A Scholar of Linley; 1st appearance upon any stage [Miss Field]); Miranda-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Cuyler]); Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Follett, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: a Dance of Spirits (composed by Gallet)-Mlle Dupre; III: [a Fantastic Dance-Grimaldi; [Both these dances, as here assigned, except on 14, 25 Apr. and 0 May, were included in all subsequent performances.] End IV: The Double Festival, as17761107, but Giorgi, +Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Davies; Ariel-Miss Field; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] V: a Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Slingsby, Miss Armstrong, Sga Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Propero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi