Beggar's opera. Libretto. English. Performance: London

as written by John Gay ; distinguishing also the variations of the theatre, as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane ; regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers, by Mr. Hopkins, prompter. (statement of responsibility)

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Three acts; "Introduction"--p. 4; half title--p. 5; "A Table of the Songs"--p. 63-65; publisher's list--p. [2]-[3] at end.

Date of performance surmised from imprint.

"Nos haec novimus esse nihil. Mart."--title page.

Dramatis personae: Men, PEACHUM. Mr. Moody -- LOCKIT. Mr. Bransby -- MACHEATH. Mr. Vernon -- FILCH. Mr. Parsons -- JEMMY TWITCHER. Mr. Wright -- CROOK-FINGER'D JACK. Mr. Wrighten -- WAT. DREARY. Mr. Norris -- ROBIN OF BAGSHOT. Mr. Carpenter -- NIMMING NED. Mr. Griffith -- HARRY PADDINGTON. Mr. Marr -- MAT. OF THE MINT. Mr. Kear -- BEN BUDGE. Mr. Burton -- BEGGAR. Mr. Waldron -- PLAYER. Mr. Whitfield -- Women, MRS. PEACHUM. Mrs. Love -- POLLY PEACHUM. Mrs. Smith -- LUCY LOCKIT. Mrs. Wrighten -- DIANA TRAPES. Mrs. Bradshaw -- MRS. COAXER. Mrs. Millidge -- DOLLY TRULL. Mrs. Musgrove -- MRS. VIXEN. Miss Platt -- BETTY DOXY. Mrs. Palmer -- JENNY DIVER. Mrs. Davies -- MRS. SLAMMEKIN. Mrs. Johnston -- SUKY TAWDRY. Mrs. Smith -- MOLLY BRAZEN. Mrs. Brathwait--p. 3.

Also contains character/cast list for a performance at Covent Garden.

Performance: London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1777? (venue)

operas librettos peachum lockit macheath filch jemmy twitcher crook finger d jack wat dreary robin nimming ned harry paddington mat of the mint ben budge peachum mrs polly peachum lucy lockit diana trapes coaxer dolly trull vixen betty doxy jenny diver slammekin suky tawdry molly brazen england albert schatz collection mrs bradshaw mr bransby mrs brathwait mr burton at york c etherington mr carpenter mrs davies john gay mr griffith mr hopkins mrs johnston mr kear mrs love mr marr mrs millidge mr moody mrs musgrove mr norris mrs palmer mr parsons john christopher pepusch miss platt near exeter exchange printed for john bell mrs smith mr vernon mr waldron mr whitfield mr wright mr wrighten mrs wrighten beggar opera performing arts musical notation opera london covent garden theatre

01/01/1777

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