Stage Histories

Edited by Elizabeth Schafer

Type	Date(s)	Theatre	Director	Company / Cast	Details
A Jovial Crew
Performance	March 1642	Cockpit Drury Lane		Beeston's Boys	Comments from Source The title-page of the 1652 Quarto dates the first staging as "in / the yeer 1641".
Performance	25 July 1661	Vere Street		The King's Company Cast List Cast not known	Comments Pepys confided in his Diary for this date: "To the Theatre, and saw The Jovial Crew the first time I saw it, and indeed it is as merry and the most innocent play that ever I saw, and well performed."
Performance	27 August 1661	Vere Street		The King's Company Cast List Cast not known	Comments Pepys wrote in his Diary for this date: "Hence my wife and I go to the Theatre, and there saw The Joviall Crew where the King, Duke and Duchess, and Madame Palmer, were; and my wife, to her great content, had a full sight of them all the while. The play full of mirth.
Performance	01 November 1661	Vere		Cast List Cast not known	Comments The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, to "The Joviall Crew."
Performance	21 January 1662	Vere		Killigrew's Cast List Cast not known
Performance	11 January 1669				Comments Genest (volume I p.93) comments that 'Pepys says that this play was not so well acted as in Clun's time, and when Lacey could dance - the Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, is a very C.[omedy] by Brome - it was originally acted in 1641 - it continued on the acting list, more or less, for many years'.
Performance	December 1683	Drury Lane		Cast List Oldrents - Gillow Hearty - Lee Springlove - Perren Vincent - Carlile Hilliard - Boman Randall - Persivel Master Sentwell - Buher Friend to Justive Clack - Freeman Oliver - Wiltshire Master Clack - Jevern Master Talboy - Montfort Martin - Bright Chaplain - Lowe Usher to Oldrents - Norris Butler to Oldrents - Sanders Cook to Oldrents - Mrs Cooke Rachel - Mrs Persevel Meriel - Mrs Twyford Amie - Mrs Norris Autum Mort - Griffing Patrico - Norris Souldier - Bight [Bright] Lawyer - Montfort Courtier - Sander	Comments Edition of 1684. Likely that this revival recurred no later than December 1683. A new song, "There was a jolly beggar" in Act IV, Scene ii, was probably written for this revival. It was printed in 'Choice Ayres and Songs', The Fifth Book, 1684.
Performance	1686				Comments London Stage suggests Langbaine (English Dramatic Authors) may be wrong but he claims the play was revived by the Duke's Company and reprinted in 1686.
Performance	15 November 1689	At Court		Cast List Cast not known	Comments The prologue to King William & Queen Mary, At a Play Acted before Their Majesties at Whitehall, on Friday the 15th November 1689. Written by N. Tate. The United Company
Performance	29 June 1699	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not known	Comments Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: 'Lady Morley and two in the Box att the Jovial Crew' (London Stage 1660-1700 Part 1 p.512.
Performance	22 August 1702	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed but Penkethman speaks his last new Vacation Epilogue.	Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars. The play was often The as opposed to A Jovial Crew in the eighteenth century.
Performance	18 March 1704	Drury Lane			Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars.
Performance	20 March 1704	Drury Lane			Comments SINGING AND DANCING. With Beggars' Songs, and Dances, proper to the Occasion.
Performance	17 April 1704	Drury Lane
Performance	11 September 1704	Drury Lane			Comments Billed as The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars. Beginning exactly at half an hour after five o'clock.
Performance	02 October 1704	Drury Lane			Comments Cast not listed.
Performance	28 December 1704	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed
Performance	10 December 1705	Drury Lane			Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars.
Performance	30 December 1707	Drury Lane		Cast List Springlove - Powell.	Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars. See also 1st January 1708 Genest comments (volume II, p.385) 'Dodsley in his edition of the Jovial Crew gives the complete cast of the play - no doubt as it was acted on this day'.
Performance	01 January 1708	Queen's		Cast List Oldrents - Keene Hearty - Cross Vincent - Wilks Hilliard - Cibber Springlove - Mills Oliver - Booth Scentwell - Husband Clack - Norris Talboy - Bullock Courtier - Bowen Scribble - Norris Randall - Johnson Patrico - Cory Lawyer - Fairbank Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Cross Amie - Mrs Saunders	Comments Epilogue as 26 Dec. 1707 Genest has peformance as at the Haymarket.
Performance	02 January 1708	Queen's			Comments As 1 Jan. Epilogue as 26 Dec. 1707.
Performance	06 January 1708	Queen's		Cast List Cast not listed, but see 1 Jan.	Comments Epilogue as 26 Dec. 1707
Performance	20 January 1708	Drury Lane		Cast List See Queen's, 1 Jan.
Performance	07 April 1708	Drury Lane		Cast List As Queen's, 1 Jan., but Hearty - Pinkethman Scentwell, Oliver, Clack, Patrico, Lawyer, Coutier, Scribble, and Anne omitted
Performance	14 October 1708	Drury Lane		Cast List Oldrents - Keene Hearty - Pinkethman Vincent - Wilks Hilliard - Cibber Springlove - Mills Oliver - Booth Randall - Johnson Tallboy - Bullock Clack - Norris Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Cross.	Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars.
Performance	23 February 1709	Drury Lane		Cast List As 14 Oct. 1708, but Poet - Norris Tallboy and Clack omitted.
Performance	18 January 1710	Queen's		Cast List Vincent - Wilks Hilliard - Cibber Randal - Johnson Hearty - Pinkethman Oliver - Mills Meriel - Mrs Cross Rachel - Mrs Bicknell.	Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars.
Performance	10 May 1710	Queen's		Cast List As 18 Jan., but Talboy - Bullock.
Performance	19 January 1711	Drury Lane		Cast List Vincent - Wilks Hilliard - Cibber Springlove - Mills Oliver - Booth Oldrents - Thurmond Hearty - Pinkethman Tallboy - Bullock Randal - Johnson Clack - Norris Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Santlow Amy - Mrs Saunders
Performance	17 June 1712	Drury Lane		Cast List cast not listed	Comments Benefit Box-keepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality.
Performance	19 June 1713	Drury Lane		Cast List Powell, Booth, Keene, Johnson, Penkethman, Bullock, Norris, Leigh, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Mountfort	Comments Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker but they are not listed in JC. 'At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality'.
Performance	06 October 1714	Drury Lane		Cast List cast not listed	Comments Also played 9 October
Performance	08 October 1714	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed
Performance	29 October 1714	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed.
Performance	17 February 1715	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed.	Comments By His Royal Highness's Command.
Performance	06 June 1715	Drury Lane		Cast List Oldrents - Shepherd Hearty - Cross Clack - Norris Vincent - Ryan Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Randal - Johnson Tallboy - Miller Hilliard - Bickerstaff Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Santlow Amy - Mrs Horton.	Comments Benefit Shepherd and Mrs Horton.
Performance	04 November 1715	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed.
Performance	02 April 1716			Cast List Talboy - Miller Clack - Norris Hearty - Penkethman Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Randal - Johnson Vincent - Ryan Hilliard - Bickerstaff Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Santlow Amie - Miss Younger	Comments Benefit Miller
Performance	22 October 1716	Drury Lane		Cast List Tallboy - Miller Clack - Norris Hearty - Penkethman Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Randal - Johnson Vincent - Ryan Hilliard - Bickerstaff Rachell - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Santlow Amie - Miss Younger
Performance	04 February 1717	Drury Lane		Cast List As 22 Oct. 1716
Performance	30 October 1717	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed
Performance	07 May 1718	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed	Comments Benefit Birkhead.
Performance	12 November 1718			Cast List Springlove - Mills Oliver - Booth Vincent - Bickerstaff Hilliard - Walker Clack - Norris Tallboy - Miller Randal - Johnson Meriel - Mrs Santlow Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Amie - Miss Younger
Performance	06 November 1719	Drury Lane		Cast List Springlove - Mills Oliver - Booth Vincent - Bickerstaff Hilliard - Walker Clack - Norris Talboy - Miller Randal - Johnson Meriel - Mrs Booth Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Amie - Miss Younger
Performance	04 August 1720	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed but see 6 November 1719.
Performance	05 December 1720	Drury Lane		Cast List Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Hearty - Penkethman Clack - Norris Tallboy - Miller Randal - Johnson Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Miss Younger
Performance	16 October 1721	Drury Lane		Cast List Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Hearty - Penkethman Clack - Norris Tallboy - Miller Randall - Johnson Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Booth
Performance	28 May 1722	Drury Lane		Cast List As 16 Oct 1721	Comments Benefit Widow Bowen and Widow Leigh
Performance	05 February 1723	Drury Lane		Cast List Oliver - Booth Springlove - Mills Hearty - Penkethman Clack - Norris Tallboy - Miller Randal - Johnson Rachel - Mrs Bicknell Meriel - Mrs Booth
Performance	30 January 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed	Comments By Command of His Royal Highness [who was present] The Beggar's Opera at Lincon's Inn Fields
Run	08 February 1731 to 18 February 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed, but edition of 1731 lists: Oldrents - Shepard Hearty - Harper Springlove - Mills Randal - Johnson Oliver - W. Mills Vincent - Bridgewater Hilliard - Charke Justice Clack - Griffin Patrico - Boman Martin - R.Wetherilt Sentwell - Paget Beggarmen - Berry, Oates, Fielding, Hallam, Excell, Rainton Rachel - Mrs Heron Meriel - Mrs Cibber Amie - Miss Raftor Beggarwomen - Miss Mears, Miss P. Vaughan, Mrs Shireburn, Mrs Grace.	Comments This comparatively long run only missed 17th February and Sundays. Genest comments (volume III p.287) Brome's plays was 'turned into an Opera in 3 acts - the alteration was effected by curtailing the dialogue, leaving out the exceptionable parts and adding a considerable numbers of songs, most of which are vastly superiour (sic) to the trash usually put into an Opera - the charater of Tallboy should on no account have been omitted'.
Performance	05 April 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List As 8 Feb. (in edition), but Springlove - Cibber Jr Beggarmen and Beggarwomen omitted.	Comments Benefit of Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.
Performance	28 April 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed, but see 5 April.	Comments A new Epilogue by Mrs Heron. Benefit of Mrs Heron.
Performance	30 April 1731	Drury Lane			Comments A new Prologue and Epilogue. Afterpiece Jovial Crew: A Song Proper. Benefit of Wm. Mills and Mrs Mills. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons.
Performance	13 May 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Rachel - Mrs Heron Meriel - Mrs Cibber Amie - Miss Raftor but see 5 April.	Comments Benefit Taylor, Cooper, Beaw, Widow Cook.
Performance	19 May 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List As 13 May, but Oldrents - Shepard Hearty - Harper Clack - Griffin Randal - Johnson Springlove - Cibber Jr Oliver - W. Mills Vincent - Bridgwater Hilliard - Charke Pattico - Boman Martin - R. Wetherilt Scentwell - Paget.	Comments Benefit Wright.
Performance	20 July 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Rachel - Miss Raftor Meriel - Mrs Cibber Hearty - Harper Oliver - W. Mills Clack - Cibber Jr Randal - Bridgwater Springlove - R. Wetherilt Vincent - Stoppelaer Hilliard - Charke Oldrents - Shepherd Scentwell - Roberts Amie - Miss Williams Beggars - Oates, Berry, Fielding, Excell, Ranton, but see 13 May.
Performance	30 July 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List As 20 July.
Performance	25 September 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Rachel - Mrs Heron Meriel - Mrs Cibber Hearty - Harper Oliver - W. Mills Clack - Cibber Jr Randal - Bridgwater Springlove - R. Wetherilt Vincent - Stoppelaer Hilliard - Charke Oldrents - Shepard Scentwell - Roberts Amie - Miss Williams Beggars - Oates, Fielding, Excell, Rainton.	Comments Billed as: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars. Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1731-09-25; Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performance	09 November 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed, but see 25 Sept.	Comments The Beggar's Opera at Lincoln's Inn Field 10th November 1731.
Performance	16 November 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed, but see 25 Sept.
Performance	22 November 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List As 25 Sept., but Hilliard, Oldrents, Scentwell, Amie, Beggars omitted.	Comments Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1731-11-23; Goodman's Fields.
Performance	16 December 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Rachel - Miss Heron Meriel - Mrs Cibber Amie - Miss Raftor but see 22 Nov.	Comments By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present]
Performance	30 December 1731	Drury Lane		Cast List Cast not listed, but see 5 Oct.
Performance	16 March 1732	Drury Lane		Cast List See 16 Dec 1731.	Comments Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.] Also showing: The Beggar's Opera, 1732-03-17, Haymarket.
Performance	09 April 1744	Drury Lane		Cast List Oliver - Mills Springlove - Cross Old Rents - Turbutt Hearty - Dunstall Randal - Morgan Patrico - Woodburn Martin - Ray Justice Clack - Taswell Vincent - Blakes Hillyard - Moreland Rachel - Mrs Chetwood Meriel - Miss Budgell Amie - Miss Bradshaw Beggars Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts	Additional Entertainments The Jovial Crew was not the main piece which was The Alchemist with Garrick as Drugger. Comments Revived 23 April - again not the main piece and this time the benefit of Mrs Mills.
Performance	23 April 1744			Cast List As 9th April 1744
Performance	15 April 1746	Drury Lane		Cast List Performed by Mills, Lowe, Blakes, Yates, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.	Comments Also played, again with Twelfth Night, 18 April as a benefit for Neale and Winstone. Winstone added to Jovial Crew cast. Jovial Crew was not the main piece but followed Twelfth Night. Benefit for Raftor and Miss Edwards. Jovial Crew advertised as 'Afterpiece not acted these 12 years'.
Performance	14 February 1760	Covent Garden		Cast List Oldrents - Sparks Hearty - Beard Springlove - Clarke Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - Lowe Vincent - Mattocks Patrico - Marten Scentwell - Gibbs Martin - R.Smith Beggar men - Collins, Barrington, COstollo, Bennet, Holtom, Baker Rachel - Miss Brent Meriel - Mrs Vincent Amie - Mrs Baker Beggar women - Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White	Comments Genest comments the bill claims 'Never acted there' previously. Performance included 'Dancing Incident to the play'. The play was described as a 'Ballad Opera' (London Stage Part 4 Volume 2)
Performance	05 January 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Mainpiece: 'By Desire'.
Performance	12 January 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Mainpiece: 'By Desire'.
Performance	19 January 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Mainpiece: 'By Desire'.
Performance	22 January 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Mainpiece: 'By Particular Desire'. Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1761-01-24; Covent Garden.
Performance	26 January 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1761-01-24; Covent Garden.
Performance	23 February 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.
Performance	14 March 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1761-03-14; Drury Lane.
Performance	23 March 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept. 1760.	Comments Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1761-03-14; Drury Lane.
Performance	14 April 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Sept., but add Amie - Miss Young.	Comments Benefit for Bencraft.
Performance	23 April 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 14 April, but Springlove - Hull.	Comments Benefit of Mattocks and Hull.
Performance	30 April 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 23 April, but Springlove - Clarke.	Comments Mainpiece: 'By Particular Desire, being the last time of performing it this Season'. Also showing: The Beggar's Opera; 1761-05-18; Covent Garden.
Performance	16 September 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List Old Rents - Sparks Hearty - Beard Springlove - Clarke Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Justice Clack - Shuter Hilliard - Baker Vincent - Mattocks Meriel - Mrs Vincent Amie - Miss Young Rachel - Miss Brent	Additional Entertainments The Rape of Proserpine Comments 'with the Beggars and other dances incident to the Opera'
Performance	29 September 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Sept.
Performance	16 October 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Sept.	Additional Entertainments The Fair.
Performance	29 October 1761	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Sept.	Additional Entertainments The Fair. As 14 Oct. Comments Mainpiece: 'By Command of Their Majesties'.
Performance	25 January 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Sept., but Old Rents - Gibson.	Additional Entertainments Thomas and Sally. As 14 Sept. 1761
Performance	04 February 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25 Jan.	Additional Entertainments Apollo and Daphne. As 28 Jan. Comments Mainpiece: 'By Particular Desire'.
Performance	29 March 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25 Jan.	Additional Entertainments The Merry Counterfeit; or Viscount a-la-Mode. Comments Benefit Shuter.
Performance	16 April 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25. Jan.	Additional Entertainments The Counterfeit Heiress. Comments Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No building on Stage.
Performance	17 May 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25 Jan.	Additional Entertainments The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd As 28 April Comments Benefit for Charles Sarjant, housekeeper. Mainpiece: 'By Particular Desire. Being positively for the last time of performing it this season'.
Performance	29 September 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List Old Rents - Sparks Hearty - Beard Springlove - Clarke Justice Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - Baker Vincent - Mattocks Amie - Miss Miller Meriel - Mrs Vincent Rachel - Miss Brent	Additional Entertainments The Old Maid Comments from Source Comments The Beggar's Opera playing 2 days later at Drury Lane. The Jovial Crew Revived 22 October with the same cast as 29 September except that Miss Catley played Rachel and the afterpiece was The Englishman in Paris. Revived 23 November with Rachel played by Miss Brent and Old rents played by Gibson. Afterpiece was Harlequin Sorcerer. Drury Lane played Beggar's Opera on 20 November. Revived 13 January 1763 with cast as 23 November 1762 and same afterpiece. Revived 11 April with same cast except that Old Rents was played by Sparks whose benefit it was. The afterpiece was The Apprentice. Revived 30 April with same cast as 11 April. Afterpiece was Catherine and Petruchio. Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. Revived 16 May with same cast. Afterpiece was The Knights. Benefit for Davis, Hotolm, Buck, Miss Sledge.
Performance	22 October 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 29 Sept., but Rachel - Miss Catley (second appearance on any stage)	Additional Entertainments The Englishman In Paris. As 19 Oct.
Performance	23 November 1762	Covent Garden		Cast List As 22 Oct., but Rachel - Miss Brent Old Rents - Gibson.	Additional Entertainments Harlequin Sorcerer. As 5 Nov. Comments The Beggar's Opera performed 3 days earlier, on 20th November 1762 at Drury Lane. As 18 Oct,. but Beggar - Burton Player - Castre. Also The Genii. As 5 Nov.
Performance	13 January 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 23 Nov. 1762	Additional Entertainments Harlequin Sorcerer. As 4 Jan.
Performance	11 April 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 23 Nov. 1762, but Old Rents - Sparks.	Additional Entertainments The Apprentice. As 15 March. Comments Benefit for Sparks. No Building on Stage.
Performance	30 April 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 11 April.	Additional Entertainments Catherine and Petruchio. Comments Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. No Building on Stage.
Performance	16 May 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 11 April.	Additional Entertainments The Knights. Comments Benefit for Davis, Holtom, Buck, Miss Sledge. Tickets for the 'Inconstant' will be taken. 'Positively the last time of performing the mainpiece this season'.
Performance	11 October 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List Old Rents - Gibson Hearty - Beard Springlove - Clarke Justive Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - Baker Vincent - Mattocks Amie - Miss Miller Meriel - Mrs Vincent Rachel - Miss Brent	Additional Entertainments With 'Dances' incident to the opera. Also The Citizen . As 10 Oct. Comments The Beggar's Opera (As 4 Oct.)performed same day at Drury Lane.
Performance	11 November 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List Old Rents - Gibson Hearty - Beard Springlove - Clarke Justice Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - Baker Vincent - Mattocks Amie - Miss Miller Meriel - Mrs Vincent Rachel - Miss Brent	Additional Entertainments The Citizen Comments from Source 'With Dances incident to the opera' Comments The production, described as an opera, was playing the same night that Drury Lane was playing The Beggar's Opera. The afterpiece was 'By Particular Desire' Revived on 17 November with The Upholsterer and Dancing - this performance 'By command of Their Majesties' Revived 21 December 1763 with The Citizen as a 'Benefit for a Public Charity'
Performance	17 November 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 11 Oct.	Additional Entertainments The Upholsterer. As 26 Oct. Comments Both pieces 'By Command of Their Majesties'.
Performance	21 December 1763	Covent Garden		Cast List As 11 Oct.	Additional Entertainments The Citizen. As 29 Nov. but Epilogue omitted. Comments Benefit for a Public Charity.
Performance	09 May 1770	Covent Garden		Cast List Oldrents - Gibson Hearty - Reinhold Springlove - Hull Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - DuBellamy Vincent - Mattocks Patrico - Morris Amie - Miss Valois Meriel - Mrs Baker Rachel - Mrs Pinto	Comments In Act II The Original Crutch Dance
Performance	25 May 1770
Performance	25 May 1770			Cast List As 9 May.	Comments Benefit Redman, Miss Besford, Dumay, Mrs Naylor, Curtat. The Account Book has crossed out The Jovial Crew and indicated the performance of The Beggar's Opera.
Performance	25 October 1770	Covent Garden			Comments As an afterpiece - altered by James Love.
Performance	13 December 1770			Cast List Oldrents - Gibson Hearty - Reinhold Springlove - Hull Justice Clack - Shuter Randal - Dunstall Oliver - Dyer Hilliard - DuBellamy Vincent - Mattocks Amie - Miss Valois Meriel - Mrs Baker Rachel - Miss Catley	Comments With the Crutch Dance incidental to the Opera. Beggar's Opera playing Covent Garden 17 and 19 December.
Performance	01 January 1771	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Dec. 1770.
Performance	21 February 1771	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Dec. 1770, but with Crutch Dance omitted.	Comments from Source Mainpiece: 'By Desire'. Comments Also showing The Beggar's Opera, 1771-02-12, Covent Garden. Comment on The Beggar's Opera: 'Mainpiece by Particular Desire'.
Performance	11 March 1771	Covent Garden		Cast List As 21 Feb., but Crutch Dance restored.	Comments Also showing: The Beggar's Opera. 1771-03-11, Drury Lane.
Performance	01 November 1774	Covent Garden		Cast List Oldrents - Quick, first time Hearty - Reinhold Vincent - Mattocks Hilliard - DuBellamy Springlove - Wroughton Oliver - Young Randal - Dunstall Martin - Thompson Patrico - Booth Beggars: Fox, Baker, Wewitzer, Lion, &c. Clack - Shuter Meriel (with Musical Alterations) - Miss Brown Amie - Miss Dayes Beggar Women: Mrs Pitt, Mr Evans, Mrs White, &c. Rachel (With Musical Alterations) - Miss Catley.	Additional Entertainments In Act II, the Original Crutch Dance. Comments Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [See 11 March 1771] Also showing The Beggar's Opera: 1774-10-28, Covent Garden.
Performance	02 November 1774	Covent Garden		Cast List As 1 Nov., but, according to a playbill, Mrs Willems replaced Mrs Pitt as Beggarwoman. However, the Public Advertiser still lists Mrs Pitt.	Comments Also showing: The Beggar's Opera, 1774-10-28, Covent Garden.
Performance	04 November 1774	Covent Garden		Cast List As 2 Nov.
Performance	28 December 1774	Covent Garden		Cast List As 2 Nov., but with Martin, Patrico, Beggars, and Beggar women omitted.
Performance	18 February 1775	Covent Garden		Cast List As 28 Dec., but full bill of 1 Nov. 1774 restored, with Mrs Willems replacing Mrs Pitt among the beggar women.
Performance	23 March 1775	Drury Lane			Comments Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from The Jovial Crew.
Performance	25 October 1776	Covent Garden		Cast List Vincent - Mattocks Hearty - Reinhold Hilliard (1st time) - Mahon Oldrents (1st time) - Booth Springlove - Wroughton Oliver - Robson Randal - Dunstall Martin - Thompson Patrico - Fearon Beggars - Fox, Baker, Wewitzer, Jones &c. Justice Clack (1st time) Quick Meriel - Miss Brown Amie - Miss Dayes Beggar Women - Mrs Willems, Mrs Poussin, Mrs White, &c. Rachel - Miss Catley
Performance	11 January 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25 Oct. 1776, but 1st Beggar Woman - Miss Green.
Performance	08 February 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 25 Oct. 1776, but omitted: Randal, Martin, Patrico, Beggars, Beggar Women.
Performance	13 February 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 8 Feb., but Springlove - Whitefield.
Performance	17 February 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Feb.
Performance	27 February 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Feb.
Performance	03 March 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Feb., but Hearty - Baker.
Performance	10 March 1777	Covent Garden		Cast List As 13 Feb.
Performance	13 March 1777	Covent Garden			Comments Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece Know Your Own Mind who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill].
Performance	29 March 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List Hearty - Reinhold Vincent - Mattocks Hilliard - Wordsworth Springlove - Whitfield Oliver - Robson Randal - Thompson Oldrents - Booth Justice Clack - Quick Meriel - Miss Brown Amie - Mrs Morton Rachel - Miss Catley.	Additional Entertainments Comus As 11 Mar. Comments Benefit for Miss Catley.
Performance	04 April 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List As 29 Mar., but omitted: Randal.	Comments Afterpiece: Contracted into an After-Piece.
Performance	06 April 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List As 4 Apr.
Performance	08 April 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List As 4 Apr., but Amie - Miss Stewart.
Performance	11 April 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List As 8 Apr., but Oldrents - Thompson.
Performance	13 April 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List As 8 Apr.
Performance	16 December 1780	Covent Garden		Cast List Vincent - Mattocks Hearty - Reinhold Hilliard - Davies Oldrents - Booth Springlove - Whitfield Oliver - Robson Justice Clack - Quick Meriel (1st time) - Mrs Martyr Amie - Miss Stewart Rachel - Miss Catley
Performance	10 February 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Dec. 1780.
Performance	24 February 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List As 16 Dec. 1780.
Performance	31 October 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List Vincent - Mattocks Hearty - Reinhold Hilliard - Davies Oldrents - Booth Springlove - Whitfield Oliver - Robson Justice Clack - Quick // Meriel - Mrs Martyr Amie - Miss Stewart Rachel - Miss Catley.
Performance	19 November 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List As 31 Oct., but Meriel (1st time) - Miss Morris.
Performance	22 November 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List As 31 Oct.
Performance	15 December 1781	Covent Garden		Cast List As 31 Oct.
Performance	12 February 1782	Covent Garden		Cast List As 31 Oct. 1781
Performance	25 February 1782	Covent Garden		Cast List As 31 Oct. 1781.
Performance	15 December 1791	Covent Garden		Cast List Justice Clack - Quick Oliver - Johnstone Hilliard - Incledon Vincent - Davies Hearty - Darley Springlove - Macready Oldrents - Powel Martin - Evatt Patrico - Thompson Meriel - Mrs Martyr Amie - Miss Stuart Rachel - Mrs Mountain.	Comments Dancing: In Act II the 'original' Crutch Dance was performed (performers not listed) The original Songs were to be had at the theatre.
Performance	1812			Cast List Justice Clack . William Lovegrove
Performance	29 June 1819	English Opera House (the Lyceum)		Cast List Justice Clack . William Dowton; Springlove . Benjamin Wrench; Meriel . Miss Stevenson; Rachel . Fanny Kelly.	External Reviews Reviewed by Charles Lamb writing in the Examiner, 4 and 5 July 1819. Reprinted as 'Richard Brome's "Jovial Crew" (1810)', The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, 7 volumes, edited by E.V. Lucas, (London: Methuen, 1903) Volume I, Miscellaneous Prose 1798-1834, pp.186-7.
Performance	14 February 1991	NT Studio, National Theatre	Chris Barton	Cast List Autem Mort - Jan Alphonse Clapperdudgeons and Walking Morts - Jan Alphonse Soldier - Peter Chequer Springlove - Geoffrey Church Musician - Christopher Essex-Hill Rachel - Miranda Foster Patrico - Robert Gillespie Musician - Anna Hemery Bride - Jennifer Hill Clapperdudgeons and Walking Morts - Jennifer Hill Cook - Jennifer Hill Randall - Nick Holder Oldrents - Edward Jewesbury Hilliard - David Joyce Musician - Chris Lamer Meriel - Hilary Lyon Scribble - Seymour Matthews Oliver - Tim McMullan Bridegroom - Ian Minney Martin - Ian Minney Vincent - Nicholas Monu Chaplain - Guy Moore Lawyer - Guy Moore A Gentleman - Mike Murray Clapperdudgeons and Walking Morts - Mike Murray Usher - Mike Murray Master Tallboy - Anthony Renshaw Sir Oliver Clack - John Ringham Clapperdudgeons and Walking Morts - Peter Silverleaf Master Sentwell - Peter Silverleaf A Gentleman - Derek Smee Butler - Derek Smee Clapperdudgeons and Walking Morts - Derek Smee Courtier - Sola Amie - Carol Starks Musician - Keith Thompson Hearty - John Warner	Comments Music - Peter Salem
Performance	13 April 1992	Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon	Max Stafford-Clark	Royal Shakespeare Company Cast List Oldrents - Paul Jesson Rachel - Rebecca Saire Meriel - Amanda Harris Hilliard - Stephen Casey Vincent - Dorian MacDonald Hearty - Maxwell Hutcheon Springlove - Ron Cook Randall - David Westead An Usher - Antony Bunsee A Butler - Ciaran McIntyre A Cook - Ian Taylor A Chaplain - James Connolly Justice Clark - Roger Frost Oliver - Dominic Mafham Amie - Emily Watson Tallboy - John Hodgkinson Martin - Ken Christiansen Sentwell - John McAndrew Nugent - Barnaby Kay The Patrico - Lloyd Hutchinson A Beggar - John Hodgkinson A Doxy - Elizabeth Renihan A Pickpurse - Ken Christiansen A Cutpurse - Barnaby Kay A Prigger of Prancers - Dominic Mafham A Beggar Actor - James Connolly An Autem Mort - Angela Vale A Beggar Lawyer - Antony Bunsee A Mort - Sandra James-Young A Pamphleteer - Roger Frost A Beggar Courtier - Ian Taylor A Beggar Soldier - Ciaran McIntyre A Masterless Man - Jasper Britton A Vagrant - Tracy- Ann Oberman	External Reviews City Limits 30.4.92 Sunday Times 26.4.92 Evening Standard 22.4.92 Times 23.4.92 Sunday Telegraph 26.4.92 Mail on Sunday 26.4.92 Guardian 23.4.92 Financial Times 23.3.92 Observer 26.4.92 Daily Telegraph 23.4.92 Time Out 29.4.92 Independent 24.4.92 Tribune 5.6.92
Performance	22 April 1993	Pit	Max Stafford-Clark	The Royal Shakespeare Company Cast List Oldrents - Paul Jesson Rachel - Rebecca Saire Meriel - Amanda Harris Hilliard - Stephen Casey Vincent - Dorian MacDonald Hearty - Maxwell Hutcheon Springlove - Ron Cook Randall - David Westead An Usher - Antony Bunsee A Butler - Ciaran McIntyre A Cook - Ian Taylor A Chaplain - James Connolly Justice Clark - Roger Frost Oliver - Dominic Mafham Amie - Emily Watson Tallboy - John Hodgkinson Martin - Ken Christiansen Sentwell - John McAndrew Nugent - Barnaby Kay The Patrico - Lloyd Hutchinson A Beggar - John Hodgkinson A Doxy - Elizabeth Renihan A Pickpurse - Ken Christiansen A Cutpurse - Barnaby Kay A Prigger of Prancers - Dominic Mafham A Beggar Actor - James Connolly An Autem Mort - Angela Vale A Beggar Lawyer - Antony Bunsee A Mort - Sandra James-Young A Pamphleteer - Roger Frost A Beggar Courtier - Ian Taylor A Beggar Soldier - Ciaran McIntyre A Masterless Man - Jasper Britton A Vagrant - Tracy- Ann Oberman	Additional Entertainments Music - Ian Dury, Mickey Gallagher. External Reviews Daily Express 1993.04.27., Maureen Paton. Tribune 1993.04.30., Aleks Sierz. Guardian 1993.04.26., Claire Armitstead. The Times 1993.04.26., Kate Bassett. Financial Times 1993.03.24., Alastair Macaulay. Time Out 1993.04.28., Jane Edwardes. What's On 1993.04.28., Carole Woddis. Evening Standard, 1993.04.26., Michael Arditti. Sunday Express, 1993.02.05., Ned Sherrin. Independent on Sunday, 1993.04.25., Robert Butler. Comments A Jovial Crew by Richard Brome, adapted by Stephen Jeffreys.
Run	12 September 2013 to 22 September 2013	Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Ballarat	Kim Durban	University of Ballarat, Graduating Acting Company Cast List Oldrents - Molly Dyson Rachel - Madeleine Whitehead Meriel - Rita Rullo Hearty - Eidann Glover Springlove - Iopu Auva’a Randall - Hannah Monson Chaplain - David Vatousios Usher - Nathaniel Schneider Butler - Jaime Isfahani Cook - Jacqueline Whiting Vincent - Callum Harrington Hilliard - Soren Tromp Mistress Clack - Emma Cox Oliver - Michael Davidson Amy - Grace Maddern Mistress Sentwell - Julia Richardson Gentlemen - Thomas Watson Nathaniel Schneider	Comments Publicity copy stated - First performed in London in 1641 - this contemporary production of Brome’s comedy celebrates the vagabond world of pop, rock and alternative music. Springlove is a reliable and honorable steward, who works for his generous master Oldrents. Every year this young man feels the call of the open road, and wishes to travel with a band of beggars. Rachel and Meriel (Oldrents’ daughters) are a pop duo also eager to join the rock beggars in their jovial life of jamming, recording and photography. When they run away, merry hell breaks loose. Springlove, Rachel and Meriel are joined on the road by others seeking change: evil Oliver, covetous Martin, faithful Vincent, stalwart Hilliard, and the fresh-faced ward Amy. It’s a road movie that provides a meditation on freedom. There were 8 performances. Costume Designer - Melanie Liertz Lighting Designer - Caitlyn Staples Set Designer - Adam (Gus) Powers Composers - Laura Caruana, Michael Davidson, Stephen Gibbons and Brendan Snow Choreographers - Grace Maddern and Julia Richardson Dramaturgy - Thomas Watson

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