The Beggar's Opera (1728)

Composer
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Author
John Gay
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Musical
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£77,752 19s 7d £50,503 1s 6d (65%) £27,249 18s 1d (35%)
1732 - 1809
£77,752 19s 7d - (100%) £50,503 1s 6d (65%) £27,249 18s 1d (35%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
777 470 307
1732 - 1809
777 470 307
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Sep 1741 Drury Lane Beggar's Opera No No No £130 100% N/A
26 Sep 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Swiss, The Peasant No No No £120 100% N/A
29 Sep 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Swiss No No No £80 100% N/A
01 Oct 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera No No No £84 100% N/A
03 Oct 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera No No No £63 100% N/A
29 Oct 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Drunken Peasant, Sailors Dance No No No £75 N/A N/A
01 Dec 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Drunken Peasant, The Swiss Yes No No £50 N/A N/A
29 Dec 1741 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Shipwrecked, Dutch Dance, The Swiss No No No £70 N/A N/A
12 Jan 1742 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Shipwrecked, Sailors Dance, Hornpipe, The Italian Peasants No No No £56 N/A N/A
23 Jan 1742 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The French Peasants, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe, The Swiss No No No £40 N/A N/A
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