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 %
26 Dec 1732 Covent Garden Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Fingalian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Dec 1732 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Fingalian No No No £76 12s 6d N/A N/A
28 Dec 1732 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £77 18s 6d N/A N/A
29 Dec 1732 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £63 9s 6d N/A N/A
30 Dec 1732 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £68 18s 6d N/A N/A
01 Jan 1733 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £70 17s 6d N/A N/A
02 Jan 1733 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £66 4s N/A N/A
03 Jan 1733 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, Tollet's Ground No No No £79 16s 6d N/A N/A
04 Jan 1733 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, French Peasant No No No £78 2s N/A N/A
05 Jan 1733 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tambourine, French Peasant No No No £75 6s N/A N/A
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