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 %
11 Dec 1747 Covent Garden Beggar's Opera, Country Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Grand Ballet, Dutch Dance No No No £158 18s 6d 100% N/A
14 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist, The Savoyards No No No £132 5s 100% N/A
22 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Miss in Her Teens Yes No No £157 4s 6d N/A N/A
22 Dec 1747 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tea Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1748 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Mock Doctor Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1748 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tea, Foote's Vagaries No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1748 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tea, Foote's Vagaries Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lying Valet Yes No Yes £240 N/A N/A
14 Apr 1748 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Mock Doctor Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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