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 %
27 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Miller of Mansfield, New Scotch Dance Yes No No £70 11s 6d N/A N/A
25 Feb 1749 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1749 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Miss in Her Teens, Savoyards, Dutch Dance No No Yes £240 N/A N/A
24 Apr 1749 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1749 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Apollo and Daphne Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist No No Yes £100 N/A N/A
26 Sep 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The King and Miller of Mansfield No No No £100 100% N/A
07 Oct 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Little French Lawyer No No No £150 100% N/A
20 Oct 1749 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Miss in Her Teens No No No £42 14s 6d 52% N/A
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