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 %
16 Jan 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Merlin's Cave No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 May 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Mock Doctor, Drunken Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Sep 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Mock Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1752 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Queen Mab, The Matelot Basque No No No £100 N/A N/A
18 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Merlin's Cave or Harlequin Skeleton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Fair No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1752 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Ranger, L'Entree de Flore, Hornpipe No No No £120 N/A N/A
30 Nov 1752 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Fair, Les Charboniers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1752 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Ranger, L'Entree de Flore, Hornpipe No No No £60 N/A N/A
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