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 Oct 1763 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Genii No No No £171 18s N/A N/A
05 Nov 1763 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Deuce Is in Him No No No £179 14s N/A N/A
22 Nov 1763 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Miss in Her Teens, The Sicilian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1763 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Citizen, The Sicilian Peasants Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1763 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Apprentice Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Dec 1763 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1764 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Polly Honeycomb No No No £186 19s 6d N/A N/A
22 Mar 1764 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Apprentice, New Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1764 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Miss in Her Teens, The Calabrian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1764 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Polly Honeycomb, The Provancalle No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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