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 %
25 Sep 1766 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Polly Honeycombe No No No £135 14s 6d 100% N/A
02 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Hermit Yes No No £192 4s 100% N/A
13 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Vintage, The Italian Bakers No No No £144 18s 6d 50% N/A
20 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Hermit, The Vintage Yes No No £150 10s 6d 44% N/A
20 Dec 1766 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Englishman in Paris, The Village Romps, The Cries of London No No Yes £224 3s 53% N/A
28 Jan 1767 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Lethe, The Female Archer Yes No No £204 2s 63% N/A
11 Feb 1767 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Queen Mab No No No £144 3s 6d 40% N/A
24 Mar 1767 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Upholsterer, The Female Archer No No Yes £285 13s 6d 64% N/A
07 Apr 1767 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Citizen, The Village Romps, The Female Archer No No Yes £154 4s N/A N/A
29 Apr 1767 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Upholsterer, The Female Archer Yes No Yes £164 2s N/A N/A
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