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 %
03 Jan 1735 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1735 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Country House, New Tambourine, Song in Praise of English Roast Beef No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 May 1735 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Oct 1735 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Necromancer No No No £57 N/A N/A
13 Feb 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Royal Chace No No No £116 5s 6d N/A N/A
14 Feb 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Royal Chace No No No £88 5s 6d N/A N/A
20 Feb 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Royal Chace Yes No No £76 13s 6d N/A N/A
04 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Royal Chace Yes No No £70 4s 6d N/A N/A
01 Apr 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, New Comic Ballet, French Peasants, Glover's Scots Dance Yes No Yes £122 2s 6d N/A N/A
27 Oct 1736 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Clown, Hornpipe, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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