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 %
15 Oct 1772 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Englishman in Paris, Fingalian Dance, Double Hornpipe Yes No No £144 12s 6d 63% N/A
29 Oct 1772 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Man and Wife Yes No No £109 19s 6d 32% N/A
17 Nov 1772 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Deuce Is in Him, The Recruits No No No £120 4s 44% N/A
21 Nov 1772 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair, Allemande, Minuet No No No £141 2s 41% N/A
24 Nov 1772 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin's Invasion, Comic Dance No No No £116 1s 6d 41% N/A
21 Jan 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No £215 2s 50% N/A
09 Feb 1773 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Pigmy Revels, Comic Dance No No No £184 10s N/A N/A
22 Feb 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No £201 13s 6d 54% N/A
18 Mar 1773 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin's Invasion, Comic Dance No No No £151 12s 6d N/A N/A
01 May 1773 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Minor, Comic Dance No No Yes £192 7s 6d 40% N/A
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