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 %
02 Jun 1773 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, A Trip to Scotland No No Yes £201 15s 6d 100% N/A
18 Sep 1773 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, High Life below Stairs, The Irish Fair No No No £158 100% N/A
27 Oct 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Englishman in Paris No No No £183 13s 58% N/A
01 Nov 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Fair No No No £190 6s 6d 54% N/A
05 Nov 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Commissary Yes No No £122 6s 6d 47% N/A
14 Dec 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No £133 19s 49% N/A
28 Dec 1773 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No £169 7s 52% N/A
06 Jan 1774 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Sylphs Yes No No £167 16s 52% N/A
14 Apr 1774 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin's Invasion Yes No Yes £185 15s 50% N/A
22 Apr 1774 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Commissary No No Yes £200 9s 6d 62% N/A
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