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 Nov 1777 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £128 11s 40% N/A
29 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies, Hornpipe No No No £194 7s 57% N/A
04 Dec 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies, Hornpipe No No No £154 6s 50% N/A
08 Dec 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies No No No £182 11s 59% N/A
15 Dec 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies No No No £153 17s 45% N/A
27 Dec 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies, Hornpipe No No No £193 3s 57% N/A
27 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Elopement, The Minuet de la Cour No No No £144 18s 6d 43% N/A
16 Jan 1778 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Mayor of Garratt, The Enchantress, Hornpipe No No No £147 9s 51% N/A
24 Jan 1778 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Minor, The Villagers, Hornpipe No No No £147 16s 38% N/A
31 Jan 1778 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Norwood Gypsies No No No £143 5s 40% N/A
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