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 %
16 Apr 1784 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Padlock, Hornpipe, The Jovial Sailors No No Yes £230 10s 47% N/A
01 May 1784 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Rosina, Hornpipe, When Phoebus the tops of the hills does adorn, The Poney Races No No Yes £248 13s 40% N/A
15 May 1784 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, A Trip to Scotland, Hornpipe, Postillion Dance No No Yes £41 8s 6d N/A N/A
25 Sep 1784 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Junior, The Sportsmen's Return, Hornpipe No No No £179 15s 6d 100% N/A
02 Oct 1784 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Junior, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £170 8s 100% N/A
25 Oct 1784 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Junior, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £131 2s N/A N/A
05 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Bon Ton, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £140 12s N/A N/A
21 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Caldron, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £164 7s 6d N/A N/A
03 Feb 1785 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Caldron, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £135 6d N/A N/A
06 Apr 1785 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Musical Lady, Hornpipe, The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter, The Mountaineers, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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