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 %
31 May 1794 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Hornpipe, The Midnight Hour, Dermot and Kathlane No No Yes £397 16s 6d 16% N/A
06 Feb 1795 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Mayor of Garratt, Hornpipe No No No £174 10s 52% N/A
24 Oct 1795 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Crotchet Lodge, Hornpipe No No No £222 5s 44% N/A
27 Oct 1795 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Crotchet Lodge, Hornpipe No No No £161 18s 6d 36% N/A
04 Dec 1795 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Follies of a Day, Hornpipe No No No £139 15s 37% N/A
03 May 1796 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Catharine and Petruchio, The Point at Herqui, Negro Dance, Old Towler, Admiral Benbow, Hornpipe, Irish Song, Loyal Song, Rondo, Rule Britannia, The Waiter, Tippy Bob, Ye Gentlemen of England No No Yes £288 2s 6d 48% N/A
27 Dec 1796 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin and Oberon, Hornpipe No No No £249 15s 56% N/A
27 May 1797 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Modern Antiques, Hornpipe No No Yes £174 20% N/A
25 Oct 1797 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Honest Thieves, Hornpipe No No No £329 16s 100% N/A
30 Oct 1797 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin and Oberon, Hornpipe in Fetters, Old Towler No No No £266 47% N/A
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