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 %
26 Oct 1799 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Apprentice, Hornpipe No No No £221 14s 50% N/A
12 Nov 1799 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The First Floor, Hornpipe No No No £175 18s 6d 39% N/A
17 Dec 1799 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, High Life below Stairs, Hornpipe, The Scotch Ghost, Mock Minuet No No No £189 13s 55% N/A
27 Dec 1799 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Blue Beard, Hornpipe No No No £195 4s 6d 38% N/A
10 Jun 1800 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Guardian, Hornpipe (in Fetters) No No Yes £409 13s 6d N/A N/A
24 Sep 1800 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Spoiled Child No No No £289 100% N/A
06 Oct 1800 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Indian No No No £212 16s 48% N/A
14 Oct 1800 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Who's the Dupe? No No No £184 12s 43% N/A
16 Dec 1800 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner, Robinson Crusoe No No No £151 11s 6d 37% N/A
01 May 1801 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Wedding Day No No No £190 9s 6d 55% N/A
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