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 1737 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1737 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Oct 1737 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1737 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Fall of Phaeton, Grand Ballet in Grotesque Characters No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Grand Volgi No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Harlequin Grand Volgi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1738 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Dragon of Wantley, French Peasant, French Peasant, New Pantomime Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Devil to Pay, Punch, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 May 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Virgin Unmasked, La Pieraite, Flanderkins, Hornpipe, Punch, Saraband No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Sep 1738 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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