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The Beggar's Opera
Musical
Drama
Operetta
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 03, 1750
Closing Date
May 13, 1751
Previews
0
Performances
5
Musical
Drama
Operetta
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 03, 1750
Close Date: May 13, 1751
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Nassau Street Theatre
(Dec 03, 1750 - May 13, 1751)
Description
An operetta in three acts
Setting
London, 1728.
Comments
Performed December 10, 1750; January 15, 1751; January 21, 1751; February 18, 1751; and May 13 1751.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Music by
John Gay
; Book by
John Gay
; Lyrics by
John Gay
Mrs. Davis
Nancy George
Mr. Jago
Thomas Kean
Mr. Leigh
Mrs. Leigh
Mr. Marks
Mr. Moore
Dickie Murray
Walter Murray
Mrs. Osborn
Mr. Scott
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Taylor
John Tremain
Charles Somerset Woodham
Songs
music by
John Gay
; lyrics by
John Gay
Act 1
Sung By
Through all the Employments of Life
Peachum
'Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind
Filch
If any Wench Venus's Girdle wear
Mrs. Peachum
If Love the Virgin's Heart invade
Mrs. Peachum
A Maid is like the golden Oar
Mrs. Peachum
Virgins are like the fair Flower in its Lustre
Polly Peachum
Our Polly is a sad Slut! nor heeds what we have taught her
Mrs. Peachum
Can Love be controul'd by Advice?
Polly Peachum
O Polly, you might have toy'd and kist
Mrs. Peachum and Polly Peachum
I, like a Ship in Storms, was tost
Polly Peachum
A Fox may steal your Hens, Sir
Peachum
Oh, ponder well! Be not severe
Polly Peachum
The Turtle thus with plaintive crying
Polly Peachum
Pretty Polly, say
Macheath and Polly Peachum
My Heart was so free
Macheath
Were I laid on Greenland's Coast
Macheath and Polly Peachum
O what Pain it is to part!
Polly Peachum and Macheath
The Miser thus a Shilling sees
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Fill ev'ry Glass, for Wine inspires us
Matt of the Mint and Chorus
Let us take the Road
Matt of the Mint and Chorus
If the Heart of a Man is deprest with Cares
Macheath
Youth's Season made for Joys
Macheath and Ladies' Chorus
Before the Barn-door crowing
Jenny Diver
The Gamesters and Lawyers are Jugglers alike
Jenny Diver
At the Tree I shall suffer with pleasure
Macheath
Man may escape from Rope and Gun
Macheath
Thus when a good Huswife sees a Rat
Lucy Lockit
How cruel are the Traytors
Lucy Lockit
The first time at the Looking-glass
Macheath
When you censure the Age
Lockit and Peachum
Is then his Fate decreed, Sir?
Lucy Lockit
You'll think e'er many days ensue
Lockit
If you at an Office solicit your Due
Macheath
Thus when the Swallow, seeking Prey
Polly Peachum
How happy could I be with either
Macheath
I'm bubbled
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Cease your Funning
Polly Peachum
Why how now, Madam Flirt?
Lucy Lockit and Polly Peachum
No Power on Earth can e'er divide
Polly Peachum
I like the Fox shall grieve
Lucy Lockit
Act 3
Sung By
When Young at the Bar you first taught me to score
Lucy Lockit
My Love is all Madness and Folly
Lucy Lockit
Thus Gamesters United in Friendship are found
Lockit
The Modes of the Court so common are grown
Macheath
What Gudgeons are we Men!
Lockit
In the Days of my Youth I could bill like a Dove, fa, la, la, &c.
Mrs. Trapes
I'm like Skiff on the ocean tost
Lucy Lockit
When a Wife's in her Pout
Lucy Lockit
A Curse attends that Woman's Love
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Among the Men, Coquets we find
Polly Peachum
Come, sweet Lass
Lucy Lockit
Hither, dear Husband, turn your Eyes
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Which way shall I turn me?- How can I decide?
Macheath
When my Hero in Court appears
Polly Peachum
When he holds up his Hand arraign'd for his Life
Lucy Lockit
Ourselves, Like the Great, to secure a Retreat
Lockit
The Charge is prepar'd; The Lawyers are met
Macheath
O cruel, cruel, cruel Case
Macheath
Of All the Friends in time of Grief
Macheath
Since I must Swing, -I scorn, I scorn to wince or whine
But now again my Spirits sink
But Valour the stronger grows
If thus- A Man can die
So I drink off this Bumper.- And now I can stand the Test
But can I leave my pretty Hussies
Their Eyes, their lips, their Busses
Since Laws were made for ev'ry degree
Would I might be hang'd!
Lucy Lockit, Polly Peachum, Macheath and Chorus
Thus I stand like the Turk, with his Doxies around
Macheath and Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Music by
John Gay
; Book by
John Gay
; Lyrics by
John Gay
Mrs. Davis
Nancy George
Mr. Jago
Thomas Kean
Mr. Leigh
Mrs. Leigh
Mr. Marks
Mr. Moore
Dickie Murray
Walter Murray
Mrs. Osborn
Mr. Scott
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Taylor
John Tremain
Charles Somerset Woodham
music by
John Gay
; lyrics by
John Gay
Act 1
Sung By
Through all the Employments of Life
Peachum
'Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind
Filch
If any Wench Venus's Girdle wear
Mrs. Peachum
If Love the Virgin's Heart invade
Mrs. Peachum
A Maid is like the golden Oar
Mrs. Peachum
Virgins are like the fair Flower in its Lustre
Polly Peachum
Our Polly is a sad Slut! nor heeds what we have taught her
Mrs. Peachum
Can Love be controul'd by Advice?
Polly Peachum
O Polly, you might have toy'd and kist
Mrs. Peachum and Polly Peachum
I, like a Ship in Storms, was tost
Polly Peachum
A Fox may steal your Hens, Sir
Peachum
Oh, ponder well! Be not severe
Polly Peachum
The Turtle thus with plaintive crying
Polly Peachum
Pretty Polly, say
Macheath and Polly Peachum
My Heart was so free
Macheath
Were I laid on Greenland's Coast
Macheath and Polly Peachum
O what Pain it is to part!
Polly Peachum and Macheath
The Miser thus a Shilling sees
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Fill ev'ry Glass, for Wine inspires us
Matt of the Mint and Chorus
Let us take the Road
Matt of the Mint and Chorus
If the Heart of a Man is deprest with Cares
Macheath
Youth's Season made for Joys
Macheath and Ladies' Chorus
Before the Barn-door crowing
Jenny Diver
The Gamesters and Lawyers are Jugglers alike
Jenny Diver
At the Tree I shall suffer with pleasure
Macheath
Man may escape from Rope and Gun
Macheath
Thus when a good Huswife sees a Rat
Lucy Lockit
How cruel are the Traytors
Lucy Lockit
The first time at the Looking-glass
Macheath
When you censure the Age
Lockit and Peachum
Is then his Fate decreed, Sir?
Lucy Lockit
You'll think e'er many days ensue
Lockit
If you at an Office solicit your Due
Macheath
Thus when the Swallow, seeking Prey
Polly Peachum
How happy could I be with either
Macheath
I'm bubbled
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Cease your Funning
Polly Peachum
Why how now, Madam Flirt?
Lucy Lockit and Polly Peachum
No Power on Earth can e'er divide
Polly Peachum
I like the Fox shall grieve
Lucy Lockit
Act 3
Sung By
When Young at the Bar you first taught me to score
Lucy Lockit
My Love is all Madness and Folly
Lucy Lockit
Thus Gamesters United in Friendship are found
Lockit
The Modes of the Court so common are grown
Macheath
What Gudgeons are we Men!
Lockit
In the Days of my Youth I could bill like a Dove, fa, la, la, &c.
Mrs. Trapes
I'm like Skiff on the ocean tost
Lucy Lockit
When a Wife's in her Pout
Lucy Lockit
A Curse attends that Woman's Love
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Among the Men, Coquets we find
Polly Peachum
Come, sweet Lass
Lucy Lockit
Hither, dear Husband, turn your Eyes
Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit
Which way shall I turn me?- How can I decide?
Macheath
When my Hero in Court appears
Polly Peachum
When he holds up his Hand arraign'd for his Life
Lucy Lockit
Ourselves, Like the Great, to secure a Retreat
Lockit
The Charge is prepar'd; The Lawyers are met
Macheath
O cruel, cruel, cruel Case
Macheath
Of All the Friends in time of Grief
Macheath
Since I must Swing, -I scorn, I scorn to wince or whine
But now again my Spirits sink
But Valour the stronger grows
If thus- A Man can die
So I drink off this Bumper.- And now I can stand the Test
But can I leave my pretty Hussies
Their Eyes, their lips, their Busses
Since Laws were made for ev'ry degree
Would I might be hang'd!
Lucy Lockit, Polly Peachum, Macheath and Chorus
Thus I stand like the Turk, with his Doxies around
Macheath and Chorus
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