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The Beggar's Opera
Broadway
Revival
The Beggar's Opera
Broadway
Revival
Greenwich Village Theatre
7th Ave. South, near Christopher, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Gay
,
Frederick Austin
lyrics:
John Gay
book:
John Gay
music:
John Gay
libretto:
John Gay
People (14)
Edith Bartlett
Diana Trapes
(Original)
William Evill
Beggar
(Original)
Alfred Heather
Filch
(Original)
Percy Heming
Macheath
(Original)
C. C. Lewis
Drawer
(Original)
Nonny Lock
Jenny Diver
(Original)
Charles Magrath
Lockit
(Original)
Lena Maitland
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Sylvia Nelis
Polly Peachum
(Original)
Dora Roseli
Lucy Lockit
(Original)
Arthur Wynn
Peachum
(Original)
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Edith Bartlett
Diana Trapes
(Original)
William Evill
Beggar
(Original)
Alfred Heather
Filch
(Original)
Percy Heming
Macheath
(Original)
C. C. Lewis
Drawer
(Original)
Nonny Lock
Jenny Diver
(Original)
Charles Magrath
Lockit
(Original)
Lena Maitland
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Sylvia Nelis
Polly Peachum
(Original)
Dora Roseli
Lucy Lockit
(Original)
Arthur Wynn
Peachum
(Original)
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Frederick Austin
Writer
John Gay
Writer
Arthur Hopkins
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
27
1920
Closing Date
Jan
1
1921
Performances
37
as of Dec 03, 2025
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