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The Beggar's Opera Playbill - March 1928
The Beggar's Opera
Broadway
Revival
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., 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 (21)
George Baker
Macheath
(Original)
Marjorie Chard
Betty Coaxer
(Original)
Julie Cornelius
Suky Tawdry
(Original)
George Gregson
Beggar
(Original)
Alfred Heather
Filch
(Original)
Vera Hurst
Mrs. Vixen
(Original)
Charles Magrath
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Lena Maitland
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Julia Meo
Betty Doxy
(Original)
Julie Meo
Diana Trapes
(Original)
Audrey Mildmay
Mrs. Slammekin
(Original)
Beatrice Morson
Dolly Trull
(Original)
Sylvia Nelis
Polly Peachum
(Original)
Alison Ramsay
Jenny Diver
(Original)
Celia Turrill
Lucy Lockit
(Original)
Zaidee White
Molly Brazen
(Original)
Norman Williams
Lockit
(Original)
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George Baker
Macheath
(Original)
Marjorie Chard
Betty Coaxer
(Original)
Julie Cornelius
Suky Tawdry
(Original)
George Gregson
Beggar
(Original)
Alfred Heather
Filch
(Original)
Vera Hurst
Mrs. Vixen
(Original)
Charles Magrath
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Lena Maitland
Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
Julia Meo
Betty Doxy
(Original)
Julie Meo
Diana Trapes
(Original)
Audrey Mildmay
Mrs. Slammekin
(Original)
Beatrice Morson
Dolly Trull
(Original)
Sylvia Nelis
Polly Peachum
(Original)
Alison Ramsay
Jenny Diver
(Original)
Celia Turrill
Lucy Lockit
(Original)
Zaidee White
Molly Brazen
(Original)
Norman Williams
Lockit
(Original)
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John Gay
Book
James C. Duff
Producer
Morris Green
Associated Producer
A. L. Jones
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
28
1928
Closing Date
Apr
1
1928
Performances
36
as of Dec 04, 2025
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