The Beggar's Opera

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Event The Beggar's Opera
Venue Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW
First Date 13 March 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Betty Benfield Actor Lucy Lockit
Lorraine Bransgrove Actor Dolly Trull
Ian Burgis Actor Ben Budge
David Butler Actor A Drawer
Jenifer Eddy Actor Polly Peachum
Waverney Ford Actor Jemmy Twitcher
John Hudson Actor Mr Lockit
Minnie Love Actor Mrs Trapes
Joy Mammen Actor Mrs Slammekin
Nita Maugham Actor Mrs Vixen
Noel McCabe Actor Wat Dreary
Raymond McDonald Actor Matt o' the Mint
Ereach Riley Actor Filch
Janne Ross Actor Mrs Coaxer
John Shaw Actor Captain MacHeath
Joyce Simmons Actor Molly Brazen
Eddy Soncum Actor Crook-finger'd Jack
Douglas Stuchberry Actor Nimming Ned
Alan Tobin Actor A Player
Eleonore Treiber Actor Suky Tawdry
Marie Tysoe Actor Jenny Diver
Wilma Whitney Actor Mrs Peachum
John Young Actor Mr Peachum
Edwin Soncum Assistant Stage Manager
Eleonore Treiber Choreographer
John Gay Composer
Eric Clapham Conductor
Paul Kathner Designer
James Mills Director
Robert Quentin General Manager for Opera
Norman Parker Mechanist
Frederic Austin Musical Arranger
Geza Bachman Musician Leader of Ensemble
Alison Battarbee Musician Violoncello
Robert Waddington Musician: Bassist
Linda Vogt Musician: Flautist
George Humphrey Musician: Harpsichordist
Joyce Stender Musician: Oboist
Geza Bachman Musician: Violinist First Violin
Janet Harvey Musician: Violinist Second Violin
Rosamund Gumpertz Musician: Violist
Ron Patten Publicist
Will Thompson Stage Manager
Philip Cope Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 33177