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...revived it. Surely he did so not because he wanted it to be preserved as a sample of ancestral art, but because he thought it was still good entertainment for the regular theatre-goer. He was right--but the regular theatre-goer hasn't waked up yet. "The Beggar's Opera" was an identical experiment, but in that case the theatre-goer did wake up. Perhaps it was the press-agent...
Fine Arts.--"The Beggar's Opera", by John Gay, 1728. Last week of a delightful archaism. The music alone has won it many "repeaters...
Fine Arts-"The Beggar's Opera", by John Gay. Delicate airs, broad comedy, delightful burlesque, and keen satire...
...addition to the exhibit of early editions of the "Beggar's Opera" already on view in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library, there have now been added several other early editions and numerous portraits of the characters. Books concerning Captain MacHeath, the hero, and copies of other plays that were imitations of the "Beggar's Opera" have been put on exhibition...
Some of the company of the "Beggar's Opera" were guests yesterday afternoon at a tea given by the members and workers of 47 Workshop...