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The Beggars Opera / Glyndebourne Festival wartime tour 1940

Composer: John Gay

Librettist: John Gay

Sung In: English

Version: Frederic Austin

Notes: Matinees for weeks beginnning 5th March and 19th March have only been surmised. John Gielgud went on as Macheath when both the understudy and the second understudy went off sick. When Audrey Mildmay went off sick her understudy Rita Mackay went on until they could find another 'star name' -Irene Eisinger.

Performances

05 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

06 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

07 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

08 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

09 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

12 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

13 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

14 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

15 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

16 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

19 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

20 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

21 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

22 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

23 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

25 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

26 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

27 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

28 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

29 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

30 March 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

01 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

02 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

03 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

04 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

05 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

06 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

08 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

10 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

11 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

12 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

13 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

15 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

16 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

17 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

18 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

19 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

20 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

22 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

23 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

24 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

25 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

26 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

27 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

29 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

30 April 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

01 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

02 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

03 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

04 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

06 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

07 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

08 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

09 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

10 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

11 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

13 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

14 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

15 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

16 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

17 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

18 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

20 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

21 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

22 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

23 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

24 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details

25 May 1940 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London view performance details