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Based on The Beggar's Opera by John Gay

Original
Gus Alexander Headshot
Gus Alexander
Beggar
Corine Anderson Headshot
Corine Anderson
Beggar
Lillian Ardell Headshot
Lillian Ardell
Beggar
Harry Bellaver Headshot
Harry Bellaver
Walt Dreary (Macheath's Gang)
Walt Dreary

(Macheath's gang)
Richard Bengali Headshot
Richard Bengali
Beggar
Evelyn Beresford Headshot
Evelyn Beresford
Mrs. Peachum
Anthony Blair Headshot
Anthony Blair
Matt of the Mint (Macheath's Gang)
Matt of the Mint

(Macheath's gang)
Arthur Brady Headshot
Arthur Brady
First Constable
Lotta Burnell Headshot
Lotta Burnell
Madame
Jack Carstairs Headshot
Jack Carstairs
Beggar
Robert Chisholm Headshot
Robert Chisholm
Macheath

(Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
John Connolly Headshot
John Connolly
Reverend Kimball
Marjorie Dille Headshot
Marjorie Dille
Jenny

(a whore)
H. L. Donsu Headshot
H. L. Donsu
Wing
H.L. Donsu Headshot
H.L. Donsu
Wing
Steffi Duna Headshot
Steffi Duna
Polly Peachum

(daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum)
Rex Evans Headshot
Rex Evans
Sheriff Brown
Louis Halperin Headshot
Louis Halperin
Beggar
Gerald Hamer Headshot
Gerald Hamer
Smith

(a police constable)
James Clarence Harvey Headshot
James Clarence Harvey
Constable
Mary Heberden Headshot
Mary Heberden
Vixen
George Heller Headshot
George Heller
Ballad Singer
Sawtooth Bob (Macheath's Gang)
Sawtooth Bob

(Macheath's gang)
Harry Hornick Headshot
Harry Hornick
Beggar/Bystander
Beggar / Bystander
Josephine Huston Headshot
Josephine Huston
Lucy Brown

(Brown's daughter)
Harold Imber Headshot
Harold Imber
Beggar
Francis Kennelly Headshot
Francis Kennelly
Petey
Jimmy
Hilda Kosta Headshot
Hilda Kosta
Suky Tawdry
Jean De Koven Headshot
Jean De Koven
Molly (Whore)
Molly

(a whore)
Larry Larkin Headshot
Larry Larkin
Constable
Ellen Love Headshot
Ellen Love
Beggar
Geraldine Lunby Headshot
Geraldine Lunby
Beggar
Burgess Meredith Headshot
Burgess Meredith
Crook-Finger Jake (Macheath's Gang)
Crook-Finger Jack
Tom Morgan Headshot
Tom Morgan
Beggar
Thomas Murphy Headshot
Thomas Murphy
Beggar
Lillian Okun Headshot
Lillian Okun
Betty (Whore)
Betty
Eugene Reed Headshot
Eugene Reed
Trull
Herbert Rudley Headshot
Herbert Rudley
Charles Filch

(a beggar)
Ruth Thomas Headshot
Ruth Thomas
Dolly (Whore)
Dolly
Clyde Turner Headshot
Clyde Turner
Constable
Morton Ulman Headshot
Morton Ulman
Beggar
Rex Weber Headshot
Rex Weber
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

(head of a gang of beggars)
Barbara Winchester Headshot
Barbara Winchester
Beggar

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Production Team

Macklin Marrow Musical Director
Francesco Von Mendelssohn Director
(Staging)
Cleon Throckmorton Scenic Designer
Kurt Weill Orchestrator

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