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The color Plates have been placed between scenes. The List of Platesshows their original locations.
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
 
see below
Title Page Text
Contents
(list added by transcriber)
List of Plates
Claud Lovat Fraser by JohnDrinkwater
Note on the Scene and Costumes
Cast of Characters
Act I
Scene I: Peachum’s House
Airs I–XVIII
Act II
Scene I: A Tavern near Newgate
Airs XIX–XXIV
Scene II: Newgate
Airs XXV–XXXVIII
Scene III: The Same
Air XXXIX
Act III
Scene I: Newgate
Airs XL–XLII
Scene II: A Gaming-House
Air XLIII
Scene III: Peachum’s Lock
Airs XLIV, XLV
Scene IV: Newgate
Airs XLVI–LVI
Scene V: The Condemn’d Hold
Airs LVII–LXVII
To J. G. and to G. L. F., without whom I should have beenpowerless, do I dedicate my share in this book.C. L. F.
 
Note.—The Text here given is taken from the edition of 1765.The scenes have been re-numbered in the modern method denoting actualchanges of place or intervals of time.
 
First published September 1921
New Impression October 1921
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 LIST OF THE PLATES
I.THE BEGGARFrontispiece
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