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Captain Macheath is a
fictional character who
appears both in John ****'s The Beggar's
Opera (1728), its
sequel Polly (1777), and 150
years later in Bertolt...
- The
character of
Macheath has been
considered by
critics as both a hero and an anti-hero.
Harold Gene Moss,
arguing that
Macheath is a
noble character...
-
Krimsky and
staged by
Francesco von Mendelssohn,
featured Robert Chisholm as
Macheath. It
opened on
Broadway at the
Empire Theatre, on
April 13, 1933, and closed...
- knife-wielding
criminal of the
London underworld from the
musical named Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title. The song has
become a po****r standard...
- Beggar's
Opera (1728), a
ballad opera. The characters,
including Captain Macheath and
Polly Peachum,
became household names. **** was born in Barnstaple,...
- Brecht/Weill
musical The
Threepenny Opera. The film
stars Raúl Juliá as
Captain Macheath (reprising his Tony-nominated role from
Richard Foreman 1974
revival of...
- duet
between the
antihero Macheath and his
lover Polly. It is a
romantic dream of escape, with no
military references.
MACHEATH: Were I laid on Greenland's...
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roles in
theatre include Deflores in The Changeling,
Southwark Playhouse;
Macheath in The Beggar’s
Opera at Regent's Park Open
Theatre and
Bosola in The Duchess...
- You,
leaving the
production after seven months.
Hanson pla****
Captain Macheath in the
Royal National Theatre production of The Villain's Opera, Nick Dear...
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sequences to
Macheath's escape. The
framing device is also changed: the
Beggar is
himself a
prisoner in
Newgate with the real
Macheath, who
escapes at...