Dramatis Personæ

MEN

MR. PEACHUM.

LOCKIT.

MACHEATH.

FILCH.

JEMMY TWITCHER, CROOK-FINGER’D JACK, WAT DREARY, ROBIN OF BAGSHOT, NIMMING NED, HARRY PADINGTON, MAT OF THE MINT, BEN BUDGE,—Macheath’s Gang.

BEGGAR.

PLAYER.

Constables, Drawers, Turnkey, &c.

WOMEN

MRS. PEACHUM.

POLLY PEACHUM.

LUCY LOCKIT.

DIANA TRAPES.

MRS. COAXER, DOLLY TRULL, MRS. VIXEN, BETTY DOXY, JENNY DIVER, MRS. SLAMMEKIN, SUKEY TAWDRY, MOLLY BRAZEN,—Women of the Town.

NOTE The Beggar’s Opera was first printed in 1728. The present text follows that of the edition of 1765, which has been collated with the first.