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Ian: as a matter of fact, the 18th century Macheath is explicitly mentioned in 1910 as an ancestor of the 20th century Macheath.
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I told her that 'Macheath' -- he's the highwayman hero, you know -- was played by Clive Hammond; that my Peter was 'Robin of Bagshot', that Johnny
Murder at Bridge Anne Austin
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Macheath, Suiki Tawdry and a pseudo-Jenny Diver all put in an appearance here, and frequently burst into reworked versions of Mack the Knife, Pirate Jenny and other Opera tunes.
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But Peachum knows the power of appearances and threatens to deploy his beggars to disrupt Queen Victoria's coronation if Macheath is not arrested and hanged.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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Brooklyn Academy of Music Through Oct. 8 In the Penal Colony String Orchestra of Brooklyn, St. Ann's Church This "opera for beggars," based on John Gay's 1728 work, depicts a struggle between two kings of the underclass, Jonathan Peachum, who controls London's beggars, and Macheath, leader of a gang of thieves and murderers.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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The supertitle translation by John Willett, created for 1976's New York Public Theater production, pulls no punches: Macheath and the prostitute Jenny's "Pimp's Ballad," for example, describes various sexual positions.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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Macheath's shock of blond hair and the corset he wears under his sparkly suit give him a hint of androgyny as well as danger.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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Numbers like the "Army Song," in which Macheath (Stefan Kurt) and Tiger Brown (Axel Werner) reminisce about the good old days spent killing foreigners, and the "Jealousy Duet," in which Polly and Lucy Brown (Anna Graenzer) square off over Macheath, are performed so ferociously that they are funny.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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Macheath has a fatal predilection for women, and sets off the battle when he "marries" Peachum's daughter, Polly; he has the police chief, Tiger Brown, his old army buddy, on his side.
Waging Underclass Warfare Heidi Waleson 2011
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The story follows Macheath, aka Mack the Knife, as he marries Polly Peachum and then deals with the wrath of her father, who attempts to use his control over London's beggars to have Mack hanged.
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