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John Gay
John Gay
(; 30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English
poet
and
dramatist
and member of the
Scriblerus Club
. He is best remembered for
The Beggar's Opera
(1728), a
ballad opera
. The characters, including
Captain Macheath
and Polly Peachum, became household names.
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