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Actor-manager John Rich moved from his theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields which he had been regularly selling out with his pantomime performances. He had lately had an even greater triumph with a musical play, <i>The Beggar's Opera</i> by John Gay.\r\n\r\nThe scene shows a carriage arriving in Covent Garden, with a procession moving towards the newly opened Theatre Royal. In the carriage is John Rich, dressed as the performing dog that appeared in his version of <i>Perseus and Andromeda</i>. Rich was famous for playing the character of Harlequin in his productions, which combined classical subjects with pantomime to popular effect. Hogarth’s low opinion of the quality of Rich’s shows is indicated in this depiction of him as a dalmatian. John Gay follows, carried by a porter, while the crowd shouts 'Rich for ever'. 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In the print seen here, Rich’s actors are carrying him into his new theatre.\r\n\r\nOpera by John Gay, music by John Christopher Pepusch, 1728\r\nProduced by John Rich\r\nTheatre Royal, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London\r\n\r\n<b>Printed libretto with music</b>\r\n3rd edition\r\n1728\r\nPublished by John Watts\r\nPrinted at Wild Court, London\r\nMuseum no. PR3479.B6\r\n\r\n<b>Rich’s Glory or his Triumphant Entry into Covent Garden</b>\r\n1811\r\nTheatre Royal Covent Garden \r\nEngraving\r\nBy the workshop of William Hogarth (1697–1764)\r\nPrinted by Robert Wilkinson\r\nHarry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard \r\nMuseum no. 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