On the 29th of January 1728 'The Beggars Opera' by John Gay opened, it would play for 62 performances which was at that time a record. The profits from the show would be used to build the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Since its first run it has been revived several times the most famous being its 1,463 performance run at the Lyric Theatre beginning in 1920. In the late 20s Brecht would adapt the piece into his popular work The Threepenny Opera.
At the Richmond Theatre in 1940 'First Night' by Reginald Denham opened and was produced by the author. The cast included Linden Travers, Beatrice Rowe, Godfrey Kenton, Tony Quinn, Lorraine Clewes, Geoffrey Keen, Jane Millican and his son-in-law Peter Ustinov.
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