Peachum

Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) Recordings Recordings are in German, unless otherwise specified.

Act 3 Jenny comes to the Peachums' shop to demand her money for the betrayal of Macheath, which Mrs Peachum refuses to pay.

After finishing with the new man, Peachum becomes aware that his grown daughter Polly did not return home the previous night.

He is finally convinced that Peachum has enough influence to do it and makes arrangements to leave London, explaining the details of his bandit "business" to Polly so she can manage it in his absence.

In the first scene, the extent of Peachum's iniquity is immediately exposed.

Its cast also featured Georgia Brown as Mrs Peachum, Maureen McGovern as Polly, Kim Criswell as Lucy, KT Sullivan as Suky Tawdry and Ethyl Eichelberger as the Street Singer.

The cast included: Tino Carraro (Mackie), Mario Carotenuto (Peachum), Marina BonfigliSUBST (Polly), Milly (Jenny), Enzo TarascioSUBST (Chief of the Police).

They sing the "Zuhälterballade" ("Pimp's Ballad") about their days together, but Macheath doesn't know Mrs Peachum has bribed Jenny to turn him in. Despite Brown's apologies, there's nothing he can do, and Macheath is dragged away to jail.

This does not suit Peachum at all, and he becomes determined to thwart this relationship and destroy Macheath.

When Mr Peachum finds out, he confronts Brown and threatens him, telling him that he will unleash all of his beggars during Queen Victoria 's coronation parade, ruining the ceremony and costing Brown his job.