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LZT1003070: Chair of the Poet 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. UK / Bridgeman Images