Woman's revenge: or, A match in Newgate. A comedy. As it is acted at the Royal theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields.
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16195056
Description
- Title
- Woman's revenge: or, A match in Newgate. A comedy. As it is acted at the Royal theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields.
- Alternative Title
- Match in Newgate.
- Creator
- Bullock, Christopher, 1690?-1724.
- Contributor
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Amhurst, N. (Nicholas), 1697-1742.
Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710. Revenge.
Clark, J. (James), active 1722-1735
Fenton, Lavinia,--1708-1760.
Gay, John,--1685-1732.--Beggar's opera.
Marston, John, 1575?-1634. Dutch courtezan. - Published / Created
- 1728
- Publication Place
- London,
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Roberts,
- Description
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"A key to the Beggar's opera, in a letter to Caleb Danvers," first pub. in the Craftsman, February 17, 1728, is probably D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst) himself.--cf. C. E. Pearce, "Polly Peachum" and "The beggar's opera" [1913] p. [164]-178.
Dramatis personæ.--Prologue written by Mr. Theobald, spoken by Mr. Keene.--To pretty Miss Polly Peachum, by Peter Padwell [pseud. of C. Bullock]--To my merry friend and brother comedian, Mr. James Spiller, by Christopher Bullock.--A match in Newgate, a comedy.--Epilogue, spoken by Mother Griffin, the bawd.--A key to the Beggar's opera, in a letter to Caleb Danvers, by Phil Harmonicus [pseud.]--To Miss Polly Peachum, a town pastoral, written in imitation of the fourth Eclogue of Virgil, by J. W. of Cheapside, linnen-draper.--Newgate's garland: being a new ballad, shewing how Mr. Jonathan Wild's throat was cut ... by Mr. Blake ... as he stood at his tryal in the Old Bailey, 1725.
First pub. in 1715. An alteration by Christopher Bullock of Betterton's The revenge itself, an alteration of Marston's Dutch courtezan. - Extent
- 4 p.l., 80 p. front. 19 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Edition
- The 2d ed. To which is added, A compleat key to the Beggar's opera, by Peter Padwell, of Padington, esq. [pseud.]
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- 1982 233
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
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Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3394858
- Object ID (OID)
- 16195056
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