"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., and First pub. in 1715. An alteration by Christopher Bullock of Betterton's The revenge itself, an alteration of Marston's Dutch courtezan.
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Printed for J. Roberts,
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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., and Marston, John, 1575?-1634. Dutch courtezan.