9th Earl of Buchan et al. in Theatre Royal Haymarket, London - 31 July, 1728, at night

from Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile 1721-1757. Based on a transcript by Dorothy Hooper., page 127:

Diary entry 31st July 1728

Mrs. Prade call’d me to go to the ‘Beggar’s Opera’ A new Company in the Hay Markett. There was the Duke of Norfolk, his Brother and Lady, Lord Buckan (our neighbour), and his Son, Mr.Mackworth, Mr.Pread etc., good Company considering the Town is very empty. It was but sorryly perform’d. Set down past 9.

cite as

Gertrude Savile, and Alan Saville and Marjorie Penn (ed.), Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile 1721-1757. Based on a transcript by Dorothy Hooper. (Devon, 1997), p. 127. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1729074935991 accessed: 21 December, 2024

location of experience: Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

Listeners

Listening to

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The Beggars Opera
written by arr. Johann Pepusch
performed by 'a new company who never appear'd on that stage before'

Experience Information

Date/Time 31 July, 1728, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

All spelling as in the original source.

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:35:36 +0100
Approved on Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:09:39 +0100