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.
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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/1729074936097 accessed: 21 December, 2024
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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 11:35:37 +0100
Approved on Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:12:51 +0100