| Evidence: | 'The late "worthy'' Duke of Queensberry, as Thomson, in his "Seasons," justly characterises him, told me that when Gay showed him "The Beggar's Opera," his Grace's observation was, "This is a very odd thing, Gay; I am satisfied that it is either a very good thing, or a very bad thing." It proved the former, beyond the warmest expectations of the authour or his friends'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1791 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Charles Douglas, Third Duke of Queensberry |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1698 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Gay |
| Title: | Beggar's Opera, The |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ shown by Gay |
| Record ID: | 21551 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 629-30 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 629-30, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21551, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
| Original date of publication 1791. Could have been either print or MS - more likely MS? |
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