Chapter XVI: Appendix

I. NOTES ON THE SOURCES OF THE TUNES OF "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA," BY W.H. GRATTAN FLOOD, Mus.D.

II. A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN GAY

III. PROGRAMME OF THE REVIVAL OF "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA," LYRIC THEATRE, HAMMERSMITH, JUNE 7TH, 1920

I

NOTES ON THE SOURCES OF THE TUNES OF "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA," BY W.H. GRATTAN FLOOD, Mus.D.

Air VI. VIRGINS ARE LIKE THE FAIR FLOWER--
Was written by Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams.

Air XXIV. GAMESTERS AND LAWYERS--
Was written by Mr. Fortescue, Master of the Rolls.

Air XXX. WHEN YOU CENSURE THE AGE--
Was written by Dean Swift.

Airs I and XLIV. THROUGH ALL THE EMPLOYMENTS OF LIFE--and THE MODES OF THE COURT-- Were written by Lord Chesterfield.

All the songs, except I, VI, XXIV, XXX, and XLIV were written by Gay.

SOURCES OF THE TUNES.

I. AN OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GRAY.
Old English air first published in 1665.

II. THE BONNY GRAY-EY'D MORN.
Composed by Jeremiah Clarke in 1695.

III. COLD AND RAW.
Old Irish _air_, 1600. "The Irish Ho Hoane" _cir_. 1610.

IV. WHY IS YOUR FAITHFUL SLAVE DISDAIN'D?
Composed by Bononcini. Published in Playford's _Banquet_. 1688

V. OF ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS WE DO.
Old Irish _air_, 1660. Introduced by Doggett into his _Country
Wake_, 1696; also known as "The Mouse Trap," 1719.

VI. WHAT SHALL I DO TO SHOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HER?
Composed by Henry Purcell. _Bonduca_ in 1695.

VII. OH! LONDON IS A FINE TOWN,
Old English. Published by Playford in 1665.

VIII. GRIM KING OF THE GHOSTS.
Old Irish. Adapted by Henry Purcell to "Hail to the Myrtle Shades,"
in _Theodosius_, 1680. Also adapted to "Rosalind's Complaint," by
Mr. Baker, in 1727.

IX. O JENNY! O JENNY!
Old Irish air, 1600. Adapted to "May Fair," 1703.

X. THOMAS, I CANNOT.
Sung in Weaver's _Perseus and Andromede_, 1717. Published in
Playford's _Dancing Master_, in 1719.

XI. A SOLDIER AND A SAILOR.
Composed by John Eccles for Congreve's _Love for Love_, 1696.

XII. NOW PONDER WELL.
Old English. "The Children in the Wood." Seventeenth Century.

XIII. LE PRINTEMPS RAPPELLE.
Old French chanson.

XIV. PRETTY PARROT, SAY.
Old English. Published by Playford in 1719.

XV. PRAY, FAIR ONE, BE KIND.
Old English air, 1715.

XVI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY.
Old Irish. Atkinson's MS. in 1694. By Farquhar in his _Recruiting
Officer_, in 1706. Published by Durfey in 1709.

XVII. GIN THOU WERT MINE AWN THING.
Old Scotch. Published by Ramsay in 1726, in his "Musick for the
Songs in the Tea Table Miscellany."

XVIII. O THE BROOM!
Old Irish. Quoted by Bishop Wadding in 1680.

XIX. FILL EVERY GLASS.
A _French_ Drinking Song. "Que chacun remplisse son verre"; adapted
by Durfey in 1710.

XX. MARCH IN "RINALDO."
Composed by Handel. Produced in 1711.

XXI. WOULD YOU HAVE A YOUNG VIRGIN?
Old Irish. Published as "Poor Robin's Maggot" in 1652. Adapted by
Durfey to a song in _Modern Prophets_ in 1709.

XXII. COTILLON.
A _French_ Dance tune. Printed in a Frankfort book of the year
1664, and by Playford as "Tony's Rant," in 1726.

XXIII. ALL IN A MISTY MORNING.
Old English. "The Friar and the Nun" (Friar Foxtail). Printed by
Playford in 1651. Durfey's _Pills_, 1719.

XXIV. WHEN ONCE I LAY WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE.
Old English. Sung in Durfey's _The Wiltshire Maid_.

XXV. WHEN FIRST I LAID SIEGE TO MY CHLORIS.
Old Irish. Adapted by Durfey in his _Pills_, 1720.

XXVI. COURTIERS, COURTIERS, THINK IT NO HARM.
Old English air, 1720.

XXVII. A LOVELY LASS TO A FRIAR CAME.
Old Irish. Printed in 1721.

XXVIII. 'TWAS WHEN THE SEA WAS ROARING.
Composed by Handel. Sung in Gay's _What d'ye call it_ (1715).

XXIX. THE SUN HAD LOOS'D HIS WEARY TEAMS.
Old English. "The Hemp Dresser." Published by Playford in 1651.

XXX. HOW HAPPY ARE WE.
Composed by Dr. Pepusch. 1716.

XXXI. OF A NOBLE RACE WAS SHENKIN.
Introduced in Henry Purcell's _Richmond Heiress_, 1693.

XXXII. No name, but evidently intended for HOW SHOULD I YOUR TRUE LOVE KNOW. Ophelia's song. Published by Playford in 1713.

XXXIII. LONDON LADIES.
Old English.

XXXIV. ALL IN THE DOWNS.
Composed by Henry Carey. 1720.

XXXV. HAVE YOU HEARD OF A FROLICKSOME DITTY.
Old Irish. "Molly Roe." Published as "The Rant" in Apollo's
Banquet, in 1690.

XXXVI. IRISH TROT.
Old Irish. Printed as "Hyde Park," by Playford, in 1651.

XXXVII. No name given, but evidently CONSTANT BILLY, published in 1726.
Sir H. Bishop says that it was composed by Geminiani.

XXXVIII. GOOD-MORROW, GOSSIP JOAN.
Old English. Printed in 1705.

XXXIX. IRISH HOWL.
Old Irish. Printed as "The Irish Howl," by Playford, in the third
volume of his _Dancing Master_, in 1726.

XL. THE LASS OF PATIE'S MILL.
Old Scotch. Printed in _Orpheus Caledonius_. 1725.

XLI. IF LOVE'S A SWEET PASSION.
Composed by Henry Purcell. _Fairy Queen_ (1692).

XLII. SOUTH-SEA BALLAD.
Old English. Printed in 1720.

XLIII. PACKINGTON'S POUND.
Old English. Melody in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

XLIV. LILLIBULLERO.
Old Irish. Printed in 1688. Adapted by Purcell.

XLV. DOWN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY.
Old English.

XLVI. A SHEPHERD KEPT SHEEP.
Old English.

XLVII. ONE EVENING, HAVING LOST MY WAY.
Printed as "Walpole, or the Happy Clown," in 1719. Words by
Birkhead. The tune also occurs in the Overture.

XLVIII. NOW, ROGER, I'LL TELL THEE BECAUSE THOU'RT MY SON.
Old English.

XLIX. O BESSY BELL!
Old Scotch. Printed by Playford in 1700.

L. WOULD FATE TO ME BELINDA GIVE.
Composed by John Wilford. Printed in 1710.

LI. COME, SWEET LASS.
The tune was printed as "Greenwich Park," by Playford. 1688. Song
from _The Compleat Academy_ (1685). Music composed by Jeremiah
Clarke, 1685.

LII. THE LAST TIME I WENT O'ER THE MOOR.
Old Scotch. Printed in Ramsay's _Tea Table Misc_. 1726.

LIII. TOM TINKER'S MY TRUE LOVE.
Old English. Printed by Playford in 1664.

LIV. I AM A POOR SHEPHERD UNDONE.
Old English. Printed by Playford in 1716.

LV. IANTHE THE LOVELY.
Composed by John Barret, 1701.

LVI. A COBLER THERE WAS.
Old English.

LVII. BONNY DUNDEE.
Old Scotch. The melody is in the _Skene MS._, 1630.

LVIII. HAPPY GROVES.
Adapted from "The Pilgrim," composed by J. Barret in 1701.

LIX. OF ALL THE GIRLS THAT ARE SO SMART.
Composed by Henry Carey, in 1716. N.B.--The air was superseded by
another in 1790.

LX. BRITONS, STRIKE HOME.
Composed by Henry Purcell. _Bonduca_, 1695.

LXI. CHEVY CHASE.
Old English. Early Seventeenth century. Printed in 1710.

LXII. TO OLD SIR SIMON THE KING.
Old English. Seventeenth century. Printed in 1652.

LXIII. JOY TO GREAT CÆSAR.
Composed by Frescobaldi (1614). Adapted by Tom Durfey in 1682 or
1683.

LXIV. THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN.
Old English. Printed as "Puddings and Pies," by Playford, in 1716.

LXV. DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A GALLANT SAILOR?
Old Irish. "Youghal Harbour," in 1720. Also known as "Ned of the
Hill" (1700).

LXVI. WHY ARE MINE EYES STILL FLOWING.
Old English. Seventeenth century.

LXVII. GREEN SLEEVES.
Old English. Sixteenth century.

LXVIII. ALL YOU THAT MUST TAKE A LEAP.
Composed by Lewis Ramondon. 1710.

LXIX. LUMPS OF PUDDING.
Old Irish. Printed by Playford in 1701. Adapted by Durfey in 1697.

W.H. GRATTAN FLOOD.

_June 7th_, 1915.

II

A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN GAY.

1712

Binfield, November 13 Alexander Pope to John Gay December 24 Alexander Pope to John Gay

1713

London, January 13 John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior. April 23, 1713 John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior. August 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay October 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay

1714

Binfield, May 4 Thomas Parnell and Alexander Pope to John Gay London, June 8 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Hanover, August 16 John Gay to John Arbuthnot September 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay

1715

London, March 3 Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll London, March 18 Alexander Pope and John Gay to Thomas Parnell [March] Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll April 7 Alexander Pope and John Gay to William Congreve London [April] John Gay and Alexander Pope to John Caryll July 8 John Gay to Alexander Pope

1716

_Undated_ John Gay, Jervis, John Arbuthnot
(beginning: "I was and Alexander Pope to Thomas Parnell
last summer in
Devonshire").

1717

_Undated_ John Gay to Alexander Pope
(beginning: "Too
late to see and
confess myself
mistaken")

London, November 8 Alexander Pope to John Gay

1719

September 8 John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard

1720

[_circa_ October] John Gay to Jacob Tonson

1722

September 11 Alexander Pope to John Gay [September or October] Alexander Pope to John Gay (beginning: "I think it obliging in you") London, December 22 John Gay to Jonathan Swift

1723

Dublin, January 8 Jonathan Swift to John Gay London, February 3 John Gay to Jonathan Swift July 5 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay July 12 John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard July 13 Alexander Pope to John Gay July 22 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay Tunbridge Wells, August John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard August The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay August 22 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay

1724

_Undated_ John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard
(beginning: "Since
I came to the Bath")

Saturday night [autumn] John Gay to Alexander Pope

1725

Thursday, 10 at night John Gay to Alexander Pope

1726

London, September 16 John Gay to Jonathan Swift October 15 Jonathan Swift to Alexander Pope and John Gay Whitehall, October 22 John Gay to Jonathan Swift November 17 John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift

1727

Whitehall, February 18 John Gay to Jonathan Swift London, March 3 John Gay to John Caryll [October] (beginning: "I The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay hear you expect and have a mind to have, a letter from me") Twickenham, October 16 Alexander Pope to John Gay October 22 John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift

1728

February 12 John Gay to Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford Whitehall, February 15 John Gay to Jonathan Swift February 26 Jonathan Swift to John Gay March 20 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Dublin, March 28 Jonathan Swift to John Gay Bath, May 16 John Gay to Jonathan Swift June 15 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay Bath, July 6 John Gay to Jonathan Swift August 2 John Gay to Alexander Pope August The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay London, December 2 John Gay to Jonathan Swift [December, 1728 or Alexander Pope to John Gay January 1729] (beginning: "No words can tell you the great concern")

1729

[January] (beginning, "I Alexander Pope to John Gay
faithfully assure you")
Sunday night [January] Alexander Pope to John Gay
[January] (beginning: "I Alexander Pope to John Gay
am glad to hear of the
progress")
[1][February or March] John Gay to Alexander Pope
(beginning: "My
melancholy increases")
From the Duke of John Gay to Jonathan Swift
Queensberry's
in Burlington
Gardens, March 18
Dublin, March 19 Jonathan Swift to John Gay
August 9 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry
to the Hon. Mrs. Howard
August 27 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry
to the Hon. Mrs. Howard
Middleton Stoney, John Gay to Jonathan Swift
November 9
Dublin, November 20 Jonathan Swift to John Gay

[Footnote 1: The authenticity of this letter is doubtful.]

1730

London, March 3 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Dublin, March 19 Jonathan Swift to John Gay March 31 John Gay to Jonathan Swift May 7 John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard Amesbury, July 4 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Twickenham, July 21 Alexander Pope to John Gay July 31 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay August 18 Alexander Pope to John Gay August 20 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard August 22 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay September 3 The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay September 11 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to the Hon. Mrs. Howard September 11 Alexander Pope to John Gay October 1 Alexander Pope to John Gay October Alexander Pope to John Gay October 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay Amesbury, November 8 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift Dublin, November 10 Jonathan Swift to John Gay Dublin, November 19 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry Amesbury, December 6 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift December 17 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Hon. Mrs. Howard

1731

Dublin, March 13 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry March 20 John Gay to Dean Swift April 21 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift Amesbury, April 27 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Dublin, June 29 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury June 29 The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay July 8 John Gay to the Countess of Suffolk July 18 The Duchess of Queensbury and John Gay to Jonathan Swift "The Country," August 28 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury September 5 The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay [November] John Gay and the Duke of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift December 1 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duke and Duchess of Queensbury December 1 John Gay and Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift December 16 William Cleland to John Gay

1732

London, January 18 John Gay to Jonathan Swift March 13 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Dublin, May 4 Jonathan Swift to John Gay London, May 16 John Gay to Jonathan Swift Dublin, July 10 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry Amesbury, July 24 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensberry to Jonathan Swift Dublin, August 12 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury Amesbury, August 28 John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury to Jonathan Swift October 2 Alexander Pope to John Gay Dublin, October 3 Jonathan Swift to John Gay and the Duchess of Queensbury October 7 John Gay to Alexander Pope November 16 John Gay to Jonathan Swift

UNDATED.

November 3 (beginning: The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay
"I have not been
well ")--B.M., Add.
MSS., 22626 f. 63
December 7 (beginning: The Hon. Mrs. Howard to John Gay
"I write this to quiet
your conscience ")--B.M.,
Add. MSS., 22626 f. 64
(Beginning: "Most John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard
honoured Roger ")--B.M.,
Add. MSS., 22626 f. 59
(Beginning: "You oblige The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay
me extremely in giving
me")--B.M., Add.
MSS., 22626 f. 61
(Beginning: "Pray tell The Countess of Suffolk to John Gay
Mr. Pope ")--B.M.,
Add. MSS.. 22626 f. 62

III

PROGRAMME OF THE REVIVAL OF "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA," LYRIC THEATRE, HAMMERSMITH, JUNE 7TH, 1920.

THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

By MR. GAY

_New Settings of the Airs and Additional Music by Frederic Austin_.

CAST

_PEACHUM_.........................FREDERIC AUSTIN _LOCKIT_..........................ARTHUR WYNN _MACHEATH_........................FREDERICK RANALOW _FILCH_...........................ALFRED HEATHER _THE BEGGAR_......................ARNOLD PILBEAM _MRS. PEACHUM_....................ELSIE FRENCH _POLLY PEACHUM_...................SYLVIA NELIS _LUCY LOCKIT_.....................VIOLET MARQUESITA _DIANA TRAPES_....................BERYL FREEMAN _JENNY DIVER_.....................NONNY LOCK

_Drawer_: DAVID HODDER _Turnkey_: JACK GIRLING

_Members of Macheath's Gang_:

ALAN TROTTER, MALCOLM RIGNOLD, JOHN CLIFFORD, EDWARD BARRS, CHARLES STAITE

_Women of the Town_:

VERA HURST, ELLA MILNE, WINIFRED CHRISTIE, MILDRED WATSON, SYDNEY LEON, EDITH BARTLETT

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PERIOD 1728