The Beggar's Daughter of Bethnal Green

The Beggar's Daughter of Bethnal Green is a comedy play by the Irish writer James Sheridan Knowles. It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1928 in London. It takes its name from a traditional popular song of the same name. In 1834 a revised version entitled The Beggar of Bethnal Green was staged at the Victoria Theatre.^[1] The action takes place in London and Romford, then in Essex.

The original Drury Lane cast included Charles Mayne Young, William Farren, John Pritt Harley, John Liston, Henry Gattie, Paul Bedford, Harriet Elizabeth Savill and Mary Ann Knight. Knowles dedicated the published version to the Scottish politician Kirkman Finlay.

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• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930.

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