Just so much explanation is, I consider, due to the public, but whether I have been justified by results or whether, under the sacred mask of Drama, I have erred unpardonably, are points which, so long as this revival draws attention to a forgotten masterpiece, can be of no very great importance.
C. Lovat Fraser.
Chelsea,
February 1921.
[1.] Polly Peachum and The Beggar’s Opera, by Charles E. Pearce. Messrs. Stanley Paul & Company, 1913.
[ DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.]
| MEN. | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Peachum Lockit Macheath Filch | |
| Jemmy Twitcher Crook-finger’d Jack Wat Dreary Robin of Bagshot Nimming Ned Harry Paddington Mat of the Mint | |
 Macheath’s Gang. | |
| Ben Budge | |
| Beggar Player | |
| WOMEN. | |
| Mrs. Peachum Polly Peachum Lucy Lockit Diana Trapes | |
| Mrs. Coaxer Dolly Trull Mrs. Vixen Betty Doxy Jenny Diver Mrs. Slammekin Suky Tawdry | |
| Women of the Town. | |
| Molly Brazen | |
Constables, Drawers, Turnkey, etc.
