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Playbill advertising a performance of Speed the Plough at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
Playbill advertising a performance of Speed the Plough at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh :click to view larger image
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Title: Speed the Plough
Lock and Key (subperformance)
Whilst with Village Maids (subperformance)
Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Music (subperformance)
playwright: Thomas Morton
beneficiary: Edinburgh Charity Work-House
patron: Duchess of Buccleuch
patron: Countess of Buchan
performer: Miss Paton
playwright of 'Lock and Key': Prince Hoare
likely composer of 'Whilst with Village Maids': William Shield
composer of 'Alexander's Feast': John Dryden
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 27 February 1811

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