Rob Roy (Rob Roy, the Gregarach) is an 1818 play by English playwright George Soane,[1] based on the 1817 novel Rob Roy by Walter Scott.[2] The play was first performed 25 March 1818 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane,[1] with a cast including James William Wallack as Dougal.[3]
Another popular stage version of Rob Roy, by Isaac Pocock, performed with traditional Scottish songs, was also premiered in 1818 and frequently revived thereafter.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rob Roy". Eighteenth Century Drama. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Grey, Robert (June 1910). "The Scotch and the Drama". The Green Book Album. III (6): 1260.
All except seven of [Walter] Scott's romances were made over into plays, and Rob Roy was the most popular of all of them. In 1818 it filled the house for forty-one consecutive nights, which was a great run in those days, and it was a tremendous money-maker. The Scotch people have always been very proud of it, and it is played in Scotland to-day.
- ^ "James William Wallack as Dougal in Rob Roy, the Gregarach". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Cameron, Alasdair. "Scott, Rob Roy and the National Drama", University of Glasgow, 1988, accessed 11 June 2020