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]
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.
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]
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.