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@article{1806362,
author = {Škrobánková, Klára},
article_location = {Brno},
article_number = {1},
keywords = {Jack Sheppard; farce; ballad-opera; English popular culture},
language = {eng},
issn = {1805-0859},
journal = {Theory and Practice in English Studies (THEPES)},
title = {Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s},
url = {https://english.phil.muni.cz/media/3328452/thepes_10_2021_1_5.pdf},
volume = {10},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1806362
AU - Škrobánková, Klára
PY - 2021
TI - Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s
JF - Theory and Practice in English Studies (THEPES)
VL - 10
IS - 1
SP - 63-77
EP - 63-77
PB - Masarykova univerzita
SN - 18050859
KW - Jack Sheppard
KW - farce
KW - ballad-opera
KW - English popular culture
UR - https://english.phil.muni.cz/media/3328452/thepes_10_2021_1_5.pdf
N2 - Jack Sheppard, a real historical figure executed in 1724 London, became the focus of many biographical publications and theatrical pieces immediately after his demise. This article examines the earliest literary works featuring Sheppard and the way the character of a criminal entered London’s stages. By analyzing the digression from the facts of Sheppard’s life, the tendencies of the popular theatrical genres of the 1720s emerge. Based on two works of art, Thurmond’s Harlequin Sheppard (1724) and Walker’s Quaker’s Opera (1728), one can trace the development of the theatre devices as well as the marketing strategies dramatic authors used to lure the audience into theatres. Both examined pieces were not particularly successful but Thurmond’s pantomime significantly inspired John Gay to write Beggar’s Opera, basing the character of Macheath on Sheppard. Walker then combined the two phenomena – taking the strategies of new ballad operas, he repurposed the story of Jack Sheppard and adapted it into Quaker’s Opera.
ER -
ŠKROBÁNKOVÁ, Klára. Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s. \textit{Theory and Practice in English Studies (THEPES)}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, roč.~10, č.~1, s.~63-77. ISSN~1805-0859.
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