Tunbridge Walks
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Tunbridge Wells (also known as Royal Tunbridge Wells) and Tonbridge<br> are both towns in Kent, south east of London. The area is known for<br> the large area of nature walkways between Tonbridge and Hastings.<br> "Tunbridge-Walks" was the most successful play by Thomas Baker (1680-1749),<br> premiered at the Drury Lane Theatre Royal in January 1703. Little is known<br> about Thomas Baker except his plays. "Tunbridge-Walks" was a very successful<br> play, published in the year it was first performed. It was revived regularly<br> throughout the first half of the 18th century. In the years between its<br> premier in 1703 and the end of Queen Anne’s reign in 1714 it was produced at<br> least twenty six times, putting it on the list of the most popular plays of<br> the period. It was republished seven times in London and Dublin between<br> 1703 and 1764, including two separate London editions in 1736.<br> The tune was published in the 12th edition of Playford's The English Dancing<br> Master (1703) and was continued through the 18th edition (1728). The tune<br> was probably composed to celebrate the production of the play.<br>
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