Productions
The London Merchant was staged ninety-six times from 1731 to 1741. Although not performed as frequently as the most famous play of the period, John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, The London Merchant was extremely popular with English theatergoers of the time, but its popularity fell off soon after 1800. Lillo's play was so popular that it was performed for Queen Caroline and George II by request on a number of occasions.
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