Charles II, or The Wags of Wapping

Ballet of 'The Wags of Wapping', at Drury-Lane Theatre, from The Illustrated London News, 21st November 1846.

The comedy Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch by John Howard Payne (1791-1852) opened in Covent Garden on May 27th 1824, with Charles Kemble as the king.

Betty, a French Ballet version of the comedy Charles the Second by M. Mazilier, first produced in Paris at the Academie Royale de Musique, as a vehicle for the dancer Sophie Fuoco, was brought to London as a “grand Ballet” , the re-production now called The Wags of Wapping (Since the title "Betty" did not work in English) and first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre on 16 November, 1846.

The Illustrated London News, Volume 9 , p. November 1, 1846: p325[1]

The Theatrical times, 1847: p. 208[2]

Facsimile version of the 1846 edition by William Taylor, The Internet Archive[3]