In turn, the great success of Gay's work may have inspired the adaptation of A Jovial Crew into a similar ballad opera (comparable to a modern musical): in 1731, Matthew Concanen, Edward Roome, and Sir William Yonge produced their adaptation, The Jovial Crew.
In 1731 Concanen, Edward Roome, & Sir William Yonge produced The Jovial Crew, an opera, adapted from Richard Brome's A Jovial Crew.
Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Baronet of Colliton (8 September 1653 – 18 July 1731) was the father of Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet and great-grandson of Walter Yonge of Colyton.
His descendants included his great-great-grandson, Sir William Yonge, and great-grandson Sir Walter Yonge.
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