Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (1823). W. T. Moncrieff's dramatization of Pierce Egan's story was first played at the Park Theatre in 1823. The play took its leading figures on a tour of the city, interspersed with song and dance. Its popularity gave rise to numerous similar, loosely constructed entertainments, but more importantly, in the opinion of many students, it planted the seeds for later musical comedy and revue.