A School for Greybeards

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A School for Greybeards
Written by Hannah Cowley
Date premiered25 November 1786 [1]
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

A School for Greybeards is a 1786 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley. [2]

The original cast included Thomas King as Don Alexis, John Philip Kemble as Don Henry, William Parsons as Don Gasper, John Bannister as Don Sebastian, John Palmer as Don Octavio, Mary Ann Wrighten as Rachel, Ann Maria Crouch as Donna Maria and Elizabeth Farren as Donna Seraphina. [3]

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References

  1. Hogan p.934
  2. Nicoll p.249
  3. Hogan p.934

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