More Ways Than One

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More Ways Than One
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Written by Hannah Cowley
Date premiered6 December 1783 [1]
Place premiered Covent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

More Ways Than One is a 1783 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley. [2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Bellair, John Quick as Doctor Freelove, John Edwin as Sir Marvel Mushroom, Ralph Wewitzer as Le Gout, Richard Wilson as Evergreen, James Fearon as David, Richard Wroughton as Carlton, Priscilla Kemble as Arabella and Sarah Maria Wilson as Miss Juvenile and Elizabeth Younge as Miss Archer.

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References

  1. Hogan p.663
  2. Nicoll p.249

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