Seduction (Holcroft play)

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Seduction
Written by Thomas Holcroft
Date premiered12 March 1787 [1]
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Seduction is a 1787 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft. [2]

The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas King as Mr Wilmot, John Philip Kemble as Lord Morden, James Aickin as General Burland, John Palmer as Sir Frederic Fashion, Jane Pope as Mrs Modely, Priscilla Breretton as Emily, Sarah Maria Wilson as Harriet, Charlotte Tidswell as Mrs Pinup and Elizabeth Farren as Lady Morden. [3]

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References

  1. Hogan p.957
  2. Nicoll p.271
  3. Hogan p.957-58

Bibliography