Related Research Articles
Duplicity is a 1781 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The Deserted Daughter is a 1795 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The German Hotel is a 1790 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The School for Arrogance is a 1791 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
He's Much to Blame is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The Man of Ten Thousand is a 1796 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
Seduction is a 1787 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
Knave or Not? is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
Love's Frailties is a 1794 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The Road to Ruin is a 1792 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
A School for Greybeards is a 1786 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley. 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, Sarah Maria Wilson as Carlota, Margaret Cuyler as Donna Clara and Elizabeth Farren as Donna Seraphina.
The Conspiracy is a 1796 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson.
Julia: or, The Italian Lover is a 1787 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson.
Almeyda, Queen of Granada is a 1796 tragedy play by the British writer Sophia Lee.
The Rival Sisters is a 1793 tragedy by the Irish writer Arthur Murphy. His final play, it premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 18 March 1793. It had been first written in 1783 and then published in 1786. It was staged by the company of the Drury Lane company under Richard Brinsley Sheridan who were at the Haymarket while their own theatre was rebuilt. The London cast included Sarah Siddons as Ariadne, Jane Powell as Phaedra, John Philip Kemble as Perithous, Richard Wroughton as Periander, King of Naxos, Robert Palmer as Theseus, John Hayman Packer as Archon and Thomas Caulfield as Aletes. It ran for around nine performances.
The Widow's Vow is a 1786 comedy play by the English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A farce, it premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 20 June 1786. The original cast included William Parsons as Don Antonio, John Bannister as Marquis, Robert Palmer as Carlos, John Edwin as Jerome and Mary Wells as Flora. The playwright Thomas Holcroft wrote the prologue.
The Married Man is a 1789 comedy play by the English writer Elizabeth Inchbald, inspired by the 1727 French play Le Philosophe Marié by Philippe Néricault Destouches. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 15 July 1789. The original cast included John Palmer as Lord Lovemore, John Bannister as Sir John Classick, James Aickin as Mr Classick, Stephen Kemble as Tradwell Classick, James Brown Williamson as Dorimant, Elizabeth Kemble as Lady Classick and Mary Whitfield as Lucy.
Edwy and Elgiva is a historical tragedy by the English writer Fanny Burney. Written in 1790 it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 21 March 1795. The original cast included John Philip Kemble as Edwy, Sarah Siddons as Elgiva, John Palmer as Aldhem, William Barrymore as Cedric, Thomas Caulfield as Ernulf, John Whitfield as Redwald, Robert Bensley as Dunstan, Robert Benson as Orgar, Charles Kemble as Sigebert, John Hayman Packer as Leofric, Walter Maddocks as Peasant, John Phillimore as Ruffian and Jane Powell as Eltruda. The prologue was written by the author's brother Charles Burney. Despite its high-profile cast including three members of the Kemble dynasty, it was withdrawn after only one performance.
The Inquisitor is a 1798 play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft. It was inspired by the 1775 play Diego und Leonore by Johann August Unzer. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 23 June 1798. The original cast included James Aickin as The Patriarch, Henry Erskine Johnston as Alberto, William Barrymore as Francisco, Charles Kemble as Fernando, Robert Palmer as Lelio, Thomas Caulfield as Alguazil, Maria Theresa Kemble as Leonora, Elizabeth Heard as Violante and Sarah Harlowe as Licia.
Cambro-Britons is a 1798 historical play by the English writer James Boaden. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 21 July 1798. The original cast included William Barrymore as Llewellyn, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Shenkin, Robert Palmer as Wadwall, Richard Suett as Gwyn, John Henry Johnstone as O'Turloch, Henry Erskine Johnston as Bard, William Davies as King Edward, Charles Kemble as Prince David, Thomas Caulfield as Mortimer, George Davenport as Hereford, George Wathen as Doorkeeper, Maria Theresa Kemble as Elinor, Maria Gibbs as Lady Griffith's Shade and Maria Bland as Winifred.
