The School for Arrogance

The School for Arrogance
Written by	Thomas Holcroft
Date premiered	4 February 1791 [1]
Place premiered	Covent Garden Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The School for Arrogance is a 1791 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft. ^[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Count Conolly Villars, John Henry Johnstone as MacDermot, Francis Aickin as Mr Dorimont, William Farren as Edmund, Richard Wilson as Sir Paul Peckham, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Samuel Sheepy, James Thompson as Exempt, Charles Farley as Footmen, Mary Wells as Lucy and Isabella Mattocks as Lady Peckham. ^[3]

References

1. Hogan p.1320
2. Nicoll p.271
3. Hogan p.1320

Bibliography

• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.