The Three Per Cents

The Three Per Cents
Covent Garden Theatre
Written by	Frederick Reynolds
Date premiered	12 November 1803
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	London, present day

The Three Per Cents is an 1803 comedy play by the British writer Frederick Reynolds. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 12 November 1803. ^{[1] [2]} The original cast included George Frederick Cooke as Sandy McTack, John Fawcett as George McTack, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Peter Presser, Charles Kemble as Colonel Dorimant, Charles Murray as Major Seymour, Samuel Simmons as Pallet, Charles Farley as Witling, Maria Gibbs as Lady Delamere and Harriet Siddons as Rosalie. ^[3] The title refers to consols, a form of financial investment in the British national debt which returned three percent interest.

References

1. Nicoll p.381
2. Greene p.4513
3. The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 44. Philological Society of London, 1803. p.390

Bibliography

• Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume IV. Cambridge University Press, 2009.