The Votary of Wealth | |
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Written by | Joseph George Holman |
Date premiered | 12 January 1799 [1] |
Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | London, present day |
The Votary of Wealth is a 1799 comedy play by the British writer Joseph George Holman. [2]
The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Drooply, Alexander Pope as Leonard Vizorly, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Oakworth, John Fawcett as Sharpset, Charles Murray as Clevland, John Emery as Old Vizorly, Julia Betterton as Caroline, Nannette Johnston as Gangica and Jane Pope as Julia Cleveland. [3]
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