The Will (play)

The Will
1822 edition
Written by	Frederick Reynolds
Date premiered	19 April 1797
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Manderville Castle, Devon, present day

The Will is a 1797 comedy play by the British writer Frederick Reynolds. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 19 April 1797. ^[1] The original cast included Thomas King as Sir Solomon Cynic, Richard Wroughton as Mandeville, John Bannister as Howard, Robert Palmer as Veritas, Richard Suett as Realize, Samuel Thomas Russell as Robert, John Hayman Packer as Old Copsley, Dorothea Jordan as Albina Mandeville, Charlotte Tidswell as Deborah, Ursula Booth as Mrs Rigid and Harriet Mellon as Cicely Copsley. ^[2] The Irish premiere took place at Dublin's Crow Street Theatre on 16 December 1799. ^[3]

References

1. Nicoll p.31
2. "London Stage Event: 19 April 1797 at Drury Lane Theatre".
3. Greene p.4505

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.