Tony Lumpkin in Town

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Tony Lumpkin in Town
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Written by John O'Keeffe
Date premiered2 July 1778
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
Setting London, present day

Tony Lumpkin in Town is a 1778 Irish comedy play by John O'Keeffe. An afterpiece, it was intended as a sequel to the 1773 play She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. It is centred on the character Tony Lumpkin. It ran successfully at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London. [1] The original cast included William Parsons as Tony Lumpkin, Robert Palmer as Doctor Minum and Charles Bannister as Tim Tickle.

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References

  1. Hager p.182

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