Whig and Tory

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Whig and Tory
Written by Benjamin Griffin
Date premiered26 January 1720 [1]
Place premiered Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Whig and Tory is a 1720 comedy play by the British writer and actor Benjamin Griffin. Griffin himself starred as Sir John Indolent with Mrs Gulick as Charlotte. [2] John Harper played Sir Roland Heartfree, Christopher Bullock was Ned Indolent, Lacy Ryan was Reynard and William Bullock was Coblecause.

It was revived at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1729.

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References

  1. Burling p.80
  2. Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.366 & 450

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