The Canterbury Guests
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The Canterbury Guests; or, A Bargain Broken is a 1694
comedy play by the English writer Edward Ravenscroft. It was the only new work performed by the United Company that autumn, amidst tensions that eventually led to a split.[1]
The original cast included
Jane Rogers as Jacinta, Susanna Verbruggen as Hillaria, Abigail Lawson as Mrs Dazie, Frances Maria Knight as Arabella and Mary Kent as Mrs Breeder. The incidental music was composed by Henry Purcell
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References
- ^ Price p.198
Bibliography
- Price, Curtis A. Henry Purcell and the London Stage. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
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