The English Frier
| The English Frier | |
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| Written by | Restoration Comedy |
The English Frier; Or, The Town Sparks, sometimes spelt as The English Friar, is a 1690
Catholic priests who meddle in English politics, undermining the constitution.[1]
The original cast included Anthony Leigh as Lord Stately, Edward Kynaston as Lord Wiseman, George Powell as Bellamour, John Bowman as Father Finical, Joseph Williams as Young Ranter, Cave Underhill as Old Ranter, George Bright as Dullman, William Bowen as Coachman, Samuel Sandford as Sir Thomas Credulous, Anne Bracegirdle as Julia, Charlotte Butler as Airy, Elinor Leigh as Lady Pinchgut and Elizabeth Boutell as Lady Credulous.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Canfield, J. Douglas. Tricksters and Estates: On the Ideology of Restoration Comedy. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
- Swaminathan, Srividhya & Beach & Adam R. Invoking Slavery in the Eighteenth-Century British Imagination. Routledge, 2016.
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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