The Volunteers (play)
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| Written by | Thomas Shadwell |
| Date premiered | November 1692 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Restoration comedy |
The Volunteers is a 1692
comedy play by the English writer Thomas Shadwell.[1] Shadwell completed the play shortly before his death and it was performed posthumously at the Drury Lane Theatre by the United Company
. It is also known by the long title The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers.
The original Drury Lane cast featured
Queen Mary
.
It was revived at Drury Lane in 1711.
References
- ^ Watson p.735
Bibliography
- Marshall, Ashley. The Practice of Satire in England, 1658–1770. JHU Press, 2013.
- Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
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