The Will (play)
| The Will | |
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.jpg) 1822 edition | |
| Written by | Frederick Reynolds |
| Date premiered | 19 April 1797 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Manderville Castle, Devon, present day |
The Will is a 1797
Richard Suett as Realize, Samuel Thomas Russell as Robert, John Hayman Packer as Old Copsley, Dorothea Jordan as Albina Mandeville, Charlotte Tidswell as Deborah, Ursula Booth as Mrs Rigid and Harriet Mellon as Cicely Copsley.[2] The Irish premiere took place at Dublin's Crow Street Theatre on 16 December 1799.[3]
References
- ^ Nicoll p.31
- ^ https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50692
- ^ Greene p.4505
Bibliography
- Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume IV. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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