Tom Essence
| Tom Essence | |
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| Written by | Thomas Rawlins |
| Date premiered | August 1676 |
| Place premiered | Dorset Garden Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Restoration comedy |
| Setting | Covent Garden, present day |
Tom Essence; Or, The Modish Wife is a 1676
Moliere's The Imaginary Cuckold in an otherwise unrelated plot.[2]
The original Dorset Gardens cast included Anthony Leigh as Tom Essence, Thomas Percival as Old Monylove, John Crosby as Courtly, Henry Norris as Loveall, Thomas Gillow as Stanly, John Richards as Laurence, Margaret Hughes as Mrs. Monylove, Elizabeth Barry as Theodocia, Margaret Osborne as Luce, and Anne Shadwell as Mrs. Essence.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Hughes, Leo. Century of English Farce. Princeton University Press, 2015.
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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