Woman's Wit (Cibber play)
| Woman's Wit | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Colley Cibber |
| Date premiered | January 1697 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | London, present day |
Woman's Wit is a 1697 comedy play by the English writer Colley Cibber. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Cibber had originally written the play for the performers of Thomas Betterton's company at Lincon's Inn Fields and he partly attributed the work's failure to the differing qualities styles of the rival Drury Lane company.[1] The original Drury Lane cast included Cibber as Longville, William Pinkethman as Major Rakish, George Powell as Jack Rakish, Thomas Doggett as Johnny, Mary Powell as Lady Manlove, Jane Rogers as Emilia, Catherine Cibber as Olivia and Mary Kent as Lettice.
References
- ^ Viator & Burling p.133
Bibliography
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
- Viator, Timothy J. & Burling, William J. The Plays of Colley Cibber, Volume 1. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2001.
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