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The Box-Lobby Challenge
Written byRichard Cumberland
Date premiered22 February 1794
Place premieredHaymarket Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Box-Lobby Challenge is a comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It was first staged at the Haymarket Theatre in February 1794.[1] It is a farcical comedy of manners set amongst the working class.

References

  1. ^ Nicoll p.127

Bibliography

  • Mudford, William. The Life of Richard Cumberland. Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1812.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.