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Love at First Sight (play)

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Love At First Sight
Written byDavid Crauford
Date premiered25 March 1704[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Love At First Sight is a 1704 comedy play by the writer David Crauford.

It premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. The original cast included Barton Booth as Courtly, George Powell as Lovewell, George Pack as Sir Nicholas Empty, William Fieldhouse as Gripeall, Francis Leigh as Hector, John Freeman as Jeremy, Joe Miller as Watchman, Mary Porter as Fidelia and Lucretia Bradshaw as Celinda.

References

  1. ^ Burling p.36

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.