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The School for Widows
Written byRichard Cumberland
Date premiered8 May 1789[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The School for Widows is a 1789 comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Jack Marmoset, Thomas Ryder as Mr Wordly, John Quick as Sir Wilful Wayward, Alexander Pope as Frederick, Isabella Mattocks as Mrs Wordly, Sarah Wewitzer as Mrs Gayless and Frances Abington as Lady Charlotte Richmore.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hogan p.1153
  2. ^ Nicoll p.127
  3. ^ Hogan p.1153

Bibliography

  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
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