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Adventures in Madrid

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Adventures in Madrid
Written byMary Pix
Date premieredJune 1706[1]
Place premieredQueen's Theatre, Haymarket
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Adventures in Madrid or The Adventures in Madrid is a 1706 comedy by the English writer Mary Pix. It was her final staged work.

It premiered at the Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket. The original cast featured John Freeman as Gomez, Barton Booth as Gaylord, Benjamin Husband as Bellmour, William Bowen as Gusman, John Corey as Don Philip, George Pack as Jo, William Fieldhouse as Pedro, Anne Bracegirdle as Laura, Elizabeth Barry as Clarinda, Elizabeth Bowman as Emelia and Margaret Bicknell as Lisset.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.43
  2. ^ Van Lennep p.126

Bibliography

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  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.