The City Lady
| The City Lady | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Thomas Dilke |
| Date premiered | December 1696 |
| Place premiered | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
The City Lady; Or, Folly Reclaim'd is a 1696 comedy play by the English writer Thomas Dilke. It was staged by Thomas Betterton's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre with a cast that included George Bright as Grumble, Cave Underhill as Bevis, John Bowman as Bellardin, John Hodgson as Lovebright, Joseph Harris as Pedanty, John Freeman as Burgersditius, William Bowen as Jasper, Elizabeth Barry as Lady Grumble, Elizabeth Bowman as Lucinda, Elinor Leigh as Secreta and Abigail Lawson as Fidget.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Van Lennep p.471
Bibliography
[edit]- Lowerre, Kathryn. The Lively Arts of the London Stage, 1675–1725. Routledge, 2016.
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
 | This article on a play from the 17th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |