Hanging and Marriage

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Hanging and Marriage
Written byHenry Carey
Date premiered15 March 1722[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Hanging and Marriage is a 1722 farce by the British writer Henry Carey. Written as an afterpiece it premiered at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre accompanying a revival of Dryden's .

The original cast included William Bullock as Goodman Gizzard, as Richard Stubble, John Egleton as Jerry and Jane Egleton as Mother Stubble.

References[]

  1. ^ Burling p.98

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.
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