Love Makes a Man
| Love Makes a Man | |
|---|---|
 1783 poster | |
| Written by | Colley Cibber |
| Date premiered | 9 December 1700 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune' is a 1700 comedy play by the English writer Colley Cibber. It borrow elements from two Jacobean plays The Elder Brother and The Custom of the Country by John Fletcher.
It was originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast that included Robert Wilks as Carlos, William Bullock as Antonio, Richard Cross as Charino, William Pinkethman as Don Lewis, Colley Cibber as Clodio, as Sancho, Thomas Simpson as Governor, John Mills as Don Duart, Susanna Verbruggen as Louisa, as Honoria and as Elvira.[1]
References[]
- ^ Van Lennep p.6
Bibliography[]
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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