She Would If She Could

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She Would If She Could
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Written byGeorge Etherege
Date premiered6 February 1668
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreRestoration Comedy

She Would If She Could is a 1668 comedy play by the English writer George Etherege. It was originally staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre by the Duke's Company.

The original cast included as Courtall, John Young as Freeman, Henry Harris as Sir Joslin, James Nokes as Sir Oliver, Moll Davis as Getty and Anne Shadwell as Lady Cockwood.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Van Lennep p.129

Bibliography[]

  • Fisk, Deborah Payne & Canfield, J. Douglas Cultural Readings of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Theater. University of Georgia Press, 2010.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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