The City Bride
| The City Bride | |
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| Written by | Joseph Harris |
| Date premiered | April 1696 |
| Place premiered | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold is a 1696 comedy play by the English writer Joseph Harris. It premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, staged by Thomas Betterton's company. The plot was inspired by John Fletcher's A Cure for a Cuckold.
The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included John Bowman as Bonvile, John Thurmond as Friendly, George Bright as Justice Merryman, as Mr Spruce, as Compasse, Elizabeth Bowman as Arabella, Elizabeth Boutell as Clara and Abigail Lawson as Nurse.[1]
References[]
- ^ Van Lennep p.460
Bibliography[]
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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