The City Ramble

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The City Ramble
Written byElkanah Settle
Date premiered17 August 1711[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The City Ramble is a 1711 comedy play by the British writer Elkanah Settle. It should not be confused with the 1715 play A City Ramble.

The original Drury Lane cast included Barton Booth as Rinaldo, as Count, John Mills as Carlo, William Bullock as Don Garcia, Benjamin Johnson as Common Councilman, Christopher Bullock as Chevalier, Thomas Elrington as Valerio, George Pack as Antonio, Lacy Ryan as Young Gentleman, Lucretia Bradshaw as Viola, Jane Rogers as Lucia, Elizabeth Willis as Old Woman and as Common Councilman's wife.

References[]

  1. ^ Burling p.51

Bibliography[]

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.


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