The Luckey Chance

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The Luckey Chance
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Written byAphra Behn
Date premieredApril 1686
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreRestoration Comedy

The Luckey Chance, or an Alderman's Bargain by Aphra Behn is a 17th-century comedy in five acts. The play was first staged in the Spring of 1686.[1] Its main theme is romance and it includes devices such as impersonation and disguise,[2] and a masque including music and dancing.[3] Some songs were composed by John Blow.[4]

The play continues to be performed. A version in 1960s dress was staged by Echo Theatre in 2013 at the Bath House Cultural Center in Texas, United States.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Todd, Jenet (1996). The Works of Aphra Behn. Vol. 7. London: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited. p. 211. ISBN 1851961372.
  2. ^ a b Martha Heimberg (11 February 2013). "Take a Chance on This". Theater Jones. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ Norman Simms (1997). "A Dark Cynical Conceit: the Masque in Aphra Behn's "The Lucky Chance"". Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association. 88 (1): 83–95. doi:10.1179/aulla.1997.88.1.007.
  4. ^ Osborne, Charles (2012-12-06). The Concert Song Companion: A Guide to the Classical Repertoire. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4757-0049-7.
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