The School for Arrogance
The School for Arrogance | |
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Written by | Thomas Holcroft |
Date premiered | 4 February 1791[1] |
Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
The School for Arrogance is a 1791 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.[2]
The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Count Conolly Villars, John Henry Johnstone as MacDermot, Francis Aickin as Mr Dorimont, William Farren as Edmund, as Sir Paul Peckham, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Samuel Sheepy, as Exempt, Charles Farley as Footmen, Mary Wells as Lucy and Isabella Mattocks as Lady Peckham.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
Categories:
- 1791 plays
- Comedy plays
- West End plays
- Plays by Thomas Holcroft
- 18th-century play stubs