The Stage Coach
The Stage Coach | |
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Written by | George Farquhar Peter Motteux |
Date premiered | 2 February 1704 |
Place premiered | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Restoration Comedy |
The Stage Coach is a 1704 play by George Farquhar and Peter Motteux. A farce, it is based on the 1680 French play by Jean de La Chapelle.[1]
It was staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London as an afterpiece to a revival of John Crowne's The Country Wit. The cast included Thomas Doggett as Nicodemus Somebody, Barton Booth as Captain Basil, George Pack as Fetch, as Micher and as Dolly.
References[]
- ^ Richetti p.79
Bibliography[]
- Richetti, John. The Cambridge History of English Literature, 1660-1780. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Categories:
- 1704 plays
- Plays by George Farquhar
- West End plays
- Restoration comedy
- Play stubs