The Successful Strangers

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The Successful Strangers
Written byWilliam Mountfort
Date premieredJanuary 1690
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragicomedy

The Successful Strangers is a 1690 tragicomedy by the English writer William Mountfort.[1]

The original Drury Lane cast included Joseph Williams as Don Carlos, George Powell as Antonio, William Mountfort as Silvio, James Nokes as Don Lopez, Anthony Leigh as Don Francisco, George Bright as Don Pedro, Cave Underhill as Guzman, William Bowen as Sancho, as Dorothea, Susanna Mountfort as Feliciana and Anne Bracegirdle as Biancha.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Watson p.769
  2. ^ Van Lennep p.379

Bibliography[]

  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960 .
  • Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.


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