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Knave or Not?
Written byThomas Holcroft
Date premiered25 January 1798
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Knave or Not? is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.

The original Drury Lane cast included John Palmer as Monsrose, Richard Wroughton as Sir Guy Taunton, Richard Suett as Sir Job Ferment, Ralph Wewitzer as Mr Taunton, William Barrymore as Oliver, John Bannister as Jonas, Thomas Hollingsworth as Mr Quake, Jane Pope as Lady Ferment and Dorothea Jordan as Susan.

References

  1. Hogan p.2039
  2. Nicoll p.271
  3. Hogan p.2039-40

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.


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