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1793 play
The London Hermit, Or, Rambles in Dorsetshire is a 1793
comedy play by the Irish writer
John O'Keeffe. It was staged at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 29 June 1793.
[1] The original cast included
Richard Suett as Whimmy,
James Aickin as Old Pranks,
John Bannister as Young Pranks,
Howard Usher as Barleycorn,
Ralph Wewitzer as Barebones,
John Henry Johnstone as Tully,
William Parsons as Toby Thatch,
Lydia Webb as Mrs. Maggs,
Elizabeth Kemble as Kitty Barleycorn,
Elizabeth Heard as Dian and
Jane Powell as Fishwoman. The
prologue was written by
George Colman the Younger and spoken by
William Barrymore. It was staged at the
Crow Street Theatre in
Dublin in 1795.
[2]
References
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^ Nicoll p.294
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^ Greene p.4501
Bibliography
- Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
- 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.
