Fortune's Fool
Written byFrederic Reynolds
Date premiered29 October 1796
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Fortune's Fool is a 1796 comedy play by the English writer Frederic Reynolds. It was first staged at the Covent Garden Theatre in London.

The original cast included William Thomas Lewis as Ap-Hazard, John Quick as Sir Bamber Blackletter, John Fawcett as Tom Seymour, William Macready as Orville and Isabella Mattocks as Miss Union.[1]

References

  1. Hogan p.1909-10

Bibliography

  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.


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