The Contrivances
Written byHenry Carey
Date premiered9 August 1715
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Contrivances is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Henry Carey.[1] A farce, it produced was an afterpiece to follow on from a revival of Bonduca.

The original Drury Lane cast included Henry Norris as Argus, James Quin as Rovewell, Joe Miller as Robin, Richard Cross as Constable and Mary Willis as Arethusa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Burling p.59
  2. ↑ Van Lennep p.364

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.


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