The Man of Ten Thousand
Written byThomas Holcroft
Date premiered23 January 1796[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Man of Ten Thousand is a 1796 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.[2]

The original Drury Lane cast featured William Barrymore as Sir Pertinax Pitiful, John Palmer as Lord Laroon, Charles Kemble as Dorington, John Bannister as Hairbrain, James William Dodd as Curfew, Richard Suett as Consol, Robert Palmer as Major Rampart, Ralph Wewitzer as Herbert, James Aickin as Hudson, John Phillimore as Clerk, Jane Pope as Lady Taunton and Elizabeth Farren as Olivia.[3]

Referdatinences

  1. ↑ Hogan p.1825
  2. ↑ Nicoll p.271
  3. ↑ Hogan p.1825

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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