The School for Widows

The School for Widows
Written by	Richard Cumberland
Date premiered	8 May 1789[1]
Place premiered	Covent Garden Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The School for Widows is a 1789 comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland.^[2] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 8 May 1789. The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Jack Marmoset, Thomas Ryder as Mr Wordly, John Quick as Sir Wilful Wayward, Alexander Pope as Frederick, Isabella Mattocks as Mrs Wordly, Sarah Wewitzer as Mrs Gayless and Frances Abington as Lady Charlotte Richmore.^[3] It was never published.

References

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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Richard Cumberland

Plays

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• The West Indian (1771)
• The Fashionable Lover (1772)
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• The Impostors (1789)
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• The Dependent (1795)
• First Love (1795)
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• False Impressions (1797)
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• The Sailor's Daughter (1804)
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Novels

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