The Votary of Wealth

The Votary of Wealth
Written byJoseph George Holman
Date premiered12 January 1799[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingLondon, present day

The Votary of Wealth is a 1799 comedy play by the British writer Joseph George Holman.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Drooply, Alexander Pope as Leonard Vizorly, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Oakworth, John Fawcett as Sharpset, Charles Murray as Clevland, John Emery as Old Vizorly, Julia Betterton as Caroline, Nannette Johnston as Gangica and Jane Pope as Julia Cleveland.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hogan p.2138
  2. ^ Nicoll p.272
  3. ^ Hogan p.2138

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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