Tony Lumpkin in Town
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Tony Lumpkin in Town | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Written by | John O'Keeffe |
Date premiered | 2 July 1778 |
Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | London, present day |
Tony Lumpkin in Town is a 1778 Irish comedy play by John O'Keeffe. An afterpiece, it was intended as a sequel to the 1773 play She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. It is centred on the character Tony Lumpkin. It ran successfully at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London.[1] The original cast included William Parsons as Tony Lumpkin, Robert Palmer as Doctor Minum and Charles Bannister as Tim Tickle.
References
- ^ Hager p.182
Bibliography
- Hager, Alan. Encyclopedia of British Writers: 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries. Book Builders, 2005.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Plays by John O'Keeffe
- 1778 plays
- Plays set in the 18th century
- West End plays
- Comedy plays
- Irish plays
- British plays
- Plays set in London
- All stub articles
- United Kingdom theatre stubs
- 18th-century play stubs