The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Charles Johnson.

The Country Lasses
Written byCharles Johnson
Date premiered4 February 1715[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingVillage around 40 miles from London

The original Drury Lane cast included Robert Wilks as Modely, Barton Booth as Heartwell, John Mills as Freehold, Benjamin Johnson as Sir John English, Joe Miller as Sneak, Richard Cross as Carbuncle, Henry Norris as Tim Shacklefigure, James Quin as Vulture, Susanna Mountfort as Flora, Hester Santlow as Aura. The play was dedicated to Thomas Pelham, Earl of Clare, a Whig politician and patron of the arts.[2]

It was a popular success and remained in the repertoire for the next century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.57
  2. ^ Orr p.207
  3. ^ Orr p.207

Bibliography

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  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Orr, Bridget. British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference. Cambridge University Press, 2020.