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Love In A Forest
''Love in a Forest'' is a 1723 comedy play by Charles Johnson (writer), Charles Johnson. It is a substantial reworking of Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' cutting out characters and passages, while borrowing from other Shakespeare plays amongst other things.Lynch p.127 The original Drury Lane cast included Charles Williams (stage actor), Charles Williams as Duke Frederick, Barton Booth as Alberto, Colley Cibber as Jacques, John Corey (actor), John Corey as Amiens, John Thurmond as Oliver, Robert Wilks as Orlando, John Roberts (stage actor), John Roberts as Roberto, John Mills (stage actor), John Mills as Adam, Theophilus Cibber as Le Beau, William Mills (actor), William Mills as Charles, Hester Santlow as Rosalind, Sarah Thurmond as Celia, William Penkethman as Pyramus, Henry Norris (actor), Henry Norris as Wall and Joe Miller (actor), Joe Miller as Thisbe. References Bibliography * Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnson (writer)
Charles Johnson (1679 – 11 March 1748) was an English playwright, tavern keeper, and enemy of Alexander Pope's. He was a dedicated Whig who allied himself with the Duke of Marlborough, Colley Cibber, and those who rose in opposition to Queen Anne's Tory ministry of 1710–1714. Johnson claimed to be trained in the law, but there is no evidence of his membership in any of the inns of court. At the same time, it is possible that he was a lawyer, as his first two published works, in 1704 and 1705 (''Marlborough; on the Late Glorious Victory Near Hochstet in Germany'' and '' The Queen; a Pindaric Ode'') had him living in Gray's Inn, and he married a Mary Bradbury in Gray's Inn chapel in 1709, the year of his first play, '' Love and Liberty'' (unproduced). Some time around 1710, he became friends with the actor-manager of Drury Lane Theatre, Robert Wilks, and Wilks ensured that Johnson's plays received consideration. In 1711, ''The Wife's Relief'' was a great success. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |