''A Day in Turkey'' is a 1791 comedy by the English author

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. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 3 December 1791. The original cast included Joseph George Holman as Ibrahim, William Farren as Orloff,

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as A La Greque,

Joseph Shepherd Munden Joseph Shepherd Munden (1758 – 6 February 1832) was an English actor. He had a long provincial experience as actor and manager. His first London appearance was in 1790 at Covent Garden, where he mostly remained until 1811, becoming a lea ...

as Mustapha, William Cubitt as Azim, Charles Incledon as Selim, William Macready as Muley,

Charles Farley Charles Farley (1771–1859) was an English actor and dramatist. Career Farley was born in London and entered the theatrical profession at an early age, making his first appearance as a page at Covent Garden Theatre, London, in 1782. He came to ...

as Ismael, James Thompson as Old Man, Jane Pope as Alexina, Harriet Pye Esten as Paulina, Isabella Mattocks as Lauretta and

Margaret Martyr Margaret Martyr or Margaret Thornton (1762 – 7 June 1807) was a British singer and actress. Life Martyr's parents were living in London when she was born in 1762. left, at Vauxhall as Miss Thorton She came to notice in 1778 when she was sing ...

as Fatima. The Irish premiere took place at the

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in Dublin on 16 May 1792Greene p.4499

References

Bibliography

* Escott, Angela. ''The Celebrated Hannah Cowley: Experiments in Dramatic Genre, 1776–1794''. Routledge, 2015. * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * 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. 1791 plays Comedy plays Plays by Hannah Cowley West End plays British plays Plays set in Turkey {{play-stub