''Charles the Second'' is an 1824
historical
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comedy
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in two
acts by the British-based American writer
John Howard Payne
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. It is set at the court of
Charles II in
Restoration
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...
London
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, and features a series of adventures in the company of his friend
Rochester. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
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on 27 May 1824. The original cast included
Charles Kemble
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as Charles II,
John Duruset as Edward,
John Fawcett John Fawcett may refer to:
*John Fawcett (theologian) (1739–1817), British theologian, pastor and hymn writer
*John Fawcett (of Bolton) (1789–1867), composer/musician
*John Fawcett (organist) (1825–1857), his son, English organist
*John Fawce ...
as Captain Copp,
Harriet Faucit as Lady Clara,
Maria Tree as Mary. It was performed 14 times in its initial run.
[Genest p.257-58] An
afterpiece, the running time was roughly an hour and fifty minutes. It subsequently performed in the United States at the
Park Theatre Olympic Theatre in
New York
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Film and television
* '' ...
.
References
Bibliography
* Genest, John. ''Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, Volume 9''. H.E. Carrington, 1832.
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
1824 plays
West End plays
American plays
British plays
Comedy plays
Historical plays
Plays set in London
Plays set in the 17th century
John Howard Payne
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