''Cheap Living'' is a 1797
comedy play by the English writer
Frederick Reynolds. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in
London on 21 October 1797. The original cast included
Richard Suett
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
as Old Woodland,
Charles Kemble
Charles Kemble (25 November 1775 – 12 November 1854) was a Welsh-born English actor of a prominent theatre family.
Life
Charles Kemble was one of 13 siblings and the youngest son of English Roman Catholic theatre manager/actor Roger Kemble ...
as Young Woodland,
Robert Palmer as Scatter,
Charles Bannister
Charles Bannister Comedian
Charles Bannister (1738–1804) was an English actor, comedian and singer.
Origins and debut
Bannister was born in Gloucestershire. When he was seven his father moved to Deptford. He was possessed of 'a manly form, a ...
as Spunge,
Dorothea Jordan as Sir Edward Bloomly,
Jane Pope as Mrs. Scatter,
Maria Theresa Kemble
Maria Theresa Kemble (1774–1838), née Marie Thérèse Du Camp, was an Austrian-born English actress, singer, dancer and comic playwright on the stage. She was the wife of actor Charles Kemble.
Early life
She was the daughter of Jeanne Dufour ...
as Elinor Bloomly. The Irish premiere occurred on the 2 January 1799 at the
Crow Street Theatre
Crow Street Theatre was a theatre in Dublin, Ireland, originally opened in 1758 by the actor Spranger Barry. From 1788 until 1818 it was a patent theatre.
History
Spranger Barry and Henry Woodward
The actor Spranger Barry (1719–1777), born i ...
in
Dublin.
[Greene p.4505]
References
Bibliography
* 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 IV''. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
1797 plays
Comedy plays
West End plays
British plays
Plays by Frederic Reynolds
Plays set in England
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