''Look Before You Leap'' is an 1846 comedy play by the British writer

George William Lovell George William Lovell (1804 – 13 May 1878) was an English dramatist and novelist. His most successful play was '' The Wife's Secret'', staged at the Haymarket Theatre with Charles Kean and his wife Ellen in the principal roles, and revived sever ...

. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

's West End on 29 October 1846. The cast included Henry Howe as Brandon,

John Baldwin Buckstone John Baldwin Buckstone (14 September 1802 – 31 October 1879) was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826. He starred as a comic actor during much of his career for various periods ...

as Tom Tilly, William Farren as Mr. Oddington,

Benjamin Nottingham Webster Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 17973 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist. Early life Webster was born in Bath, the son of a dancing master. Career First appearing as Harlequin, and then in small parts at Dru ...

as Jack Spriggs,

Julia Glover Julia Betterton Glover (8 January 1779 – 16 July 1850) was an Irish-born stage actress well known for her comic roles in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Biography Glover was born Julia Butterton in 1779 or 1781 in Newry, Ireland. In Lo ...

as Miss Brown, Priscilla Horton as Mary Oddington, Mrs Edwin Yarnold as Elinor Mortimer, Julia Bennett as Fanny Hardman.Sargent p.6

References

Bibliography

* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930. * Sargent, Epes. ''The Modern Standard Drama: A Collection of the Most Popular Acting Plays, with Critical Remarks''. J. Douglas, 1847. 1846 plays West End plays British plays Comedy plays Plays by George William Lovell Plays set in England {{19thC-play-stub