''Luke the Labourer; Or, The Lost Son'' is an 1826 play by the British writer

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 ...

. It was originally performed at the

Adelphi Theatre The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...

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. The play addressed the recent spate of rural unrest in Britain, choosing to set it in the present rather than more safely in a historical setting as other works did. The play is notable for its title character, a sympathetic villain. The play was a popular success, and for forty years became a staple of both provincial theatres and several London revivals.Burwick p.171

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* Burwick, Frederick. ''British Drama of the Industrial Revolution''. Cambridge University Press, 2015. * Gressman, Malcolm George. ''The Career of John Baldwin Buckstone''. Ohio State University, 1963. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930. 1826 plays West End plays Plays by John Baldwin Buckstone Plays set in England {{19thC-play-stub