''Management'' is a 1799
comedy play by the British writer
Frederick Reynolds. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...
in
London on 31 October 1799. The original cast included
William Thomas Lewis
William Thomas Lewis (1748?–1811), known as "Gentleman" Lewis, due to his refined acting style, was an English actor. He was said to be "the most complete fop on the stage". In later life he went into theatrical management.
Early days in Ir ...
as Captain Lavish,
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 Mist,
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 Worry,
Alexander Pope as Sir Hervey Sutherland,
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 Alltrade,
Charles Klanert
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
as Frank,
Samuel Simmons
Samuel Simmons (1640–1687) was an English printer, best known as the first publisher
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditional ...
as Stopgap,
George Davenport as Geoffrey,
Mary Ann Davenport
Mary Ann Davenport ée Harvey(1759 – 8 May 1843) was a British Shakespearean actress.
Life
She was born at Launceston, Cornwall. She first appeared on the stage at Bath in December 1784, as Lappet in Henry Fielding's ''The Miser''. After two ...
as Mrs Dazzle and
Maria Ann Pope as Juliana. The
Dublin premiere was 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 ...
on 13 February 1800.
[Greene p.4507]
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.
1799 plays
Comedy plays
West End plays
British plays
Plays by Frederic Reynolds
Plays set in England
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