''Pique'' is an 1875 play produced by Augustin Daly, which had a very successful run of 237 consecutive performances in New York at the

Fifth Avenue Theatre Fifth Avenue Theatre was a Broadway theatre in New York City in the United States located at 31 West 28th Street and Broadway (1185 Broadway). It was demolished in 1939. Built in 1868, it was managed by Augustin Daly in the mid-1870s. In 1877, ...

."Pique" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
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'' (Vol. 8, No. 1) (1876)The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Vol. II
p. 239 (1999) It was based in part on the

Florence Marryat Florence Marryat (9 July 1833 – 27 October 1899) was a British author and actress. The daughter of author Capt. Frederick Marryat, she was particularly known for her sensational novels and her involvement with several celebrated spiritual me ...

novel ''Her Lord and Master''.(26 Feb. 1876)
"Pique" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
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'' It debuted on December 14, 1875, and was withdrawn after Saturday, July 29, 1876. It ran in at least two versions in London and also was produced on tour.Miller, Tice L
Entertaining the Nation: American Drama in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
p. 117 (2007). The original cast included

Maurice Barrymore Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (21 September 1849 – 25 March 1905), known professionally by his stage name Maurice Barrymore, was an Indian-born British stage actor. He is the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, father of John, Li ...

, where he met his future wife Georgiana Drew. Though the play was a success, critical response varied from "highly laudatory puff pieces to accusations of excessive sentiment and irritating sensationalism."

Original Broadway cast

* Charles Fisher as Matthew Standish * D. H. Harkins as Arthur Standish *

as Raymong Lessing * Frank Hardenbergh as Rga-Monney Jim * Belle Wharton as Little Arthur *

Fanny Davenport Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (April 10, 1850 – September 26, 1898) was an English-American stage actress. Life The eldest child of Edward Loomis Davenport and Fanny Elizabeth (Vining) Gill Davenport, Fanny Lily Gypsey Davenport was born on A ...

as Mabel Renfrew * Mrs. G.H. Gilbert as Aunt Dorothy * Kate Holland as Mother Thames * Lizzie Griffiths as Sylvie *

John Brougham John Brougham (9 May 1814 – 7 June 1880) was an Irish-American actor and dramatist. Biography He was born at Dublin. His father was an amateur painter, and died young. His mother was the daughter of a Huguenot, whom political adversity had f ...

as Dr. Gossitt * Jason Lewis as Sammy Dymple * John Drew, Jr. as Thorsby Gyll * C.H. Rockwell as Picker Bob *

William Pleater Davidge William Pleater Davidge (17 April 1814 – 7 August 1888) was an English comedian, who came to the United States in 1850 and became identified with the American Stage. Biography He was born in London, and appeared as a youthful amateur at Drury ...

as Pedder * W. Beekman as Rattlin * J. Deaveau as Captain Spears *

Emily Rigl Emily Rigl (1854 - ? 'after 1921'' was a 19th-century stage actress who primarily performed in the United States. Although not a major star, she was considered to be a talented actress. Biography Rigl was born in the Netherlands or Austria (s ...

as Lucille Renfrew *

Jeffreys Lewis Mary Jeffreys Lewis (abt. 1852–1926) known professionally as Jeffreys Lewis was a British-born American actress whose career lasted long after her popularity as a leading lady had faded. Early life Mary Jeffreys Lewis was born in London, Engla ...

as Mary Standish (replaced by Georgiana Drew in April 1876) * Sydney Cowell (daughter of

Sam Cowell Samuel Houghton Cowell (5 April 1820 – 11 March 1864) was an actor and singer of comical songs. He was born in England and raised in the United States. Biography Born in London, he was the son of Joseph Cowell, a British actor who took ...

) as RaitchBrown, T. Allston
A History of the New York Stage, Vol. III
p. 12 (1903)

References

External links

* {{commons category, Pique (play) 1875 plays