''She Would If She Could'' is a 1668
comedy play
Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy endin ...
by the English writer
George Etherege
Sir George Etherege (c. 1636, Maidenhead, Berkshire – c. 10 May 1692, Paris) was an English dramatist. He wrote the plays '' The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub'' in 1664, '' She Would If She Could'' in 1668, and '' The Man of Mode o ...
. It was originally staged at the
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre by the
Duke's Company.
The original cast included
William Smith as Courtall,
John Young John Young may refer to:
Academics
* John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow
* John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre Col ...
as Freeman,
Henry Harris as Sir Joslin,
James Nokes
James Nokes (Noke, Noak, Noakes) (died c.1692) was an English actor, whose laughter-arousing genius was attested by Cibber Cibber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Caius Gabriel Cibber, Danish sculptor; father of Colley Cib ...
as Sir Oliver,
Moll Davis
Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress.
Early life
Mary Davis was born in ...
as Getty and
Anne Shadwell
Anne Shadwell was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. She was one of the first English actresses to appear on stage following the Restoration She was one of six actors recruited in 1660 by William Davenant for the new Duke's Compa ...
as Lady Cockwood.
[Van Lennep p.129]
References
Bibliography
* Fisk, Deborah Payne & Canfield, J. Douglas ''Cultural Readings of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Theater''. University of Georgia Press, 2010.
* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
1668 plays
West End plays
Restoration comedy
Plays by George Etherege
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