''The City Ramble'' is a 1711

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by the British writer

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. It should not be confused with the 1715 play ''

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''. The original Drury Lane cast included

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as Rinaldo, Henry Norris as Count,

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as Carlo, William Bullock as Don Garcia, Benjamin Johnson as Common Councilman,

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as Chevalier, Thomas Elrington as Valerio, George Pack as Antonio,

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as Young Gentleman,

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as Viola, Jane Rogers as Lucia,

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as Old Woman and

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as Common Councilman's wife.

References

Bibliography

* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2''. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 1711 plays West End plays Plays by Elkanah Settle Comedy plays {{18thC-play-stub