''The Coquet, or the English Chevalier'' is a 1718
comedy play
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by the Irish writer
Charles Molloy.
Staged at the
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
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the original cast included
Lacy Ryan
Lacy Ryan (c. 1694–1760), English actor, appeared at the Haymarket Theatre about 1709.
Life
By 1718 he had joined the company at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where he shared the lead with his friend James Quin. He took leading roles in ''Richard ...
as Bellamy,
Benjamin Griffin as Monsieur Caprice,
John Leigh as Valere,
Christopher Bullock
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as Le Bronze,
Richard Diggs as Leander,
James Spiller James Spiller (c.1761–1829) was an English architect and surveyor, a close associate of Sir John Soane. His designs included the Church of St John-at-Hackney, and the Great Synagogue, London.
Life
Spiller was a pupil of the architect James Wy ...
as Ranger,
John Egleton as Le Grange,
George Pack as Madame Filette,
Elizabeth Spiller
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as Mademoiselle Fantast,
Jane Egleton
Jane Egleton (died 1734) was a British stage actress of the eighteenth century associated with John Rich's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.
He origins are not entirely clear, but she acted under the name Jane Giffard or Mrs Giffard ...
as Le Jupe and
Sarah Thurmond
Sarah Thurmond or Sarah Lewis ( – 1762) was a British actress.
Life
Sarah Lewis was born in Epsom although the date is unknown. Her first appearances were at Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields at the end of 1711 in Greenwich where she met J ...
as Julia.
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. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750''. CUP Archive, 1927.
1718 plays
British plays
Irish plays
West End plays
Comedy plays
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