''The Lost Lover; or The Jealous Husband: A Comedy'',

Delarivier Manley Delarivier "Delia" Manley (1663 or c. 1670 – 24 July 1724) was an English author, playwright, and political pamphleteer. Manley is sometimes referred to, with Aphra Behn and Eliza Haywood, as one of "the fair triumvirate of wit", which is a la ...

's first published

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, was performed in March 1696 at

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. The performance ran only three nights. The original cast included Benjamin Johnson,

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, George Powell,

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, Jane Rogers,

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and Margaret Mills.Van Lennep p.459

Characters

As listed in the original script: Men *Sir Rustic Good-Heart, an ill-bred country

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*Wilmore, Rustic's son *Wildman, Rustic's friend *Sir Amorous Courtall *Smyrna, a Turkey

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*Pulse, a

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*Knowlittle, a

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*Timothy, his Man *Ready, servant to Wildman Women *Lady Young-Love, an Old, vain,

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ed Lady *Marina, her daughter *Belira, secret

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to Wilmore *Orinda, an affected

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*Olivia, Smyrna's Wife *Isabella, woman to Lady Young-Love *Phoebe, Olivia's maid *Page *Servants

References

Bibliography

* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960 .

External Works

*Full text of ''The Lost Lover'' available a
Emory Women Writers Resource Project

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