''The Trial of Love'' is an 1852 play by the British writer

George William Lovell George William Lovell (1804 – 13 May 1878) was an English dramatist and novelist. His most successful play was '' The Wife's Secret'', staged at the Haymarket Theatre with Charles Kean and his wife Ellen in the principal roles, and revived sever ...

. It premiered at the

Princess's Theatre The Princess's Theatre or Princess Theatre was a theatre in Oxford Street, London. The building opened in 1828 as the "Queen's Bazaar" and housed a diorama by Clarkson Stanfield and David Roberts. It was converted into a theatre and opened in 1 ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

on 7 June 1852. It was his final play, and ran for 23 nights. The cast featured

Charles Kean Charles John Kean (18 January 181122 January 1868), was an English actor and theatre manager, best known for his revivals of Shakespearean plays. Life Kean was born at Waterford, Ireland, a son of actor Edmund Kean and actress Mary Kean (''ne ...

and Ellen Kean.''Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 34'' p.173

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Bibliography

* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930. * Stephen, Leslie & Lee, Sidney. ''Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 34''.Smith, Elder, & Company, 1893. 1852 plays West End plays British plays Plays by George William Lovell {{19thC-play-stub