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Life's Vagaries

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Life's Vagaries
Written byJohn O'Keeffe
Date premiered19 March 1795
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingA town near the coast

Life's Vagaries is a 1795 comedy play by the Irish writer John O'Keeffe.[1] It was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 19 March 1795. The original cast included John Bernard as Lord Torrendel, William Thomas Lewis as Lord Arthur D'Aumerle, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Hans Burgess, John Quick as Dickins, John Fawcett as George Burgess, John Henry Johnstone as Timolin, Edward Townsend as Robin, Charles Farley as Leillet, Tryphosa Jane Wallis as Augusta and Jane Pope as Lady Torrendel. Its first Dublin performance was at the Crow Street Theatre on 7 January 1796.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nicoll p.294
  2. ^ Greene p.4502

Bibliography

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  • Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.