| The Younger Brother | |
|---|---|
 Title page of The Lost Lover. | |
| Written by | Delarivier Manley |
| Date premiered | March 1696 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
The Lost Lover; or The Jealous Husband: A Comedy, Delarivier Manley's first published play, was performed in March 1696 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The performance ran only three nights.[1]
The original cast included Benjamin Johnson, John Verbruggen, Hildebrand Horden, George Powell, Colley Cibber, William Pinkethman, Joseph Haines, Mary Kent, Jane Rogers, Frances Maria Knight, Susanna Verbruggen and Margaret Mills.[2]
Characters[edit]
As listed in the original script: Men
- Sir Rustic Good-Heart, an ill-bred country gentleman
- Wilmore, Rustic's son
- Wildman, Rustic's friend
- Sir Amorous Courtall
- Smyrna, a Turkey Merchant
- Pulse, a Physician
- Knowlittle, a Fortune-teller
- Timothy, his Man
- Ready, servant to Wildman
Women
- Lady Young-Love, an Old, vain, conceited Lady
- Marina, her daughter
- Belira, secret mistress to Wilmore
- Orinda, an affected poetess
- Olivia, Smyrna's Wife
- Isabella, woman to Lady Young-Love
- Phoebe, Olivia's maid
- Page
- Servants
References[edit]
- ^ Carnell, Rachel (2008). A Political Biography of Delarivier Manley. London: Pickering & Chatto. pp. 83–112. ISBN 9781851965748.
- ^ Van Lennep p.459
Bibliography[edit]
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960 .
External Works[edit]
- Full text of The Lost Lover available at Emory Women Writers Resource Project
- The London Stage Part I