''A Duke and No Duke'' is a 1684
comedy play by the Irish writer
Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate ( ; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for '' The History of King Lear'', his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', and for his libr ...
. It was originally staged by the
United Company at the
Drury Lane Theatre in
London
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with a cast including
John Wiltshire as Lavinio,
Thomas Gillow as Barberino,
Joseph Williams as Alberto,
Anthony Leigh as Trappolin,
Thomas Percival
Thomas Percival (29 September 1740 – 30 August 1804) was an English physician, health reformer, ethicist and author who wrote an early code of medical ethics. He drew up a pamphlet with the code in 1794 and wrote an expanded version in 180 ...
as Mago,
Elizabeth Currer as Isabella and
Susannah Percival as Prudentia.
[Van Lennep p.328]
References
Bibliography
* Canfield, J. Douglas. ''Tricksters and Estates: On the Ideology of Restoration Comedy''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
1684 plays
West End plays
Restoration comedy
Plays by Nahum Tate
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