''Hanging and Marriage'' is a 1722

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by the British writer

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. Written as an

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it premiered at

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accompanying a revival of Dryden's ''

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''. The original cast included William Bullock as Goodman Gizzard, James Spiller as Richard Stubble,

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as Jerry and

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as Mother Stubble.

References

Bibliography

* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750''. CUP Archive, 1927. 1722 plays West End plays Comedy plays British plays {{18thC-play-stub