''Mr Turbulent; Or, The Melanchollicks'' is a 1682

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by an

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. It was originally staged by the

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at the

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. The original cast included

Cave Underhill Cave Underhill (1634–1710?) was an English actor in comedy roles. Underhill entertained three generations of London theatre-goers. For over 40 years, as a member of the Duke's Company, Underhill played the first Gravedigger in ''Hamlet''. He ...

as Timothy Turbulent,

Thomas Jevon Thomas Jevon (1652–1688) was an English playwright, and one of the first English Harlequins. He began his career as a dancing master, but worked his way onto the stage, and played leading low-comedy parts in London between 1673 and 1688. His br ...

as Furnish,

Thomas Gillow Thomas Gillow (died 1687) was an English stage actor of the Restoration era. His name was sometimes written Gilloe or Gillo. His first known role was at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in Samuel Pordage's '' Herod and Mariamne'' in 1671. He r ...

as Hangby, Henry Norris as Grin Sneak,

James Nokes James Nokes (Noke, Noak, Noakes) (died c.1692) was an English actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium ...

as Finical Cringe, John Bowman as Rabsheka Sly,

Anthony Leigh Anthony Leigh (died 1692) was a celebrated English comic actor. Life He was from a Northamptonshire family, and was not closely related to the actor John Leigh (18th-century actor), John Leigh (c.1689–1726?). He joined the Duke of York's comp ...

as Abednego Suck Thumb, Joseph Williams as Fairlove, John Wiltshire as Friendly,

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 Dr Quibus, John Richards as Pollux, Elizabeth Currer as Lady Medler, Mary Lee as Lucia, Emily Price as Priscilla and Margaret Osborne as Mrs Sly.Van Lennep p.304

References

Bibliography

* Hughes, Leo. ''Century of English Farce''. Princeton University Press, 2015. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 1682 plays West End plays Restoration comedy {{17thC-play-stub