''The Apparition: or, The Sham Wedding'' is a 1713 British

comedy play Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy endi ...

written by an

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author. It premiered at the

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in London. The original cast included Henry Norris as Sir Tristram Getall, William Bullock as Sir Thomas Etherside, John Bowman as Mendwell,

Barton Booth Barton Booth (168210 May 1733) was one of the most famous British dramatic actors of the first part of the 18th century. Early life Booth was the son of The Hon and Very Revd Dr Robert Booth, Dean of Bristol, by his first wife and distant co ...

as Welford,

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...

as Friendly, James Spiller as Foist, George Pack as Plotwell, Susanna Mountfort as Aurelia,

Hester Santlow Hester Santlow (married name Hester Booth; c. 1690 – 1773) was a British ballerina and actress, who has been called "England's first ballerina". She was influential in many spheres of theatrical life. Life Hester Santlow was born circa 1690. ...

as Clarinda and Margaret Saunders as Buisy.

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. ''History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2''. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 1713 plays British plays West End plays Comedy plays {{18thC-play-stub