''The Contrivances'' is a 1715
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 ...
by the British writer
Henry Carey. A
farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical comedy, physical humor; the use of delibe ...
, it produced was an
afterpiece
An afterpiece is a short, usually humorous one-act playlet or musical work following the main attraction, the full-length play, and concluding the theatrical evening.p24 "The Chambers Dictionary"Edinburgh, Chambers, 2003 This short comedy, farce ...
to follow on from a revival of ''
Bonduca''.
The original
Drury Lane
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cast included
Henry Norris as Argus,
James Quin as Rovewell,
Joe Miller as Robin,
Richard Cross Richard Cross is the name of:
Politicians
*Richard Cross (died c. 1438), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
*R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823–1914), British statesman and Conservative politician
Others
*Richard Cross (actor) (fl. ...
as Constable and
Mary Willis as Arethusa.
[Van Lennep p.364]
References
Bibliography
* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
1715 plays
West End plays
Plays by Henry Carey
Comedy plays
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