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. The original Covent Garden cast included John Hippisley as Sir William Courtlove, Thomas Walker as Young Courtlove, Adam Hallam as Gayliffe, Thomas Chapman (actor), Thomas Chapman as Jerry, Lacy Ryan as Bellair, Elizabeth Buchanan (actress), Elizabeth Buchanan as Violetta, Elizabeth Vincent as Fanny and Christiana Horton as Harriet.

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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. 1735 plays British plays British comedy plays West End plays {{18thC-play-stub