''Wits Led by the Nose; Or, A Poet's Revenge'' is a 1677

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by the English writer

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. It was first staged by the

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at the

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in London. The original Drury Lane cast included Cardell Goodman as Antellus,

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as Oroandes, Carey Perin as Zannazarro, Marmaduke Watson as Arratur,

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as Vanlore, Joseph Haines as Sir Symon Credulous, John Coysh as Dick Slywit and

Elizabeth Boutell Elizabeth Boutell (early 1650s?—1715), was a British actress. Life She joined, soon after its formation, the company at the Theatre Royal, subsequently known as Drury Lane, and was accordingly one of the first women to appear on the English s ...

as Glorianda.Van Lennep p.257

References

Bibliography

* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 1677 plays West End plays Restoration comedy {{17thC-play-stub