A Plot and No Plot

{{Short description|Play by John Dennis}}

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| writer = John Dennis

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| date of premiere = 8 May 1697Watson p.1041

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

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| genre = Comedy

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A Plot and No Plot is a 1697 comedy play by the English writer John Dennis.Lowerre p.183

The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas Doggett as Bull senior, Colley Cibber as Bull junior, William Pinkethman as Baldernoe, Joseph Haines as Rumour, William Bullock as Frowzy, Jane Rogers as Sylvia and Mary Kent as Friskit.Van Lennep p.478

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Bibliography

  • Lowerre, Kathryn. Music and Musicians on the London Stage, 1695-1705. Routledge, 2017.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960 .
  • Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.

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Category:1697 plays

Category:English plays

Category:West End plays

Category:Comedy plays

Category:Plays by John Dennis

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