Sir Anthony Love
{{Short description|1690 play}}
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| writer = Thomas Southerne
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| date of premiere = September 1690
| original language = English
| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
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| genre = Restoration Comedy
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Sir Anthony Love; Or, The Rambling Lady is a 1690 comedy play by the Irish writer Thomas Southerne. It was originally staged by the United Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast that included Susanna Mountfort in a breeches role as Sir Anthony Love, William Mountfort as Valentine, Joseph Williams as Ilford, William Bowen as Sir Gentle Golding, Anthony Leigh as An Abbe, John Hodgson as Count Canaile, Samuel Sandford as Count Verole, George Bright as Waitwell, Colley Cibber as Servant to Sir Gentle, Charlotte Butler as Floriante, Anne Bracegirdle as Charlote and Frances Maria Knight as Volante.Van Lennep p.388 The play's incidental music was composed by Henry Purcell.
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Bibliography
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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Category:Plays by Thomas Southerne
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