The Contrivances

{{Short description|1715 play}}

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| writer = Henry Carey

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| date of premiere = 9 August 1715

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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| genre = Comedy

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The Contrivances is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Henry Carey.Burling p.59 A farce, it produced was an afterpiece to follow on from a revival of Bonduca.

The original Drury Lane cast included Henry Norris as Argus, James Quin as Rovewell, Joe Miller as Robin, Richard Cross as Constable and Mary Willis as Arethusa.Van Lennep p.364

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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.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

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Category:1715 plays

Category:West End plays

Category:Plays by Henry Carey

Category:Comedy plays

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