The Gamester (Moore)

{{Short description|1753 play by Edward Moore}}

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The Gamester is a drama in five acts by dramatist Edward Moore. It premiered at the Drury Lane Theatre on February 7, 1753.{{cite book|page=128|title=The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley: 1733-1764|first=Robert|last= Dodsley|year= 2004|isbn=9780521522083|publisher=Cambridge University Press|editor-first=James E.|editor-last=Tierney}} The original production starred David Garrick as Beverley, Hannah Pritchard as Mrs. Beverley, Henry Mossop as Lewson, Thomas Davies as Stukely, Edward Berry as Jarvis, Charles Blakes as Dawson, Miss Charlotte as Miss. Haughton, Miss Lucy as Mrs. Price, Mr. Burton as Bates, and Ellis Ackman as the Waiter.{{cite book|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16267/16267-h/16267-h.htm|title=The Gamester|first=Edward|last=Moore|editor-first1=Richard C.|editor-last1= Boy|editor-first2=Edward Niles|editor-last2= Hooker|editor-first3=H. T. |editor-last3= Swedenberg, Jr|first2=Charles H.|last2= Peake|chapter=Introduction|publisher=Project Gutenberg|year= 2005}}