The Land We Live In

{{Short description|1804 play}}

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| writer = Francis Ludlow Holt

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| date of premiere = 29 December 1804

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

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| genre = Comedy

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The Land We Live In is an 1804 comedy play by the British writer Francis Ludlow Holt.Nicoll p.327 It appeared at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 29 December 1804.Greene p.4514 The cast included Dorothea Jordan as Lady Lovelace, Richard Wroughton as Sir Rowland English, William Powell as Sir Edward Melville, Robert William Elliston as Young Melville, William Barrymore as Sir Harry Lovelace, Vincent De Camp as Harcourt, John Bannister as Dexter, Ralph Wewitzer as Peter, Charles Mathews as Robert, John Henry Johnstone as Larry MacBoof, William Chatterley as Waiter, Maria Kemble as Miss Betty, Sarah Sparks as Mrs Doublecharge, Harriet Mellon as Polly, Charlotte Tidswell as Susan.

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Bibliography

  • Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930.

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Category:1804 plays

Category:West End plays

Category:Comedy plays

Category:British plays

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