Whig and Tory
{{short description|1720 play}}
{{For|the political parties|Whigs (British political party)|Tory (British political party)}}
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| writer = Benjamin Griffin
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| date of premiere = 26 January 1720Burling p.80
| original language = English
| place = Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
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| genre = Comedy
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Whig and Tory is a 1720 comedy play by the British writer and actor Benjamin Griffin. Griffin himself starred as Sir John Indolent with Mrs Gulick as Charlotte.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.366 & 450 John Harper played Sir Roland Heartfree, Christopher Bullock was Ned Indolent, Lacy Ryan was Reynard and William Bullock was Coblecause.
It was revived at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1729.
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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.
- Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Garrick to Gyngell. SIU Press, 1978.
- Kearn, Jean B. Dramatic Satire in the Age of Walpole, 1720-1750. Iowa State University Press, 1976.
Category:Plays by Benjamin Griffin
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