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Play by John Dennis

A Plot and No Plot
Written byJohn Dennis
Date premiered8 May 1697
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

A Plot and No Plot is a 1697 comedy play by the English writer John Dennis.

The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas Doggett as Bull senior, Colley Cibber as Bull junior, William Pinkethman as Baldernoe, Joseph Haines as Rumour, William Bullock as Frowzy, Jane Rogers as Sylvia and Mary Kent as Friskit.

References

  1. Watson p.1041
  2. Lowerre p.183
  3. Van Lennep p.478

Bibliography

  • Lowerre, Kathryn. Music and Musicians on the London Stage, 1695-1705. Routledge, 2017.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960 .
  • Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.


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