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1672 play From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epsom Wells is a 1672 restoration comedy by the English writer Thomas Shadwell. It was the first in a line of plays set in spa towns.[1] The incidental music was composed by Nicholas Staggins. In the 1690s Henry Purcell scored a new staging of the play. It was performed at the Dorset Garden Theatre by the Duke's Company. The cast included Henry Harris as Rains, Thomas Betterton as Bevil, William Smith as Woodly, Cave Underhill as Justice Clodpate, Anne Gibbs as Lucia, Mary Betterton as Mrs Jilt, James Nokes as Bisket and Edward Angel as Fribble.[2]
Epsom Wells | |
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Written by | Thomas Shadwell |
Date premiered | 1672 |
Place premiered | Dorset Garden Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
It continued to be revived well into the eighteenth century.
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