All for the Better

All for the Better is a 1702 comedy play by the English writer Francis Manning.

All for the Better
Written by	Francis Manning
Date premiered	October 1702[1]
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas Simpson as Mendez, Robert Wilks as Woodvil, John Mills as Johnson, Charles Fairbank as Young Mendez, John Bickerstaff as Antonio, Benjamin Husband as Alphonso, Benjamin Johnson as Lopez, Mary Powell as Donna Theresa, Jane Rogers as Isabella, Mary Kent as Daria, Henrietta Moore as Elvira, Jane Lucas as Clora and Henry Norris as Nurse. Jeremiah Clarke composed the incidental music for the play.^[2]