The Artful Husband

The Artful Husband is a 1717 comedy play by the British writer William Taverner. Staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, it ran for fifteen nights. It was frequently revived during the eighteenth century.

The Artful Husband
Written by	William Taverner
Date premiered	11 February 1717[1]
Place premiered	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The cast included Thomas Elrington as Sir Harry Freelove, Theophilus Keene as Winwife, James Spiller as Stockwell, George Pack as Frank Flash, Jane Rogers as Mrs Winwife and Sarah Thurmond as Belinda. The part of Lady Upstart was played by the veteran actress Frances Maria Knight.

List of Characters

• Sir Harry Freelove - Mr Elrington
• Lady Upstart - Mrs Knight
• Mr Winwife - Mr Keene
• Mrs Winwife - Mrs Rogers
• Belinda - Mrs Thurmond
• Mr Stockwel - Mr Spiller
• Frank Flash - Mr Pack
• Steward to Winwife - Mr Rogers
• Ned, servant to Sir Harry - Mr Knapp
• Butler - Mr Hall
• Decoy, a procuress - Mrs Kear
• Maria, a pretended French woman - Mrs Schoolding
• Four servants to Lady Upstart
• Servant to Belinda
• Servants to Mrs Winwife.
• Two chairmen