The Contrivances

The Contrivances is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Henry Carey.^[1] A farce, it produced was an afterpiece to follow on from a revival of Bonduca.

The Contrivances
Written by	Henry Carey
Date premiered	9 August 1715
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The original Drury Lane cast included Henry Norris as Argus, James Quin as Rovewell, Joe Miller as Robin, Richard Cross as Constable and Mary Willis as Arethusa.^[2]