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Timon in Love

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Timon in Love
Written byJohn Kelly
Date premiered5 December 1733[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Timon in Love is a 1733 comedy play by John Kelly. It is an adaptation of a French play based on Timon of Athens and is not related to Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.

The original Drury Lane cast included Roger Bridgewater as Pierrot, Kitty Clive as Mercury, Henry Norris as Plutus and Christiana Horton as Eucharis.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.159

Bibliography

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  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.