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All for the Better

1702 comedy play by Francis Manning

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

Quick Facts All for the Better, Written by ...

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Burling p.30
  2. [2]
    Lowerre p.308

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Lowerre, Kathryn. Music and Musicians on the London Stage, 1695-1705. Routledge, 2017.


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