The Mysterious Husband
The Mysterious Husband is a play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It is a Domestic drama with a tragic ending, first performed in 1783. Along with several other Cumberland plays it was influenced by the 1768 gothic play The Mysterious Mother by Horace Walpole.[1]
| The Mysterious Husband | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Richard Cumberland |
| Date premiered | 28 January 1783 |
| Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Charles Davenant, Richard Wroughton as Captain Dorner, Richard Yates as Sir Edmund Travers, Elizabeth Satchell as Marriane and Elizabeth Younge as Lady Davenant.[2]
References
- Frank p.256
- Hogan p.588
Bibliography
- Frank, Frederick S (ed.). The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother. Broadview Press, 2003.
- Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
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