Trick for Trick (play)
Trick for Trick is a 1735 comedy play by Robert Fabian.
| Trick for Trick | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Robert Fabian |
| Date premiered | 10 May 1735[1] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Performed at the Drury Lane Theatre as an afterpiece to Cato. It became notorious for the killing of the actor Thomas Hallam by Charles Macklin after a dispute over a costume in the green room during the performance on 10 May. Macklin was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.[2]
The playbill listed amongst its cast Edward Berry as Don Lopez, Macklin as Sancho, Hallam as Guzman, Richard Arne as Estifania and Hannah Pritchard as Eugenia.[3]
References
- Burling p.172
- Gilman p.61
- Avery p.490
Bibliography
- Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
- Gilman, Todd. The Theatre Career of Thomas Arne. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.
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