Town and Country, or Which is Best?

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Town and Country, or Which is Best? is a play by Thomas Morton.

Also known as Town & Country, or Which is Best? or simply Town and Country

Though its full title is ', it is generally referred to by the shorter title.

Not to be confused with A Country Girl, or Town and Country by Tanner (1802).


The play was first performed at Covent Garden in London on 10 March 1807, with John Philip Kemble as "Reuben Glenroy" and Charles Kemble as "Plastic". Edmund Kean also later played the lead role of Reuben Glenroy.

The play was first performed in the United States in New York City on 2 November 1807 at the Park Theatre, and was regularly performed in England and America during the 19th century.