Difference between revisions of "The Wedding Day"
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| − | + | = '''''The Wedding Day'' by Henry Fielding''' = | |
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It was started as Fielding's third play, but it was not finished until years later and finally brought out on both the stage and in print after his theatrical career ended. After Fielding returned to London from the University of Leyden during the end of 1729, he brought with him a version of ''The Wedding-Day''. It was refused by John Rich to be staged, and it was not produced until 1743 by David Garrick. | It was started as Fielding's third play, but it was not finished until years later and finally brought out on both the stage and in print after his theatrical career ended. After Fielding returned to London from the University of Leyden during the end of 1729, he brought with him a version of ''The Wedding-Day''. It was refused by John Rich to be staged, and it was not produced until 1743 by David Garrick. | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding's_early_plays | ||
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| + | = '''''The Wedding Day'' by Elizabeth Inchbald''' = | ||
| − | + | A comedy in two acts. | |
| + | ==The original text == | ||
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| − | + | First performed on 1 Nov 1794 at Drury Lane and published in 1794, printed for G. G. and J. Robinson [etc.] in London. | |
| − | + | == Sources == | |
Inchbald, Elizabeth. The Wedding Day. Eds. Thomas C. Crochunis and Susan Hyon. British Women Playwrights around 1800. 15 June 2003.[http://www.etang.umontreal.ca/bwp1800/plays/inchbald_wedding/wedding_I.html] | Inchbald, Elizabeth. The Wedding Day. Eds. Thomas C. Crochunis and Susan Hyon. British Women Playwrights around 1800. 15 June 2003.[http://www.etang.umontreal.ca/bwp1800/plays/inchbald_wedding/wedding_I.html] | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 28 April 2015
There are two 18th century plays by this title.
Contents
The Wedding Day by Henry Fielding
The original text
It was started as Fielding's third play, but it was not finished until years later and finally brought out on both the stage and in print after his theatrical career ended. After Fielding returned to London from the University of Leyden during the end of 1729, he brought with him a version of The Wedding-Day. It was refused by John Rich to be staged, and it was not produced until 1743 by David Garrick.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding's_early_plays
The Wedding Day by Elizabeth Inchbald
A comedy in two acts.
The original text
First performed on 1 Nov 1794 at Drury Lane and published in 1794, printed for G. G. and J. Robinson [etc.] in London.
Sources
Inchbald, Elizabeth. The Wedding Day. Eds. Thomas C. Crochunis and Susan Hyon. British Women Playwrights around 1800. 15 June 2003.[1]
