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'''''Epsom Wells''''' is a 1672 [[restoration comedy]] by the English writer [[Thomas Shadwell]]. It was the first in a line of plays set in [[spa towns]].<ref>Orr p.200</ref> The [[incidental music]] was composed by [[Nicholas Staggins]]. In the 1690s [[Henry Purcell]] scored a new version of the play.
'''''Epsom Wells''''' is a 1672 [[restoration comedy]] by the English writer [[Thomas Shadwell]]. It was the first in a line of plays set in [[spa towns]].<ref>Orr p.200</ref> The [[incidental music]] was composed by [[Nicholas Staggins]]. In the 1690s [[Henry Purcell]] scored a new staging of the play. It was performed at the [[Dorset Garden Theatre]] by the [[Duke's Company]]. The cast included [[Henry Harris (actor)|Henry Harris]] as Rains, [[Thomas Betterton]] as Bevil, [[William Smith (stage actor)|William Smith]] as Woodly, [[Cave Underhill]] as Justice Clodpate, [[Anne Gibbs]] as Lucia, [[Mary Betterton]] as Mrs Jilt, [[James Nokes]] as Bisket and [[Edward Angel (actor)|Edward Angel]] as Fribble.<ref>Van Lennep p.201</ref>


It continued to be revived well into the [[eighteenth century]].
It continued to be revived well into the eighteenth century.


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Cavert, William ''The Smoke of London: Energy and Environment in the Early Modern City''. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
* Orr, Bridget. ''British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference''. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
* Orr, Bridget. ''British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference''. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

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Latest revision as of 01:53, 17 May 2024

Epsom Wells
Written byThomas Shadwell
Date premiered1672
Place premieredDorset Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Epsom Wells is a 1672 restoration comedy by the English writer Thomas Shadwell. It was the first in a line of plays set in spa towns.[1] The incidental music was composed by Nicholas Staggins. In the 1690s Henry Purcell scored a new staging of the play. It was performed at the Dorset Garden Theatre by the Duke's Company. The cast included Henry Harris as Rains, Thomas Betterton as Bevil, William Smith as Woodly, Cave Underhill as Justice Clodpate, Anne Gibbs as Lucia, Mary Betterton as Mrs Jilt, James Nokes as Bisket and Edward Angel as Fribble.[2]

It continued to be revived well into the eighteenth century.

References

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  1. ^ Orr p.200
  2. ^ Van Lennep p.201

Bibliography

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  • Cavert, William The Smoke of London: Energy and Environment in the Early Modern City. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  • Orr, Bridget. British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.