The Midnight Hour (play)

The Midnight Hour
Written by	Elizabeth Inchbald
Date premiered	22 May 1787
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Spain

The Midnight Hour is a 1787 comedy play by the British actress and writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A farce, it premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 22 May 1787. The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as The Marquis, John Quick as The General, Thomas Ryder as Sebastian, John Edwin as Nicolas, James Fearon as Mathias, James Thompson as Ambrose, Mary Wells as Julia, Lydia Webb as Cecily and Isabella Mattocks as Flora. The Irish premiere took place at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on 17 December 1787.

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