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Tit for Tat (play)

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Tit for Tat
Written byGeorge Colman the Elder
Date premiered29 August 1786
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Haymarket, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingEngland, present day

Tit for Tat is a 1786 comedy play by the British writer George Colman the Elder.[1] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 29 August 1786. The original Haymarket cast included John Palmer as Villamour, Cockran Joseph Booth as Old Meanwell, William Davies as Young Meanwell, Robert Palmer as Skipwell, Elizabeth Farren as Florinda and Mary Bulkley as Letty. The Irish premiere took place at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on 26 February 1787 [2] It also subsequently appeared at both the Covent Garden and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane theatres.

References

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  1. ^ Nicoll p.177
  2. ^ Greene p.4494

Bibliography

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  • Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.