Paul Pry (play)

Paul Pry
Written byJohn Poole
CharactersPaul Pry
Date premiered13 September 1825 (1825-09-13)
Place premieredHaymarket Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreFarce

Paul Pry (1825), a farce in three acts, was the most notable play written by 19th-century English playwright John Poole. It premiered in London on 13 September 1825[1] at the Haymarket Theatre and ran 114 performances.[2] The play continued to be popular until the early 1870s.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Liston, John" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 780; lines six to eight. ....Paul Pry....was first presented on the 13th of September 1825, and soon became....a real personage
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