The Double Gallant | |
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Written by | Colley Cibber |
Date premiered | 1 November 1707[1] |
Place premiered | Queen's Theatre, Haymarket |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
The Double Gallant, or the Sick Lady's Cure is a 1707 comedy play by the British writer Colley Cibber.
It was originally performed on 1 November 1707 at the Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket with a cast that included Benjamin Johnson as Sir Solomon, Barton Booth as Clerimont, Robert Wilks as Careless, Colley Cibber as Atall, William Bowen as Captain Strut, Henry Norris as Sir Squabble Splithair, George Pack as Saunter, William Bullock as Old Wilful, Richard Cross as Sir Harry Atall, Anne Oldfield as Lady Dainty, Letitia Cross as Lady Sadlife, Jane Rogers as Clarinda, Lucretia Bradshaw as Sylvia and Margaret Saunders as Wishwell.[2]