The Suspicious Husband

The Suspicious Husband is a 1747 comedy play by the British writer Benjamin Hoadly.[1]

The Suspicious Husband
David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard in The Suspicious Husband
Written byBenjamin Hoadly
Date premiered12 February 1747
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

It premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre in February 1747. The original cast included David Garrick as Ranger, Roger Bridgewater as Strictland, Lacy Ryan as Frankly, William Havard as Bellamy, Henry Woodward as Jack Meggot, Hannah Pritchard as Clarinda, Elizabeth Vincent as Jacintha and Jane Hippisley as Lucetta.

References edit

  1. ^ Nicoll p.207

Bibliography edit

  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.