The Sailor's Daughter is a comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland which first premiered on 7 April 1804 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[1]

The Sailor's Daughter
Written byRichard Cumberland
Date premiered7 April 1804
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingBath, present day

Plot

edit

After a young woman, Julia, is orphaned following the Battle of Copenhagen she enjoys a series of adventures until settling down with her long-lost guardian Captain Sentamore.[2] The play is set in Bath.[3]

Reception

edit

The first performance received a mixed reception with the house "divided in opinion".[4] A review in Lloyd's Evening Post described it as: "marked with several traits of a muse whose labours have contributed in this department to the improvement of the English drama, but is, upon the whole, far inferior to the pieces from which the author has acquired his deserved celebrity."[4]

Actors

edit

The original Drury Lane cast included:[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ Ennis p.105
  2. ^ Ennis p.105
  3. ^ a b Cumberland, Richard (1804). "The Sailor's Daughter". London.
  4. ^ a b "Theatricals: Drury Lane". Lloyd's Evening Post. 9 April 1804.

Bibliography

edit
  • Ennis, Daniel James. Enter the Press Gang: Naval Impressment in Eighteenth-Century British Literature. Associated University Presses, 2002.