The Wrangling Lovers; Or, The Invisible Mistress is a 1676 comedy play by the English writer Edward Ravenscroft.

The Wrangling Lovers
Written byEdward Ravenscroft
Date premiered24 July 1676
Place premieredDorset Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreRestoration Comedy

It premiered at the Dorset Garden Theatre, performed by the Duke's Company with a cast that included Anthony Leigh as Count de Benevent, William Smith as Don Diego de Sluniga, Matthew Medbourne as Don Ruis de Moncado, Henry Harris as Don Gusmun, Cave Underhill as Sanco, Thomas Percival as Ordgano, Margaret Hughes as Octavia, Elizabeth Barry as Elvira and Anne Shadwell as Beatrice.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Van Lennep p.246

Bibliography edit

  • Canfield, J. Douglas. Tricksters and Estates: On the Ideology of Restoration Comedy. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.