The Capricious Lovers is a 1725 comedy play by the British writer Gabriel Odingsells. The play revolves around a vain militia colonel.[2]

The Capricious Lovers
Written byGabriel Odingsells
Date premiered8 December 1725[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The original cast at Lincoln's Inn Fields included John Hippisley as Colonel Mockyouth, Thomas Walker as Beaumine, Lacy Ryan as Galliard, William Bullock as Roger, James Spiller as Trusty, Elizabeth Younger as Graciana, Anne Parker as Mrs Fading, Jane Rogers as Mrs Mincemode and Jane Egleton as Frizle.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.113
  2. ^ Freeman p.282

Bibliography

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  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Freeman, Terence M. Dramatic Representations of British Soldiers and Sailors on the London Stage, 1660-1880: Britons, Strike Home. Mellen Press, 1995.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.