Squire Trelooby
1704 play by William Congreve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Squire Trelooby is a 1704 farce by the writers William Congreve, John Vanbrugh and William Walsh. All were members of the Kit-Cat Club and another member Samuel Garth wrote a prologue. It was inspired by the French play Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Molière.
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Squire Trelooby | |
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Written by | William Congreve John Vanbrugh William Walsh |
Date premiered | 30 March 1704[1] |
Place premiered | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
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In 1734 James Ralph wrote The Cornish Squire, a reworking of the play which was staged at Drury Lane Theatre.[2] It was considered a great success, and was followed by another version The Brave Irishman by Thomas Sheridan at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1744.[3]