High Life Below Stairs

High Life Below Stairs
The play on a 1777 Covent Garden double bill
Original languageEnglish
Written byJames Townley
GenreComedy
Premiere
Date31 October 1759
PlaceTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

High Life Below Stairs is a 1759 comedy play by the British writer James Townley. An afterpiece, it premiered at Drury Lane on a double bill with a revival of Congreve's The Mourning Bride. A popular hit, it was frequently revived.

The original Drury Lane cast John Palmer as Duke's servant, Thomas King as Sir Harry's servant, William O'Brien as Lovel, Richard Yates as Philip, John Hayman Packer as Freeman, Thomas Mozeen as Tom, John Moody as Kingston Mary Bradshaw as Cook, Frances Abington as Lady Bab's maid and Kitty Clive as Kitty.

References

  1. โ†‘ Worrall p. 30

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