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A Tutor for the Beaus

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A Tutor for the Beaus
Written byJohn Hewitt
Date premiered21 February 1737[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

A Tutor for the Beaus: Or Love in a Labyrinth is a 1737 comedy play by the British writer John Hewitt.[2] It drew inspiration from an earlier one-act play Le Français à Londres by the French writer Louis de Boissy.

The original cast included James Rosco as Lord Manly, Benjamin Johnson as Sir Charles Freelove, Thomas Wright as Belville, William Giffard as Heatly, Henry Woodward as Young Manly and Anna Marcella Giffard as Pinup.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.182
  2. ^ Nicoll p.438

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.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.