A Commonwealth of Women

1685 play

A Commonwealth of Women

Written by| Thomas D'Urfey
Date premiered| August 1685
Place premiered| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original language| English
Genre| Restoration Comedy

A Commonwealth of Women is a 1685 comedy play by the English writer Thomas D'Urfey. Originally performed by the United Company as the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the cast included Joseph Williams as Captain Marine, Philip Griffin as Du Pier, Thomas Percival as Boldsprite, Thomas Jevon as Franvil, Anthony Leigh as Frugal, Joseph Haines as Hazard, Thomas Gillow as Don Sebastian, John Bowman as Nicusa, Henry Norris as La Mure, Joseph Harris as Bourcher, Katherine Corey as Roselia, Mary Lee as Clarinda, Margaret Osborne as Ariadne, Sarah Cooke as Aminta, Emily Price as Hippolita and Frances Maria Knight as Aglaura.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Van Lennep p. 338

## Bibliography

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* Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

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Restoration comedy

Playwrights|

* Aphra Behn
* Susanna Centlivre
* Colley Cibber
* William Congreve
* John Dryden
* Thomas D'Urfey
* George Etherege
* George Farquhar
* Edward Howard
* James Howard
* Robert Howard
* Thomas Otway
* Charles Sedley
* Thomas Shadwell
* Thomas Southerne
* Richard Steele
* John Vanbrugh
* George Villiers
* William Wycherley

Notable plays|

* The Cutter of Coleman Street (1661)
* The Adventures of Five Hours (1663)
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* An Evening's Love (1668)
* Sir Solomon Single (1670)
* Love in a Wood (1671)
* The Rehearsal (1671)
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* Marriage à la mode (1672)
* The Country Wife (1675)
* Love in the Dark (1675)
* The Country Wit (1676)
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* The Man of Mode (1676)
* Tom Essence (1676)
* A Fond Husband (1677)
* Friendship in Fashion (1678)
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* The Volunteers (1692)
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* The Married Beau (1694)
* Love for Love (1695)
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* The Relapse (1696)
* The Campaigners (1698)
* Love and a Bottle (1698)
* The Constant Couple (1699)
* The Way of the World (1700)
* Sir Harry Wildair (1701)
* The Lying Lover (1703)
* The Careless Husband (1704)
* The Recruiting Officer (1706)
* The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)

Characters|

* Fop
* Spark
* Rake

Related people|

* Charles II
* Jeremy Collier
* Thomas Hobbes
* Marquis de Sade
* Molière
* James II and VII
* Georg Monck
* John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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* Wit

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