The Gamester (Centlivre play)
The Gamester is a 1705 comedy play by the English writer Susanna Centlivre. The marked the first time Centlivre had a star cast in one of her productions, and was a hit. It was one of five most popular of her nineteen plays. It appeared fairly regular until 1745, and was later revived at Covent Garden in 1789 under an alternative title. It is inspired by the 1696 play Le Joueur by the French writer Jean-François Regnard, with numerous changes made to reflect its English setting most particularly in its moral about the "ill consequences of gaming".
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The Gamester (Centlivre play)
The Gamester is a 1705 comedy play by the English writer Susanna Centlivre. The marked the first time Centlivre had a star cast in one of her productions, and was a hit. It was one of five most popular of her nineteen plays. It appeared fairly regular until 1745, and was later revived at Covent Garden in 1789 under an alternative title. It is inspired by the 1696 play Le Joueur by the French writer Jean-François Regnard, with numerous changes made to reflect its English setting most particularly in its moral about the "ill consequences of gaming".
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The Gamester is a 1705 comedy ...... zabeth Willis as Mrs Security.
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January 1705
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The Gamester is a 1705 comedy ...... "ill consequences of gaming".
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