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The False Friend (Vanbrugh play)

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The False Friend
Written byJohn Vanbrugh
Date premieredJanuary 1702[1]
Place premieredDrury Lane Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The False Friend is a 1702 comedy play by the English writer John Vanbrugh. It was inspired by Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla's Spanish play La traición busca el castigo.

The original Drury Lane cast included Robert Wilks as Don Pedro, Philip Griffin as Don Felix, John Mills as Don Guzman, Colley Cibber as Don John, William Pinkethman as Lopez, William Bullock as Galindo, Jane Rogers as Leonora, Mary Kent as Isabella and Anne Oldfield as Jacinta.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.29

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.
  • Downes, Kerry. Sir John Vanbrugh. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987,