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The Careless Husband
The Careless Husband
Written by	Colley Cibber
Date premiered	7 December 1704
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original language	English
Genre	Restoration Comedy

The Carless Husband is a comedy play by the English writer Colley Cibber. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 7 December 1704.^[1] The original cast featured Cibber as Lord Foppington, George Powell as Lord Morelove, Robert Wilks as Sir Charles Easy, Anne Oldfield as Lady Betty Modish, Frances Maria Knight as Lady Easy, Henrietta Moore as Lady Graveairs and Jane Lucas as Mrs Edging.^[2] It has been described as Cibber's most successful play, and provided a vehicle for his popular foppish Lord Foppington personae.^[3]

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^ McGirr p.191
^ Van Lennep p.82
^ Frank p.56

Bibliography edit

Frank, Marcie. The Novel Stage: Narrative Form from the Restoration to Jane Austen. Rutgers University Press, 2020.
McGirr, Elaine M. Partial Histories: A Reappraisal of Colley Cibber. Springer, 2016.
Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

[1] McGirr p.191

[2] Van Lennep p.82

[3] Frank p.56

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