George Hargrave, who is home from college, is overjoyed to learn that Emily, the mysterious runaway whom his godfather, Mr. Drummond, has taken in, is the same young lady he fell in love with at a recent masquerade. Meanwhile, George's spirited cousin, Bella, helps George's sister, Harriet, and George's friend Sir Charles fall in love. George's designs are threatened when he learns that his father wants George to marry Lady Dinah, a pretentious older lady who is also very rich. When Emily's father arrives to take Emily back to London, George gives chase and snatches Emily back. Mr. Drummond saves the day by offering the young lovers some of his land so that they can have a fortune of their own.
runaway, play, runaway, 1776, comedy, play, british, writer, hannah, cowley, premiered, london, theatre, royal, drury, lane, february, 1776, original, cast, included, richard, yates, hargrave, william, smith, george, hargrave, robert, bensley, drummond, willia. The Runaway is a 1776 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley It premiered at London s Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 15 February 1776 1 The original cast included Richard Yates as Mr Hargrave William Smith as George Hargrave Robert Bensley as Mr Drummond William Brereton as Sir Charles Seymour James Aickin as Mr Morley William Parsons as Justice John Palmer as Jarvis Charles Bannister as First Hunter Elizabeth Hopkins as Lady Dinah Elizabeth Younge as Bella Priscilla Hopkins as Harriet Sarah Siddons as Emily and Mary Ann Wrighten as Susan Cowley dedicated the play to David Garrick the actor manager of Drury Lane who wrote the prologue The action revolves around a country house in England 2 The RunawayWritten byHannah CowleyDate premiered15 February 1776Place premieredTheatre Royal Drury Lane LondonOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedySettingEngland present daySynopsis editGeorge Hargrave who is home from college is overjoyed to learn that Emily the mysterious runaway whom his godfather Mr Drummond has taken in is the same young lady he fell in love with at a recent masquerade Meanwhile George s spirited cousin Bella helps George s sister Harriet and George s friend Sir Charles fall in love George s designs are threatened when he learns that his father wants George to marry Lady Dinah a pretentious older lady who is also very rich When Emily s father arrives to take Emily back to London George gives chase and snatches Emily back Mr Drummond saves the day by offering the young lovers some of his land so that they can have a fortune of their own References edit Nicoll p 248 Escott p 62Bibliography editEscott Angela The Celebrated Hannah Cowley Experiments in Dramatic Genre 1776 1794 Routledge 2015 Greene John C Theatre in Dublin 1745 1820 A Calendar of Performances Volume 6 Lexington Books 2011 Nicoll Allardyce A History of English Drama 1660 1900 Volume III Cambridge University Press 2009 Hogan C B ed The London Stage 1660 1800 Volume V Southern Illinois University Press 1968 nbsp This article on a play is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Runaway play amp oldid 1204432582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
