The Compromise (play) explained

The Compromise
Date Of Premiere:	15 December 1722^[1]
Original Language:	English
Place:	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Genre:	Comedy

The Compromise is a 1722 comedy play by the British writer John Sturmy.^[2]

The original cast included John Hippisley as Sir Clement Harpye, Thomas Walker as Charles Despotick, Anthony Boheme as Weighty, Richard Diggs as Galloper, John Leigh as Random, Jane Egleton as Old Woman, William Bullock as Saracen, Jane Rogers as Harriet, Henrietta Morgan as Mrs Saracen, and Anna Maria Seymour as Isabella.

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.

Notes and References

1. Burling p.100
2. Nicoll p.358