The Contrivances Explained

The Contrivances
Date Of Premiere:	9 August 1715
Original Language:	English
Place:	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Genre:	Comedy

The Contrivances is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Henry Carey.^[1] A farce, it produced was an afterpiece to follow on from a revival of Bonduca.

The original Drury Lane cast included Henry Norris as Argus, James Quin as Rovewell, Joe Miller as Robin, Richard Cross as Constable and Mary Willis as Arethusa.^[2]

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
• Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

Notes and References

1. Burling p.59
2. Van Lennep p.364