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The Fine Lady's Airs

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The Fine Lady's Airs
Written byThomas Baker
Date premiered14 December 1708[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Fine Lady's Airs is a 1708 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Baker.[2]

The original Drury Lane cast included John Mills as Sir Harry Sprightly, Robert Wilks as Brigadier Blenheim, Colley Cibber as Nicknack, Benjamin Johnson as Major Bramble, William Bullock as Master Totty, William Pinkethman as Knapsack, Henry Norris as Shrimp, George Pack as Orangewoman, Anne Oldfield as Lady Rodomont, Mary Porter as Lady Tossup, Lucretia Bradshaw and Margaret Saunders as Mrs Flimsy.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.47
  2. ^ Nicolls p.297

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.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.