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Captain O'Blunder

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Captain O'Blunder or The Brave Irishman is a comedy play by the Irish actor-manager Thomas Sheridan, first performed in the early 1740s at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin.[1] It depicts the adventures of a naive Irishman in London.

It is a reworking of the 1704 comedy Squire Trelooby by William Congreve and John Vanbrugh, itself based on a French farce by Molière.

List of Characters

  • Tradewell - a London merchant
  • Captain O'Blunder - an Irish officer (performed by Mr Sparks)[2][3]
  • Lucy - daughter of Tradewell
  • Betty - Lucy's maid
  • Cheatwell - Lucy's lover
  • Sconce
  • Monsieur Ragout
  • Sergeant
  • Dr Clyfter - Physician
  • Dr Gellypot - Physician
  • Captain O'Blunder's servant

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