First Impressions (play)
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Written byHoratio Smith
Date premiered30 October 1813
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
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| Written by | Horatio Smith |
| Date premiered | 30 October 1813 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | London, present day |
First Impressions is an 1813 comedy play by the British writer Horatio Smith. It was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 30 October 1813.[1] The original cast included Joseph Munden as Sir Thomas Trapwell, Alexander Rae as Fortescue, Robert Elliston as Harcourt, William Lovegrove as Sir Toby Harbottle, William Oxberry as Sapling, Benjamin Wrench as Professor Trifleton, Julia Glover as Laetitia Freemantle, Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin as Lady Trapwell, Sarah Sparks as Lady Anemone, Frances Maria Kelly as Louisa and Susan Boyce as Phoebe. It lasted for fifteen performances on its original run.[2] Its Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 27 January 1814.[3]
