Love's Contrivance
1703 comedy play by Susanna Centlivre
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Love's Contrivance is a 1703 comedy play by the English writer Susanna Centlivre. The cast featured Robert Wilks as Bellmie, Anne Oldfield as Belliza, William Bullock as Selfwill, Benjamin Johnson as Sir Toby Doubtful and Jane Rogers as Lucinda.
Written bySusanna Centlivre
Date premiered4 June 1703[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
| Love's Contrivance | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Susanna Centlivre |
| Date premiered | 4 June 1703[1] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
It was staged at Drury Lane Theatre and ran for five nights, which was considered a moderate success eclipsing Centlivre play's previous play The Stolen Heiress.[2]
