Love Makes a Man
1700 play
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Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune is a comedy play by the English writer Colley Cibber written and first performed in 1700, and first published in 1701.[1] It borrows elements from two Jacobean plays The Elder Brother and The Custom of the Country by John Fletcher.
Written byColley Cibber
Date premiered9 December 1700
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
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| Written by | Colley Cibber |
| Date premiered | 9 December 1700 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
It was originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast that included Robert Wilks as Carlos, William Bullock as Antonio, Richard Cross as Charino, William Pinkethman as Don Lewis, Colley Cibber as Clodio, Henry Norris as Sancho, Thomas Simpson as Governor, John Mills as Don Duart, Susanna Verbruggen as Louisa, Henrietta Moore as Honoria and Frances Maria Knight as Elvira.[2]
