Squire Trelooby
1704 play by William Congreve
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Squire Trelooby is a 1704 farce by the writers William Congreve, John Vanbrugh and William Walsh. All were members of the Kit-Cat Club, and another member, Samuel Garth, wrote a prologue. The farce was inspired by the French play Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Molière.
Original languageEnglish
Written byWilliam Congreve
John Vanbrugh
William Walsh
John Vanbrugh
William Walsh
GenreComedy
Date30 March 1704[1]
| Squire Trelooby | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | William Congreve John Vanbrugh William Walsh |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 30 March 1704[1] |
| Place | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
In 1734 James Ralph wrote The Cornish Squire, a reworking of the play which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre.[2] It was considered a great success, and was followed by another version The Brave Irishman by Thomas Sheridan at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1744.[3]
