The Love Chase
1837 play
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The Love Chase is an 1837 comedy play by the Irish-born writer James Sheridan Knowles. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 10 October 1837 with a cast that included Robert Strickland as Sir William Fondlove, Edward William Elton as Waller, Benjamin Nottingham Webster as Wildrake, Julia Glover as Widow Green and Charlotte Vandenhoff as Lydia. Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett's role as Constance became one of her two signature parts.[1] The Haymarket had just come under the management of Benjamin Webster that year.[2]
| The Love Chase | |
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| Original language | English |
| Written by | James Sheridan Knowles |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | London, present day |
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| Date | 9 October 1837 |
| Place | Haymarket Theatre, London |
