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]
Written byJames Sheridan Knowles
Date premiered9 October 1837
Place premieredHaymarket Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
| The Love Chase | |
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| Written by | James Sheridan Knowles |
| Date premiered | 9 October 1837 |
| Place premiered | Haymarket Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | London, present day |
