The Prisoner at Large
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Written byJohn O'Keeffe
Date premiered2 July 1788
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Haymarket, London
Original languageEnglish
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| Written by | John O'Keeffe |
| Date premiered | 2 July 1788 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Western Ireland, present day |
The Prisoner at Large is a 1788 comedy play by the Irish John O'Keeffe. A farce, it premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 2 July 1788.[1] The original cast included James Brown Williamson as Lord Esmond, William Henry Moss as Old Dowdle, Ralph Wewitzer as Count Fripon, Robert Palmer as Jack Connor, John Phillimore as Frill, John Edwin as Muns and Elizabeth Kemble as Adelaide. The Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 7 August 1789.[2]
