The Stage Coach
1704 play
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The Stage Coach is a 1704 play by George Farquhar and Peter Motteux. A farce, it is based on the 1680 French play Les Carrosses d'Orléans by Jean de La Chapelle.[1]
Original languageEnglish
Written byGeorge Farquhar
Peter Motteux
Peter Motteux
GenreRestoration Comedy
Date2 February 1704
| The Stage Coach | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | George Farquhar Peter Motteux |
| Genre | Restoration Comedy |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 2 February 1704 |
| Place | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
It was staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London as an afterpiece to a revival of John Crowne's The Country Wit. The cast included Thomas Doggett as Nicodemus Somebody, Barton Booth as Captain Basil, George Pack as Fetch, John Freeman as Micher and Abigail Hunt as Dolly.
