Ways and Means (Colman play)

Ways and Means; Or, a Trip to Dover is a 1788 comedy play by the British writer and theatre manager George Colman the Younger.^[2] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London with a cast that included John Bannister as Sir David Dunder, John Palmer as Random, James Brown Williamson as Scruple, James Aickin as Old Random, Howard Usher as Paul Peery, Lydia Webb as Lady Dunder and Elizabeth Kemble as Harriet. Its Irish premiere was at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 24 April 1793.^[3]

Original languageEnglish

Written byGeorge Colman the Younger

GenreComedy

Date10 July 1788^[1]

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Ways and Means
1811 playbill
Original language	English
Written by	George Colman the Younger
Genre	Comedy
Premiere
Date	10 July 1788[1]
Place	Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London

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