The_German_Hotel

<i>The German Hotel</i>

The German Hotel

1790 play by Thomas Holcroft

The German Hotel is a 1790 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.[2]

Quick Facts The German Hotel, Written by ...

The original Covent Garden cast included John Quick as Count Werling, Joseph George Holman as Dorville, Francis Aickin as Count Kolberg, William Farren as Baron Thorck, Richard Wilson as Rummer, John Bernard as William, Charles Farley as Messenger, Isabella Mattocks as Adelaide and Jane Pope as Mrs Dorville.[3]

George III and Queen Charlotte attended a performance of the play in December 1790 "and seemed highly gratified with the whole performance".[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Hogan p.1301
  2. [2]
    Nicoll p.271
  3. [3]
    Hogan p.1301
  4. [4]
    "Arts and Culture". Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser. 2 December 1790.

Bibliography

  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.


Stub icon

This article on a play from the 18th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article The_German_Hotel, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.