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1778 play by John O'Keeffe

Tony Lumpkin in Town

Written by	John O'Keeffe
Date premiered	2 July 1778
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	London, present day

Tony Lumpkin in Town is a 1778 Irish comedy play by John O'Keeffe. An afterpiece, it was intended as a sequel to the 1773 play She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. It is centred on the character Tony Lumpkin. It ran successfully at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London. The original cast included William Parsons as Tony Lumpkin, Robert Palmer as Doctor Minum and Charles Bannister as Tim Tickle.

References

Hager, Alan. Encyclopedia of British Writers: 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries. Book Builders, 2005.

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