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The Rivals (Play)

Variants: Medbejlerne (Danish)

ProseComedyEnglish
Published in: United Kingdom
Place represented: Bath
VIAF: 178211509
ISNI:

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Playwright

Important years

Original publication First performance
1775 CE1775 CE

Acts / scenes

Acts
5

Characters

Character NameGenderTypeDescription
Sir Anthony AbsoluteMalefather
Captain AbsoluteMaleson, military
FaulklandMaleyoung male lover (innamorati)
AcresMale
Sir Lucius O'TriggerMale
FagMaleservant
David (rivals)Maleservant
CoachmanMalelabourer
Mrs. MalapropFemaleuncle/aunt
Lydia LanguishFemalenephew/niece
Julia (rivals)FemaleFoster child/ward
Lucy (rivals)Femalemaid
Maid (rivals)Femalemaid
BoyMaleboy/girl
Servant [with Acres]Maleservant
Servant [with Absolute]Maleservant
Servant [with Malaprop]Maleservant

Productions of this work

The Rivals by The Royal Danish Theatre (1799 AD)

Performances

DatePlace
1799-11-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1799-11-22 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1799-11-28 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1799-12-16 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1801-03-27 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1801-04-28 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1801-10-09 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1802-04-22 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1803-04-29 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1804-05-23 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1804-12-07 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1806-04-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1806-11-24 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1808-09-06 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1809-01-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1809-10-06 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1810-09-17 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1811-03-15 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1811-11-12 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1812-02-21 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1812-10-13 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1813-10-11 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1814-01-21 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1815-05-12 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1815-10-16 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1816-02-29 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1817-01-24 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1817-10-03 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1818-03-09 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1819-04-30 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1820-05-25 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1820-10-13 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1822-01-08 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1822-03-04 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1822-11-08 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1823-12-12 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1827-05-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1829-02-16 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Works

Title
The Rivals

Organisations

Organisation nameAliasesVIAFISNINotes
The Royal Danish Theatre

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Niels Thoroup Bruun
Translator
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