How to Grow Rich

{{Short description|1793 play}} {{Infobox play | name =How to Grow Rich | image =File:How to Grow Rich.png | image_size = | caption = | writer =Frederic Reynolds | setting = A seaport in England, present day | date of premiere = 18 April 1793 | original language = English | place = Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London | series = | subject = | genre = Comedy }}

'''''How to Grow Rich''''' is a 1793 comedy play by the British writer Frederic Reynolds. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 18 April 1793.<ref>Nicoll p.301</ref> The original London cast included William Thomas Lewis as Pave, John Quick as Smalltrade, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Thomas Roundhead, John Fawcett as Latitat, William Blanchard as Hippy, Alexander Pope as Warford, William Farren as Sir Charles Dazzle, William Cubitt as Plainly, James Thompson as Formal, Samuel Simmons as Sir Thomas' servant, Jane Pope as Lady Henrietta, Harriet Pye Esten as Rosa and Charlotte Chapman as Miss Dazzle. The Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 1 July 1793.<ref>Greene p.4500</ref>

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==Bibliography== * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume IV''. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Category:1793 plays Category:British comedy plays Category:West End plays Category:Plays by Frederic Reynolds Category:Plays set in England