# Sullivan (play)

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***Sullivan*** was a three-act comedy by [Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville](/source/Anne-Honor%C3%A9-Joseph_Duveyrier_de_M%C3%A9l%C3%A9sville), based on the short story *[Garrick Médecin](/source/Garrick_M%C3%A9decin)*. It was first played at Paris, in the [Théâtre-Français](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-Fran%C3%A7ais), November 11, 1852. The original cast are:

- **Nicol Jenkins**, *a wealthy merchant* - Mr. Provost
- **Lèlia**, *his daughter* - Ms. Favart
- **Sullivan**, *a comic actor from Drury Lane Theater* - Mr. Brindeau
- **Sir Frédéric Dumple**, *nephew of Jenkins* - Got
- **Saunders**, *a broker* - Anselme
- **Mistress Saunders**, *his wife* - Mrs. Thénard
- **Merwyn**, *a silks merchant* - Mr. Montet
- **Miss Pénélope**, *his sister* - Ms. Joussain
- **Peacock**, *a lawyer* - Mr. Mirecourt
- **Little-John**, *Jenkins' valet* - Castel
- **Dickson**, *Sullivan's valet* - Mathien
- **An Alderman**
- **Servants**

Though *Garrick Médecin* had focused on the adventures of actor [David Garrick](/source/David_Garrick), de Mélésville did not wish to do a historical piece, and so used the then-contemporary Shakespearean actor [Barry Sullivan](/source/Barry_Sullivan_(stage_actor)) as his subject, though he changed the character's first name in the play to *George*, probably to avoid any possible legal troubles. A few years after it was produced, *Sullivan* was adapted into the English play *[David Garrick](/source/David_Garrick_(play))* by Robertson, with Garrick returned to the leading role.

## External links

- [Sullivan, first edition (in French) - Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=xs0_AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22est%20que%20son%20id%C3%A9e%20me%20para%C3%AEt%22&pg=RA10-PR2)

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