# The Choleric Man

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{{Short description|1774 play}}
{{Infobox play
| name              =The Choleric Man
| image             =File:The Choleric Man.jpg
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| caption           = 
| writer            = [Richard Cumberland](/source/Richard_Cumberland_(dramatist))
| setting           = [England](/source/England), present day
| date of premiere  = 10 December 1774
| original language = English
| place             = [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane), [London](/source/London)
| series            = 
| subject           = 
| genre             = Comedy 
}}
'''''The Choleric Man''''' is a 1774 [comedy play](/source/comedy_play) by the British author [Richard Cumberland](/source/Richard_Cumberland_(dramatist)). It premiered at the [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane) in [London](/source/London) on 10 December 1774.<ref>Nicoll p.251</ref> The original cast included [Thomas King](/source/Thomas_King_(actor)) as Andrew Nightshade, [James Aickin](/source/James_Aickin) as Manlove, [John Hayman Packer](/source/John_Hayman_Packer) as Stapleton, [Samuel Reddish](/source/Samuel_Reddish) as Charles Manlove, [Thomas Weston](/source/Thomas_Weston_(actor)) as Jack Nightshade, [Robert Baddeley](/source/Robert_Baddeley_(actor)) as Dibble, [John Moody](/source/John_Moody_(actor)) as Gregory, [Francis Godolphin Waldron](/source/Francis_Godolphin_Waldron) as Frampton. [Roger Wright](/source/Roger_Wright_(actor)) as Frederick, [Elizabeth Hopkins](/source/Elizabeth_Hopkins) as Mrs Stapleton, [Frances Abington](/source/Frances_Abington) as Laetitia and [Jane Pope](/source/Jane_Pope) as Lucy. The play's Irish premiere took place at the [Crow Street Theatre](/source/Crow_Street_Theatre) in [Dublin](/source/Dublin) on 14 April 1777.<ref>Greene p.4485</ref> It also appeared later at the [Theatre Royal, Covent Garden](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Covent_Garden).

==References==
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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 III''. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
* Hogan, C.B (ed.) ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.

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Category:1774 plays
Category:British comedy plays
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Category:Plays by Richard Cumberland
Category:Plays set in London

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