St. Patrick's Day, or, The Scheming Lieutenant Richard Brinsley Sheridan Author

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Not the most famous play by the Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, but one of the most hilarious. Many twists and lots of irony here. An excellent read, but probably even better on stage. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish p... Read more
Not the most famous play by the Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, but one of the most hilarious. Many twists and lots of irony here. An excellent read, but probably even better on stage. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. Richard was educated at Harrow School, and was to study law. However, his highly romantic elopement with Elizabeth Linley ended such hopes. His first play, The Rivals, produced at Covent Garden in 1775, was a failure on its first night. Sheridan cast a more capable actor for the role of the comic Irishman for its second performance, and it was a smash which immediately established the young playwright's reputation. It has gone on to become a standard of English literature. His most famous play School for Scandal (1777) is considered one of the greatest comedies of manners in English. Less

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PublisherShamrock Eden Publishing
Publication date July 11, 2013
ISBN2940148347149
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays suc...

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