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The Lost Lover (play)

The Lost Lover; or The Jealous Husband: A Comedy, Delarivier Manley's first published play, was performed in March 1696 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The performance ran only three nights.

Characters
As listed in the original script: Men • Sir Rustic Good-Heart, an ill-bred country gentleman • Wilmore, Rustic's son • Wildman, Rustic's friend • Sir Amorous Courtall • Smyrna, a Turkey Merchant • Pulse, a Physician • Knowlittle, a Fortune-teller • Timothy, his Man • Ready, servant to Wildman Women • Lady Young-Love, an Old, vain, conceited Lady • Marina, her daughter • Belira, secret mistress to Wilmore • Orinda, an affected poetess • Olivia, Smyrna's Wife • Isabella, woman to Lady Young-Love • Phoebe, Olivia's maid • Page • Servants ==References==
External Works
• Full text of The Lost Lover available at Emory Women Writers Resource Project • The London Stage Part I
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