The Widowed Wife
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The Widowed Wife is a 1767 comic play by William Kenrick
. It premiered at Drury Lane Theatre
on 5 December 1767. It closely resembled the plot of Memoirs of a Magdalen
a novel by Hugh Kelly. The play enjoyed a fairly successful run.
William Kenrick (writer)
William Kenrick was an English novelist, playwright, translator and satirist, who spent much of his career libelling and lampooning his fellow writers.- Life and career :Kenrick was born at Watford, Hertfordshire, son of a stay-maker...
. It premiered at Drury Lane Theatre
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
on 5 December 1767. It closely resembled the plot of Memoirs of a Magdalen
Memoirs of a Magdalen
Memoirs of a Magdalen is a 1767 British novel by the Irish writer Hugh Kelly. Its full title is Memoirs of a Magdalen, or the History of Louisa Mildmay....
a novel by Hugh Kelly. The play enjoyed a fairly successful run.