The Clandestine Marriage

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The Clandestine Marriage is an 18th-century English comedy play, co-written by David Garrick and George Colman the Elder, that satirizes social pretensions and secret unions.

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instanceOf 18th-century play
English play
comedy play
stage play
author David Garrick
George Colman the Elder
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
dramaticStructure five-act play
firstPerformanceDate 1766
firstPerformancePlace Drury Lane Theatre
firstPublishedIn 18th century
form prose drama
genre comedy
sentimental comedy
hasAdaptation The Clandestine Marriage (film)
The Clandestine Marriage (opera)
hasCharacter Betty
Brush
Canton
Fanny Sterling
Lord Ogleby
Lovewell
Miss Sterling
Mr. Sterling
Mrs. Heidelberg
Sir John Melvil
hasCharacterType city merchant
country gentleman
fop
romantic heroine
hasReception successful on its original run at Drury Lane
hasStageDirectionStyle 18th-century English theatrical convention
inspiredBy Hogarth’s painting series "Marriage A-la-Mode"
literaryMovement Augustan drama
narrativeFocus conflict between love and financial interest
satire of arranged marriages
notableTheme hypocrisy of the upper classes
parental authority in marriage
social mobility
originalLanguage English
setting England
subjectMatter class distinctions
marriage of convenience
secret marriage
social pretension
theatreOfFirstPerformance Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
timePeriodOfSetting 18th century

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David Garrick notableWork The Clandestine Marriage
Nigel Hawthorne notableWork The Clandestine Marriage
Finty Williams theatreWork The Clandestine Marriage
Julian Nott notableWork The Clandestine Marriage
Marion Bailey notableWork The Clandestine Marriage
The Clandestine Marriage hasAdaptation The Clandestine Marriage (film)
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