The Artful Husband is a 1717 comedy play by the British writer William Taverner. Staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, it ran for fifteen nights. It was frequently revived during the eighteenth century.
The cast included Thomas Elrington as Sir Harry Freelove, Theophilus Keene as Winwife, James Spiller as Stockwell, George Pack as Frank Flash, Jane Rogers as Mrs Winwife and Sarah Thurmond as Belinda. The part of Lady Upstart was played by the veteran actress Frances Maria Knight.
List of Characters
Sir Harry Freelove - Mr Elrington Lady Upstart - Mrs Knight Mr Winwife - Mr Keene Mrs Winwife - Mrs Rogers Belinda - Mrs Thurmond Mr Stockwel - Mr Spiller Frank Flash - Mr Pack Steward to Winwife - Mr Rogers Ned, servant to Sir Harry - Mr Knapp Butler - Mr Hall Decoy, a procuress - Mrs Kear Maria, a pretended French woman - Mrs Schoolding Four servants to Lady Upstart Servant to Belinda Servants to Mrs Winwife. Two chairmen
References
Bibliography Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. Howe, Elizabeth. The First English Actresses: Women and Drama, 1660-1700. Cambridge University Press, 1992.