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London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 09, 1777

Page

2

The Bold Stroke for a Husband at Hay Market

Report on Mrs Gardner’s new comedy The Bold Stroke for a Husband at the Hay Market, featuring Edwin Fearon and other performers. The Widow Holifel seeks a second husband via a Morning Post advertisement under Winlowe, drawing suitors including Carrol O Cannan and George Witham. The plot leads to two marriages after trials of affection and fortune, with critics noting echoes of Macklin and Foote. The review criticizes an apparent reading misstep by Mr. Edwin and laments the play’s bold aim versus execution.

Holdfat Wei-Indies London Lydia Faniore Madam la Bronze la Bronze Authoref Morning Post Winlowe Carrol O'Cannan George Witham Lydia Fanlove O‘cannon George Trueman O Cannon Grooze Witham Gardner Macklin Foote Nicholson Bank-buiding Cornhill Hindel Co’s Cognhill England Tham William Nichoson Maichy Taffordshire Rocester Combridge Quixhill Stafford Roceftyr Co - Rocester Campite Uttoxeter Staffordshire Ashborne Derbyshire Arbury Anfil Harvey Goldcristquare Wetton Sid Powel Stone House Rugetey

Prologue Critique and Widow’s Daring Ad in the Advertiser

A dramatic prose poem mocks courtship and war, presenting a widow’s bold public challenge in the Advertiser. It blends classical allusion to Hannibal and Rome with modern romance, urging acceptance of a Milesian suitor despite obstacles, amid festive seasonal imagery and urban speech.

Hannibal Rome Scipio Britannia Isle Horace Tom Slingsby

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