The Rivals
Comedy - Revival
Erlanger's Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: March 13, 1930
- Closing Date: April 1, 1930
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 28
Playwright: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Synopsis
Wealthy captain Jack Absolute pretends to be poor officer Ensign Beverley to win the romantic Lydia in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 comedy, which also features such characters as oafish Bob Acres, temper-prone Sir Lucius O'Trigger and Mrs. Malaprop, whose frequent confusion of words and their meanings coined the term "malapropism."
Opening Night Cast
| Georgette Cohan | Lucy | |
| John Craig | Sir Anthony Absolute | |
| Pedro De Cordoba | Faulkland | |
| Mrs. Fiske | Mrs. Malaprop | |
| Betty Linley | Julia | |
| Dann Malloy | Thomas | |
| Margery Maude | Lydia Lanquish | |
| Fiske O'Hara | Sir Lucius O'Trigger |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan | Writer | |
| Harrison Grey Fiske | Staging | |
| George C. Tyler | Producer |
