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The School for Scandal (Play)

Variants: Bagtalelsens Skole (Danish)

ProseComedyEnglish
Published in: United Kingdom
Place represented: London
VIAF: 205793190
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Contributors

PersonFunctions
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Playwright

Links

LinkTypeNotes
Full text (English 1783 ed.)Text

Important years

Original publication First performance
1816 CE1777 CE

Acts / scenes

Acts
5

Characters

Character NameGenderTypeDescription
Sir Peter TeazleMale
Sir Oliver SurfaceMale
Joseph SurfaceMale
Charles SurfaceMale
CrabtreeMale
Sir Benjamin BackbiteMale
RowleyMale
Sir Toby BumperMale
MosesMaleJewish characters
CarelessMale
TripMale
SnakeMale
Lady TeazleFemale
MariaFemale
Lady SneerwellFemale
Mrs CandourFemale
Servant to Joseph SurfaceMaleservant
Servant to Lady SneerwellMaleservant
Gentlemen [1]Male
Gentlemen [2]Male
Gentlemen [3]Male
Lady Teazle's maidFemalemaid

Notes

Danish translation (1788): https://www.kb.dk/e-mat/dod/115608012318-color.pdf

Productions of this work

The School for Scandal by The Royal Danish Theatre (1784 AD)

Performances

DatePlace
1784-01-08 CEHofteatret/Christiansborg Court Theatre
1784-01-12 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1784-01-13 CEHofteatret/Christiansborg Court Theatre
1784-01-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1784-01-26 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1784-02-12 CEHofteatret/Christiansborg Court Theatre
1785-12-29 CEHofteatret/Christiansborg Court Theatre
1786-01-02 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1786-01-05 CEHofteatret/Christiansborg Court Theatre
1786-04-27 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1787-01-12 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1788-04-10 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1788-11-27 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1789-02-26 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1791-04-28 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1791-05-02 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1791-11-24 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1792-04-16 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1792-10-09 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1793-10-10 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1795-01-20 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1795-03-03 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1795-11-13 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1797-11-06 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1798-10-05 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1799-01-18 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1802-09-20 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1804-04-20 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1805-01-10 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1805-11-05 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1807-01-09 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1808-03-03 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1809-03-17 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1810-03-21 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1810-09-04 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1811-02-15 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1812-09-10 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1813-10-18 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Works

Title
The School for Scandal

Organisations

Organisation nameAliasesVIAFISNINotes
The Royal Danish Theatre

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Adam Gottlob Thoroup
Translator
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