The Wheel of Fortune (Play)
Variants: Lykkens hjul (Danish)
ProseComedyEnglish
Published in: United Kingdom
Place represented: London
VIAF: 315410449
ISNI:
Contributors
| Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| Richard Cumberland | Playwright |
Links
| Link | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full text (English) | Text |
Important years
| Original publication | First performance |
|---|---|
| 1795 CE | 1795 CE |
Acts / scenes
| Acts |
|---|
| 5 |
Characters
| Character Name | Gender | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir David Daw | Male | ||
| Tempest | Male | father, Official | |
| Roderick Penruddock | Male | ||
| Woodville | Male | Husband | |
| Sydenham | Male | friend | |
| Henry Woodville | Male | son | |
| Timothy Weazel | Male | Academic | |
| Attendant in the house of Woodville | Male | servant | |
| Jenkins | Male | ||
| Mrs. Arabella Woodville | Female | wife, mother | |
| Emily Tempest | Female | daughter | |
| Dame Dunckley | Female | servant | |
| Maid of the Lodging | Female | maid | |
| Servants [of the deceased Sir George Penruddock] | Male | servant | |
| Servants [of Daw] | Male | servant | |
| Livery servant | Male | servant | |
| Servant to Tempest | Male | servant | |
| [An officer of the court] | Male | Official |
Productions of this work
The Wheel of Fortune by The Royal Danish Theatre (1797 AD)
Performances
| Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|
| 1797-04-21 CE | Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv | |
| 1797-04-22 CE | Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv |
Works
| Title | |
|---|---|
| The Wheel of Fortune |
Organisations
| Organisation name | Aliases | VIAF | ISNI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Danish Theatre |
Contributors
| Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| Christian Frederik Schneider | Translator |