Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein
Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein is an 1823 play in three acts by Richard Brinsley Peake based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. It is the first recorded theatrical adaptation of the novel and had 37 performances during its original run. It was revived at the English Opera House until at least 1850.
Cover of Peakes' Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein (1823)
1823 playbill advertising the closing night of Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein
T. P. Cooke as --------- in Presumption
1823 playbill advertising the opening night of Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein
Richard Brinsley Peake was a dramatist of the early nineteenth century best remembered today for his 1823 play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein, a work based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It was Peake, not Shelley, who wrote the famous line, "It lives!"
Cover of Peakes' Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein (1823)
Playbill from 1823 advertising Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein