The Provoked Wife
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The Provoked Wife is the second original comedy written by John Vanbrugh. It made its first appearance in Lincoln's Inn Fields in May, 1697. The premise of the plot, of a wife trapped in an abusive ma
John Vanbrugh (1664–1726), author of The Relapse
David Garrick in The Provoked Wife by Johann Zoffany, 1765. The role of Sir John Brute in The Provoked Wife became one of David Garrick's most famous roles.
The Provoked Husband
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The Provoked Husband is a 1728 comedy play by the British writer and actor Colley Cibber, based on a fragment of play written by John Vanbrugh. It is also known by the longer title The Provok'd Husban
The Provoked Wife
…a lover, outraged some sections of Restoration society. A later unfinished play by Vanbrugh was completed by Colley Cibber and staged under the title The Provoked Husband in 1728. The hitherto virtuous Lady Brute is provoked to infidelity by her sour husband Sir John Brute. Married in haste – she for money, he for sex…
1794 Covent Garden playbill