The Lying Valet

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The Lying Valet is a 1741 comic play by David Garrick, notable as one of his early successes that helped establish his reputation in 18th-century English theatre.

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instanceOf comic play
stage work
associatedWithPeriod Augustan drama
associatedWithPerson David Garrick NERFINISHED
author David Garrick NERFINISHED
centuryOfWork 18th century
contributedTo establishing David Garrick’s reputation in 18th-century English theatre
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
firstPerformanceDate 1741
firstPerformedInCity London NERFINISHED
genre comedy
hasCharacterType comic servant
master
valet
hasDramaticStyle farce
sentimental comedy
hasForm one-act play
hasInfluenceOn David Garrick’s later career as actor-manager
hasSubject deception
servant-master relations
social satire
hasTitleLanguage English
intendedAudience theatre-going public
medium live theatre
movement 18th-century British drama
notableFor being one of David Garrick’s early theatrical successes
originalLanguage English
partOf 18th-century English comic repertoire
performanceType spoken drama
publicationYear 1741
settingPeriod 18th century
theatricalTradition English theatre
workChronologyPosition early work of David Garrick
writer David Garrick NERFINISHED

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David Garrick notableWork The Lying Valet