This author of the plays The Glorious First of June and Cape St. Vincent was one of the greatest orators in England during his 32 years as a Whig in Parliament, but he did not achieve great political success because of his reputation as an unreliable intriguer.
This author of the plays The Glorious First of June and Cape St. Vincent was one of the greatest orators in England during his 32 years as a Whig in Parliament, but he did not achieve great political success because of his reputation as an unreliable intriguer. His skill for adaptation and revision can be seen in works like Pizarro and A Trip to Scarborough, and he revived the plays of Congreve through his ownership of the Drury Lane Theater, but is best-known for original works like The Critic. FTP, who was this playwright of The Rivals and The School for Scandal?
This author of the plays The Glorious First of June and Cape St. Vincent was one of the greatest orators in England during his 32 years as a Whig in Parliament, but he did not achieve great political success because of his reputation as an unreliable intriguer.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan