Squire Trelooby
Squire Trelooby is a 1704 farce by the writers William Congreve, John Vanbrugh and William Walsh. All were members of the Kit-Cat Club and another member Samuel Garth wrote a prologue. It was inspired by the French play "Monsieur de Pourceaugnac" by Molière. In 1734 James Ralph wrote "The Cornish Squire", a reworking of the play which was staged at Drury Lane Theatre. It was considered a great success, and was followed by another version "The Brave Irishman" by Thomas Sheridan at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1744.