The Walloons

The Walloons is a comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It was first staged at the Covent Garden Theatre in April 1782.[1] The character of Father O'Sullivan was widely believed to be based on Father Thomas Hussey[2] an Irish-born Priest with whom Cumberland conducted secret talks in an attempt to secure a peace agreement between Britain and Spain during the American War of Independence.

References

  1. Nicoll p.126
  2. Mudford p.406

Bibliography


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