SOURCE: "She Stoops to Conquer," in Oliver Goldsmith, Henry Holt and Company, 1935, pp. 263-289.

In the excerpt below, Gwynn traces the initial production and reception of She Stoops to Conquer.

In Lloyd's Evening Post of March 15-17 … there appeared this "Theatrical Intelligence":

The characters of the new Comedy, called "She Stoops to Conquer, or the Mistakes of a Night," performed on Monday night at Covent Garden Theatre for the first time were as follows:

Hardcastle Mr. Shuter.

Mr. Marlow Mr. Lewes.

Squire Tony Lumpkin Mr. Quick.

Mr. Hastings Mr. du Bellamy.

Sir Charles Marlow Mr. Gardner.

Landlord and Drunken Servant Mr. Thompson.

Dancing Bear-Leader and Hardcastle's Servant Mr. Saunders.

Companions to the Squire Mr. Bates, Mr. Holtom and Mr. Davis.

Mrs. Dorothy Hardcastle...