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I'll Tell You What (play)

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I'll Tell You What is a comedy play by Elizabeth Inchbald. It was first performed on 4 August 1785 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. The play is set in England in the present day and was written in English.

Original London cast:
- Major Cyprus — John Palmer
- Anthony Euston — Robert Bensley
- Colonel Downright — James Aickin
- Sir George Euston — James Brown Williamson
- Charles Euston — John Bannister
- Sir Harry Harmless — Robert Palmer
- Mr Euston — William Parsons
- Lady Euston — Mary Bulkley
- A Young Lady — Elizabeth Farren

The Irish premiere took place at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on 12 December 1785.


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