London Assurance was the second play Dion Boucicault wrote, but the first to be produced in 1841. It was originally called “Out of Town” and premiered at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, proving a major success. It ran for three months with Madame Vestris as Grace Harkaway and Charles Matthews as Dazzle. A few months later, the play opened in New York at the Park Theatre (October 1841), with Charlotte Cushman as Lady Gay Spanker.
In 1970, the Royal Shakespeare Company revived the play, with Donald Sinden as Sir Harcourt Courtly, Judi Dench as Grace, Michael Williams as Charles, and Barrie
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