Laugh When You Can
Laugh When You Can is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Frederick [Reynolds (writer)|Frederick Reynolds]. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1798. The original cast included William Thomas Lewis as Gossamer, Joseph [Shepherd Munden] as Bonus, Joseph George Holman as Mortimer, John [Fawcett (actor)|John Fawcett] as Sambo, John Whitfield as Delville, Edward Townsend as Costly, James [Thompson (actor)|James Thompson] as Farmer Blackbrook, Samuel Simmons as Waiter, Mary Ann Pope as Mrs. Mortimer, Maria Gibbs as Dorothy and Isabella Mattocks as Mrs Gloomly. The Irish premiere was at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on Dublin on 17 April 1799.