Although it tends to be overshadowed by his success as an architect, Sir John Vanbrugh was a noted playwright of the late Restoration-era and his debut took place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1696.
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The theatre was apparently seeing hard times when Vanbrugh’s success with The Relapse revived its fortunes and helped his star to ascend even further among the Whigs with whom he circulated.
