The Walloons

The Walloons is a comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It was first staged at the Covent Garden Theatre in April 1782.^[1] The character of Father O'Sullivan was widely believed to be based on Father Thomas Hussey^[2] an Irish-born Priest with whom Cumberland conducted secret talks in an attempt to secure a peace agreement between Britain and Spain during the American War of Independence.

References

1. Nicoll p.126
2. Mudford p.406

Bibliography

• Mudford, William. The Life of Richard Cumberland. Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1812.
• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.