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Falstaff's Wedding (1760 and 1766) is a play by William Kenrick. It is a sequel to Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Most of the characters are carried over from the two Shakespeare plays. There are two distinct versions of the play. The first, recorded here, was published in 1760, and is a serious play with a plot to kill Henry V of England. This play was not well received when presented in 1766, and so a completely revised version was prepared and staged later in 1766 that drops the serious parts and expands the comic elements into a farce. - Summary by ...

Falstaff's Wedding (1760 and 1766) is a play by William Kenrick. It is a sequel to Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Most of the characters are carried over from the two Shakespeare plays. There are two distinct versions of the play. The first (already recorded by Librivox) was published in 1760, and is a serious play with Falstaff being drawn into a plot to kill Henry V of England. This version was not well received when presented in early 1766, and so a completely revised version, recorded here, was prepared and staged later in 1766 that drops the serious ...

Falstaffs Wedding (1760 and 1766) is an intriguing play by William Kenrick, serving as a sequel to the beloved works of Shakespeare, specifically Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. The play carries forward familiar characters from Shakespeares narratives but introduces a gripping twist. The first version, published in 1760, presents a serious plot centered around a conspiracy to kill Henry V of England, which did not resonate well with audiences in its 1766 presentation. In response to the lukewarm reception, Kenrick crafted a completely revised version later that year, ...