Reason may still keep "its Throne, but it nods a little"
The Recruiting Officer. A Comedy.
First performed April 8, 1706. At least 63 entries in ESTC (1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1714, 1718, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1727, 1728, 1732, 1733, 1736, 1739, 1741, 1742, 1746, 1749, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1759, 1760, 1764, 1765, 1768, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1776, 1778, 1782, 1783, 1786, 1792).<br>
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See <u>The Recruiting Officer. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Farquhar.</u> (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1706).