School for Scandal | Critical Overview
School for Scandal opened in May 1777 to enthusiastic audiences. Since it appeared at the end of the London theatre season, it played only twenty performances before the season closed, but Sheridan's play reappeared the following season for an additional forty-five performances. Since few plays enjoyed runs of more than fifteen performances, School for Scandal was, by prevailing standards, a success.
In the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Mark S. Auburn noted that "the play engendered wildly enthusiastic support....
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