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The Toy
Written by	John O'Keeffe
Date premiered	3 February 1789
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Hampton Court, England

The Toy is a 1789 comedy play by the Irish writer John O'Keeffe. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 3 February 1789.^[1] The Irish premiere was at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 13 January 1791.^[2]

The original cast included:

• Francis Aickin as Sir Carrol O'Donovan,
• Joseph George Holman as O'Donovan,
• William Thomas Lewis as Aircourt,
• William Blanchard as Larry Kavanagh,
• John Quick as Alibi,
• Cockran Joseph Booth as Nol Pros,
• John Edwin as Methlegin,
• Ralph Wewitzer as Pavot,
• Ann Brunton Merry as Lady Jane,
• Louisa Fontenelle as Sophia, and
• Lydia Webb as Katty Kavanagh.

• Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.