Pique (play)
Pique is an 1875 play produced by Augustin Daly, which had a very successful run of 237 consecutive performances in New York at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.[, The Aldine ]
It was based in part on the Florence Marryat novel Her Lord and Master.[. , The New York Times] It debuted on December 14, 1875, and was withdrawn after Saturday, July 29, 1876. It ran in at least two versions in London and also was produced on tour.[Miller, Tice L. , p. 117.]
The original cast included Maurice Barrymore, where he met his future wife Georgiana Drew.
Though the play was a success, critical response varied from "highly laudatory puff pieces to accusations of excessive sentiment and irritating sensationalism."Original Broadway cast
