The Birth-day
Written by	Thomas John Dibdin
Date premiered	8 April 1799
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Covent Garden,London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The Birth Day orThe Birth-day is a 1799comedy play by the British authorThomas John Dibdin. It was based on the workDie Versöhnung by the German authorAugust von Kotzebue, which Dibdin translated and rewrote for the English stage. It premiered at theTheatre Royal, Covent Garden on 8 April 1799.^[1] The Covent Garden cast includedJoseph Shepherd Munden as Captain Bertram,John Fawcett as Jack Junk,John Henry Johnstone as Harry Bertram,Charles Murray as Mr. Bertram,John Waddy as Lawyer Circuit,Jane Pope as Emma andMary Ann Davenport as Mrs Moral. Fawcett's character Jack Junk, asailor, was a reprisal from the popular 1798 musicalThe Mouth of the Nile by Dibdin. The Irish premiere took place at theCrow Street Theatre inDublin on 25 November 1799.^[2]

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