Question

When was The School for Scandal first performed in London?

• A. on May 8, 1777
• B. April 12, 1782
• C. June 15, 1775
• D. March 10, 1776

Answer 1

Answer:

A. on May 8, 1777

• The School for Scandal first performed in London on May 8, 1777 at Drury Lane.

• It is one of the greatest comedies of manners in English.

• It is a bitter satire on the people of the upper class of the society.

• It contains some salient features of of the age of restoration.