The Fashionable Lady

The Fashionable Lady is a 1730 comedy play by James Ralph.

It premiered at the Goodman's Fields Theatre in Whitechapel with a cast that included William Giffard as Meanwell, James Lacy as Drama, Thomas Smith as Whim and Anna Marcella Giffard as Mrs Sprightly. The play has been described as "a hyperbolic take-off on The Beggar's Opera." It was a moderate success and poked fun at the sorry state of English drama,  uncritical acceptance of Italian opera, and the stupidity of theater managers.