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.

[1][2] It was based in part on the Florence Marryat novel Her Lord and Master.

[3] The play debuted on December 14, 1875, and was withdrawn after Saturday, July 29,1876.

[4] 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.