St Patrick\'s Day, or, The Scheming Lieutenant is an 18th-century play by Irish playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), first performed on 2 May 1775 at Covent Garden.
Sheridan wrote the two-act farce for the benefit performance of lead actor Lawrence Clinch, who had so successfully played Sir Lucius O\'Trigger in his previous play The Rivals..
It is said to have completed by the author within two days.
St Patrick\'s Day, or, The Scheming Lieutenant is an 18th-century play by Irish playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), first performed on 2 May 1775 at Covent Garden