| Creusa, Queen of Athens | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Whitehead |
| Date premiered | 20 April 1754 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
Creusa, Queen of Athens is a 1754 tragedy by the British writer William Whitehead. [1] It is based on the story of Creusa of Athens.
The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Aletes, Maria Macklin as Ilyssus, Hannah Pritchard as Creusa, Henry Mossop as Phorbas and Edward Berry as Xuthus.
References
- ^ Watson p.861
Bibliography
- Baines, Paul & Ferarro, Julian & Rogers, Pat. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing, 1660-1789. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
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| Creusa, Queen of Athens | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Whitehead |
| Date premiered | 20 April 1754 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
Creusa, Queen of Athens is a 1754 tragedy by the British writer William Whitehead. [1] It is based on the story of Creusa of Athens.
The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Aletes, Maria Macklin as Ilyssus, Hannah Pritchard as Creusa, Henry Mossop as Phorbas and Edward Berry as Xuthus.
References
- ^ Watson p.861
Bibliography
- Baines, Paul & Ferarro, Julian & Rogers, Pat. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing, 1660-1789. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
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