Eurydice. A Tragedy
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- Eurydice. A Tragedy
- Jaar:
- 1795
- Onderwerp:
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, United Kingdom)
18th Century (1701-1800)
Play (theater)
London (United Kingdom) - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Cawthorn 1795
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C2.44 06I08 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- [i]-80 pages engraved frontispiece
- Nota:
- Frontispiece engraving by James Roberts II (1753-c. 1810) after Richard Wilson (1713-1782) depicting Mr [David] Garrick as Periander in Act 2 Scene 1 "Ha! By the moon's sad beams. I can decry" ; standing, whole length, gesturing up towards the sky with left hand, facing to the right; wearing classical skirt and tunic, with cape; on rocky shore; in oval frame.
premiered in London Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and published in the same year 1731
Prologue by the English dramatist Aaron Hill, spoken by Robert Wilks (c. 1665-1732) a British actor and theatrical manager who was one of the leading managers of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in its heyday of the 1710s.
Epilogue by Aaron Hill, "Spoken by a Girl in Boy's clothes, tripping in hastily"
Dedicated by the author to His Grace [James Graham] the Duke of Montrose.
Contains role assignment and casting for Drury Lane - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001316