Ximena; or, The Heroic Daughter. A Tragedy - Cibber, Colley 1671-1757 (London Bell, 1792)
Originally published in 1712
based on Pierre Corneille's 'Le Cid', but with a happy end
the publisher, John Bell (1745-1831), was an important printer and typographer whose bookshop, 'British Library', was located in the Strand and who pioneered the regular s (instead of the long s) in English printing
Frontispiece engraving by John Thornthwaite, (b. 1740) after Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832) depicting Mr John Palmer as Don Carlos in Act 5 "My injuril sword shall prove..."; standing, whole length, gesturing with a right fist, dressed in renaissance fashion, facing to the right; in oval frame.
Contains role assignment and casting for Covent Garden
Epilogue spoken by Ximena
Keywords: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, United Kingdom); Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom); 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); London (United Kingdom)