The Surrender of Calais. A Play in Three Acts - Colman, George jr. 1762-1836; Inchbald, Elisabeth 1753-1821 (London Longman Hurst Rees Orme)
Premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 1791
frontispiece engraving with referring to Act I scene II, "Eustache - Here take this trash. ", painted by Howard, engraved by W. Poole
Based on an historical fact: The siege of Calais (4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347) occurred at the conclusion of the Crécy campaign, when an English army under the command of King Edward III of England successfully besieged the French town of Calais during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War.
Edition 1823:https://www.loc.gov/resource/musschatz.13378.0/?sp=1printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, to which are added, a description of the costume, - cast of the characters, entrances and exits, - relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, as performed at the Theatres Royal, London.
The Duenna / Fontainbleau / Lionel and Clarissa /The Beggar's Opera
As, performed ,at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Printed under the authority of the managers from the prompt book. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald
Keywords: Theatre Royal, Haymarket (London, United Kingdom); 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); Military history; London (United Kingdom); Calais (France); afwisseling; bezetting (voc.); boekprijs