Elvira (play)
Appearance
Elvira | |
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Written by | David Mallet |
Date premiered | 19 January 1763 |
Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
Original language | English |
Genre | Tragedy |
Elvira is a 1763 tragedy by the British writer David Mallet.[1]
The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Alonzo, Charles Holland as Don Pedro, John Hayman Packer as Don Roderigo, Susannah Maria Cibber as Elvira and Hannah Pritchard as the Queen.
References
[edit]- ^ Nicoll p.343
Bibliography
[edit]- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.