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The Fatal Secret

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The Fatal Secret
Written byLewis Theobald
Date premiered4 April 1733[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Fatal Secret is a 1733 tragedy by the British writer Lewis Theobald.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included Lacy Ryan as Ferdinand, Thomas Walker as Cardinal of Aragon, William Milward as Antonio, Thomas Chapman as Marquise of Pescara, William Paget as Flavio, Walter Aston as Urbino James Quin as Bosola, Elizabeth Vincent as the Duke of Malfy and Anne Hallam as the Duchess of Malfy. The prologue was written by Philip Frowde.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.154
  2. ^ Nicoll p.359

Bibliography

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  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.