Cyrus (play)

Cyrus
Written byJohn Hoole
Date premiered3 December 1768[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Cyrus is a 1768 tragedy by the British writer John Hoole.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Powell as Cyrus the Great, William Smith as Cambyses, Robert Bensley as Mithrades, Thomas Hull as Harpagus, Mary Ann Yates as Mandane of Media and Isabella Mattocks as Aspasia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hogan p.1371
  2. ^ Nicoll p.272
  3. ^ Hogan p.1371

Bibliography

  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
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