Edward the Black Prince (play)
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Date premiered | 6 January 1750 |
Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
Original language | English |
Genre | History |
Edward the Black Prince is a 1750 historical play by the British writer .[1] Written in the style of Shakespeare, it portrays the life of Edward the Black Prince an English leader in the Hundred Years War and father of Richard II.
The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Edward, Spranger Barry as Lord Ribemont, Edward Berry as Cardinal Perigot, John Sowdon as King John, William Havard as Arnold, Richard Winstone as Charney, Thomas King as Duke of Athens and John Palmer as Audley.
References[]
- ^ Nicoll p.355
Bibliography[]
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.
Categories:
- 1750 plays
- British plays
- Cultural depictions of English monarchs
- Cultural depictions of princes
- Edward the Black Prince
- Plays set in the 14th century
- Plays set in England
- West End plays
- 18th-century play stubs