The Siege of Aquileia
| The Siege of Aquileia | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Home |
| Date premiered | 21 February 1760 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
The Siege of Aquileia is a 1760 tragedy by the British writer John Home.[1] It is set around the time of the Siege of Aquileia during the Roman Empire.
Home was well-known for his 1756 play Douglas which had initially been rejected by David Garrick at the Drury Lane Theatre. However, Garrick did produce the follow-up and several further plays by Home. The original cast included Garrick as Aemilius, Charles Holland as Titus, John Hayman Packer as Lucius and Susannah Cibber as Cornelia.
References[]
- ^ Royle p.146
Bibliography[]
- Baines, Paul & Ferarro, Julian & Rogers, Pat. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing, 1660-1789. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Trevor Royle. Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1984.
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- 1760 plays
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- Plays set in ancient Rome
- Plays by John Home
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