The Siege of Damascus
The Siege of Damascus is a 1720 tragedy by the British writer John Hughes. It was inspired by Simon Ockley's 1708 study Conquest of Syria, and focuses specifically on the Siege of Damascus in 634.
| The Siege of Damascus | |
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 1747 playbill | |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Date premiered | 17 February 1720[1] |
| Place premiered | Drury Lane Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
Originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with Thomas Walker, Barton Booth, John Mills, Mary Porter and John Thurmond in the cast, it was a success and was revived frequently in the eighteenth century.[2] It was his final work as he died shortly after its premiere.
References
- Burling p.81
- Orr p.68
Bibliography
- Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
- Orr, Bridget. British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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