The Parricide

The Parricide (also spelt The Parracide) is a 1736 tragedy by the Irish writer James Sterling.

The Parricide
Written byJames Sterling
Date premiered29 January 1736[1]
Place premieredGoodman's Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The original Goodman's Fields Theatre cast included Benjamin Johnson as Altamar, William Havard as Montesini, Henry Giffard as Mirzabdi, Henry Woodward as Issouf, Anna Marcella Giffard as Beleyda and Sarah Hamilton as Amanthe.

References

  1. Burling p.175

Bibliography

  • Avery, Emmett Langdon . The London Stage, Volume III: A Calendar Of Plays, Entertainments And Afterpieces, Together With Casts, Box Receipts And Contemporary Comment. Southern Illinois University Press, 1961.
  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
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