The Bridal
Written byJames Sheridan Knowles
Date premiered26 June 1837
Place premieredHaymarket Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Bridal is an 1837 tragedy by the Irish writer James Sheridan Knowles. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London's West End on 26 June 1837[1] with a cast that included William Macready as Melantius, Edward William Elton as Amintor, Charles Selby as Calianaz and Mary Huddart as Evadne. It is inspired by the Jacobean play The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.[2] In 1843 it appeared at the Park Theatre in New York with Macready reprising his role.

References

  1. ^ Nicoll p.339
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.733

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