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Elvira (play)

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Elvira
Written byDavid Mallet
Date premiered19 January 1763
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Elvira is a 1763 tragedy by the British writer David Mallet.[1]

The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Alonzo, Charles Holland as Don Pedro, John Hayman Packer as Don Roderigo, Susannah Maria Cibber as Elvira and Hannah Pritchard as the Queen.

References

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  1. ^ Nicoll p.343

Bibliography

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  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.