''Cyrus'' is a 1768
tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
by the British writer
John Hoole
John Hoole (December 1727 – 2 August 1803) was an English translator, the son of Samuel Hoole (born 1692), a mechanic, and Sarah Drury (c. 1700 – c. 1793), the daughter of a Clerkenwell clockmaker. He became a personal friend of Samuel John ...
.
The original Covent Garden cast included
William Powell
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the ''The Thin Man (film), Thin Man'' series based on the Nick and Nora Cha ...
as Cyrus,
William Smith as Cambyses,
Robert Bensley
Robert Bensley (c. 1740 – 1817) was an 18th-century English actor, of whom Charles Lamb in the ''Essays of Elia'' speaks with special praise.
Life
His early life is obscure, but his family was not poor: an uncle, Sir William Bensley, was ...
as Mithrades,
Thomas Hull Thomas Hull may refer to:
*Thomas Hull (actor) (1728–1808), English actor and dramatist
* Thomas Hull (MP) (1528–1575/1576), English politician
* Thomas Gray Hull (1926–2008), American judge
*Tom Hull (American football) (born 1952), American ...
as Harpargus,
Mary Ann Yates
Mary Ann Yates (1728–1787) was an English tragic actress. The daughter of William Graham, a ship's steward and his wife, Mary, she married Richard Yates (c. 1706-1796), a well-known comedian of the time.
In 1754, aged 25, she appeared at Drur ...
as Mandane and
Isabella Mattocks
Isabella Mattocks (1746 – June 25, 1826) was a British actress and singer.
Early life
Hallam (later Mattocks) was baptised in Whitechapel in 1746 by Lewis and Sarah Hallam Douglass. Her father and her uncle William were also actors.Jared Brown ...
as Aspasia.
[Hogan p.1371]
References
Bibliography
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III''. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
* Hogan, C.B (ed.) ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
1768 plays
British plays
Tragedy plays
West End plays
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