''Swedish Patriotism'' is an 1819 stage
melodrama
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by the British writer and actor
William Abbot
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Life
Abbot was born in Chelsea, London, and made his first appearance on the stage at Bath in 1806, ...
. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
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on 19 May 1819.
[Nicoll p.249] The London cast included
Daniel Terry
Daniel Terry (1780?–1829) was an English actor and playwright, known also as a close associate of Sir Walter Scott.
Life
He was born in Bath about 1780, and was educated at the Bath grammar school and subsequently at a private school at Wingf ...
as Colonel Walstein, Abbot as Captain Albert,
Maria Foote
Maria Stanhope, Countess of Harrington (24 July 1797? - 27 December 1867), better known as Maria Foote, was a British actress and peeress in the nineteenth century.
Early life
Foote was born 24 July 1797(?) at Plymouth. Her father, Samuel T. Foot ...
as Ulrica,
John Liston
John Liston (c. 1776 – 22 March 1846), English comedian, was born in London.
He made his public debut on the stage at Weymouth as Lord Duberley in ''The Heir at Law''. After several dismal failures in tragic parts, some of them in supp ...
as Walter,
William Chapman as Cokaski,
Charles Connor
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as Colonel Langstorff and
Daniel Egerton
Daniel Egerton (1772–1835) was an English actor.
Life
Egerton was born in the city of London on 14 April 1772. According to various accounts, presumably supplied by himself, he was 'bred to the law in a public office.' Another source says, h ...
as Count Cronstedt. It then appeared at the
Park Theatre in
New York
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* '' ...
on 1 December 1819 with
Robert Maywood as Walstein.
Synopsis
The play is set in
Gotland
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during the reign of
Gustavus Adolphus
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, where Swedish Colonel Walstein leads a patriotic uprising against Danish forces.
References
Bibliography
* Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011.
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
1819 plays
West End plays
British plays
Plays set in Sweden
Historical plays
Plays set in the 17th century
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