''The Siege of Meaux'' is a 1794

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tragedy by the English writer Henry James Pye. It premiered at the

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on 19 May 1794.Greene p. 4501 It is set around the fighting at Meaux in the wake of the Battle of Poitiers during the

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. The original cast included William Farren as Duke of Orleans, Alexander Pope as Baron St Pol, Joseph George Holman as Earl of Douglas, James Middleton as Captal De Buche,

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as Dubois and Elizabeth Pope as Matilda.

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Bibliography

* Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume IV''. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 1794 plays Tragedy plays Historical plays Plays set in France Plays set in the 14th century West End plays British plays Plays by Henry James Pye {{play-stub