''Themistocles, the Lover of His Country'' is a 1729
tragedy by the Irish writer
Samuel Madden.
[Nicoll p.343] It is based on the life of the Ancient Greek general
Themistocles.
The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included
James Quin
James Quin (24 February 1693 – 21 January 1766) was an English actor of Irish descent.
Life
Quin was born in King Street, Covent Garden, London, an illegitimate son of James Quin, an Irish-born barrister, and his partner (whom he apparently n ...
as Themistocles,
Thomas Walker as Xerses,
Thomas Chapman as Artaban,
William Milward as Mardonius,
Lacy Ryan as Aristides,
John Ogden John Ogden may refer to:
*John Ogden (colonist) (1609-1682), an American colonial leader
*John Ogden (actor) (died 1732), a British stage actor
* John B. Ogden (1812–?), 19th century Arkansas judge
*John Ogden (academic), co-founder of Fisk Unive ...
as Demaratus,
Anne Berriman
Anne Parker (1696-1740) was a British stage actress of the eighteenth century. She is also known by her married names Anne Berriman and Anne Hallam.
She first appeared at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in 1720 as Regan in ''King Lear'' and Meli ...
as Artemisia and
Elizabeth Buchanan
Elizabeth Faith Currer Buchanan, CVO (born 1963) was formerly Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales.
Buchanan worked in public relations. She was a spokeswoman for United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and a political adviser to Ce ...
as Nesiptolema.
References
Bibliography
* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750''. CUP Archive, 1927.
1729 plays
British plays
Irish plays
Tragedy plays
West End plays
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