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Eloisa (play)

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1786 play
Eloisa
Written byFrederick Reynolds
Date premiered20 December 1786
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Eloisa is a 1786 tragedy by the British author Frederick Reynolds. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 20 December 1786. The original Covent Garden cast included Joseph George Holman as Villiers, William Farren as Hainhault, William Macready as Courcy, Alexander Pope as Preux and Ann Brunton Merry as Eloisa. The Irish premiere took place at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on 14 July 1787.

References

  1. Nicoll p.301
  2. "London Stage Event: 20 December 1786 at Covent Garden".
  3. Greene p.4495

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.
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