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The Bridal
Original languageEnglish
Written byJames Sheridan Knowles
GenreTragedy
Premiere
Date26 June 1837
PlaceHaymarket Theatre, London

The Bridal is an 1837 tragedy by the Irish writer James Sheridan Knowles. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London's West End on 26 June 1837[1] with a cast that included William Macready as Melantius, Edward William Elton as Amintor, Charles Selby as Calianaz and Mary Huddart as Evadne. It is inspired by the Jacobean play The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.[2] In 1843 it appeared at the Park Theatre in New York with Macready reprising his role.

References

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  1. Nicoll p.339
  2. The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.733

Bibliography

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  • Burwick, Frederck Goslee, Nancy Moore & Hoeveler Diane Long . The Encyclopaedia of Romantic Literature. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930.