Tancred and Sigismunda
| Tancred and Sigismunda | |
|---|---|
 David Garrick playing Tancred in 1752, by Thomas Worlidge | |
| Written by | James Thomson |
| Date premiered | 18 March 1745 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Palermo, Italy |
Tancred and Sigismunda is a 1745 tragedy by the British writer James Thomson.[1] It is inspired by one of the story's from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron.
The original cast included David Garrick as Tancred, Thomas Sheridan as Siffredi, Dennis Delane as Osmond, William Havard as Rodolpho and Susannah Arne as Sigismunda.
References
[edit]- ^ Nicoll p.360
Bibliography
[edit]- Baines, Paul & Ferarro, Julian & Rogers, Pat. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing, 1660-1789. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.
- Wilson, Brett D. A Race of Female Patriots: Women and Public Spirit on the British Stage, 1688-1745. Lexington Books, 2012.
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