Alonzo (play)
{{Short description|Play by John Home}}
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| name =Alonzo
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| writer = John Home
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| date of premiere = 27 March 1773Hogan p.1698
| original language = English
| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
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| genre = Tragedy
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Alonzo is a 1773 tragedy by the British writer John Home.Nicoll p.272
The original Drury Lane cast included Samuel Reddish as Alonzo, Francis Aickin as King of Asturia, James Aickin as Costolo, Thomas Jefferson as Velasco, John Palmer as Sebastian, Laurence Clinch as Alberto, John Bannister as Messenger and Ann Street Barry as Orisminda.Hogan p.1698
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Bibliography
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.
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